Mick,

The old-school cats (who call blacks "moolies"*) HAD to fight often to make a decent buck. Also, they relied on the GATE to make money.

In today's era, a guy relies on PPV receipts. And the networks need X amount of weeks to adequately promote the fight and to execute their marketing plan.

Don't hate the player, hate the game.


The fighters didn't inherently change. The syatem changed, and that caused the fighters to evolve. They are products of their environment. As it should be.

Our grandfathers worked for one company for 35 years. Us? We switch jobs every few years. We now manage our own careers.

Just my observation. And, yes. I agree that the whole excuse-making stuff is annoying. Ike Quartey has never lost a fight.

*Biggie