Zsolt Erdei - Charlatan Champion?

[Rantcatrat]

If big fights don't happen its not automatically the boxers fault...the fact that if the money ain't right none of the big names will fight Erdei shouldn't be overlooked...There was talk some time ago that RJJ may fight Erdei...didn't happen cause of Jones rediculous purse demands...then Erdei should have fought Danny Green,but Green retired surprisingly...Before his last fight Erdei let off some steam and talked about how pissed he was that his management doesn't get him any names he later apologized for it,but put a poor lackluster performance up,which was enough to win easily,but he was booed by the audience...

I think Erdei is an exceptional boxer with amazing skill and incredible speed...seriously IMO Erdei is after RJJ the fastes LHW the stepped into the ring...and hopefully he will get his big fight...

You are right to the extent that management often controls a boxer's choice of opponent, but at some point the boxer should bear some of the responsibility. To be sure, a boxer can always get different management.

Erdei has not fought ONE brand name in almost five years as Champion. There simply is no excuse.

If Erdei fights Garay AGAIN (this will be the third time) or Francis, as a fan you should be dismayed at the contempible inadequacy of his championship reign.

Yeah, but it doesn't matter if no one will fight you. We often forget that boxing is first and foremost a business that on operates on risk/reward. Potential opponents know that Erdei is dangerous. They also know that he has almost no earning power. So, what is the incentive to take a fight with him? You face a guy who has the potential to beat anyone in the division and for that risk you get a paltry sum of money. This is why you don't see him in bigger fights. His promoters need to try and get him on undercards of major PPVs in the states so that he gets some exposure, thus upping the demand for bigger names to fight him.

Right. The formula is not new. Have your fighter fight on the undercard of big fights. See Raul Marquez v. Lorenzo (?) on the undercard of the Abraham v. Miranda fight. Erdei is in Germany. From what I gather, boxing his huge in Germany. Why doesn't he get on a Klitschko undercard or a Sturm undercard etc?

Risk/Reward. Sometimes to get bigger fights, the risk in one fight has to outweight the monetary reward. Maybe he needs to make less money in one fight to get a bigger name the next fight.

I'm not completely blaming Erdei, but the guy is a joke if he fights Garay or Francis. Come on.