Why Are Fighters Scared So Much Of Losing There Unbeaten Records

[Majesty]

I don't think fighters are scared to lose their 0

In fact are any of the top 5 p4p undefeated in boxing?

good point! but thats prob why they are top 5 p4p

I think Floyd was the only p4p number 1 that was undefeated in quite some time.

[ElTerribleMorales]

i agree with the undefeated bit, but also most the MMA fighters and i did say MOST, could have been fighting for 10 yrs and only have a record of 10-4-3, i mean the gaps in between the fights are completely ridiculous, it's only been recently that they've began to fight about 4 times a year which IMO is a good number, especially for the younger fighters

[jamiebhoy]

I think the 0 carries the aura of being a bit invincible and with that it makes you marketable as people will wathc to see the 0 go. Agree totally that the best fights often involve to unbeater fighter with the old sales pitch someones 0 has to go.

When certain fighters have lost that 0 then a lot more people are then convinced that if he can be beaten once it can happen again, look at the confidence in Tyson's opponents once he had been beaten.

Also with each defeat comes a possible drop in rankings and in an era where the Khan's of the world can walk into a championship bout with no experience at a specific weight, a fighter needs to protect every chance he has of staying on top.

In the end though it may just be human nature, as has been said on this thread, who like to lose , period.

[TheDemolitionDan]

For once MMA is right. Boxers are scared to lose that 0 and I don't know why. If you lose to a great fighter there is no shame. If you do lose then that just means that you just fight the best that there is. There is no shame in that. Also, that Anderson Silva guy for the MMA, is he the same fighter that Boxed in his first fight and he got KTFO so he ran to the MMA because Boxing is just too difficult. Omar Luis Teixeria beat him. LMAO!