Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo

I'd like to say it's saddening that guys like Trinidad,Cotto and any other wealthy PR boxers are not helping out,whenever they have an interview,they are always asked who are you inspirations etc and they always say Benitez,Gomez etc. Why not go and help Wilfred>?
For the same reason that us fans that feed off of the blood lust of a great fight don't send what little money we can to help. At the end of the day, every fighter knows what they are getting themselves into. That's why boxers like Floyd Mayweather don't always take unecessary risks and take unecessary punishment because while the fans might call you boring or a coward, those same fans aren't going to come to your aid twenty years down the line when you need help. The only thing that you'll have is your reputation as a warrior but in the grand scheme of things, is that really worth it? Of course not. Fighters are by themselves in the ring, and they must live with the choices they make. It doesn't mean that it isn't sad, it's just reality.
Completely different mate. Hardly any of us Saddo fans have had or are engaged in professional careers in the sport and I doubt that less than 1 in 1000 of the members here are from Peurto Rico.

Any famous person worth anything in the UK is actively involved in charity work and fundraising and donates large sums of money to worthy causes.

It may well be that Tito and Cotto have donated money but personally if they don't I would find it completely shocking.

In a country of very few internationally famous sportsman you would think a guy like Benitez would be well taken care of.