Ok,cool,I see. Health and $$$ appear to be the biggest factors. I like your point Heavy,for promotional purposes,and for the wider audience/casual fans,the 0 is important. I've seen this for myself,with family,when I say a fighter has not lost,you get the Wwow",24 fights,24 wins,no losses"!?! Fighters in the past could risk fighting all the time,maybe because the 0 did not mean as much.

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Another one Ill add,with the exception of a few very questionable fights(they didnt check them as often and lead shavings are very easy to mix in)Gloves
An old pair of Everlasts,or any of the no names,are the equivilant of getting hit with a pillow,a pair of Reyes are like getting hit by a wall
Thats a really really interesting point.Could you elaborate for a laymen here please. Reyes were used all the time before and now not so much? And is there REALLY that much difference?