To clarify, i think that we could split the boxing world up into two tiers, to be general.. The first would be the guys who want to become champs. These are the guys who still may be unproven and will do anything to get in the spotlight and get a title.. these are the guys who would take any fight which felt they would have a better chance to become the champ, nearly regardless of pay, because they know if they succeed they will have better pay-days in the future.

the second tier would be current/former champs. these guys know, or at least feel they are worth a certain amount. it's one of those, "if you want to see me fight, and i know you do, pay me"..

In other sports, it's the same way, but players don't get criticized because they're on a team and it's not completely up to that one player to make matchups happen. But plenty of football and baseball players hold out until they get what they feel they are worth.. It again comes back to the whole, "i know that someone else will pay me" idea..

I'm not sure that we can criticize too much about this topic, considering if i were offered another job, which may be more challenging but i get paid more money, i would take it.. or if i was offered a difficult job for a pay that i felt wasn't sufficient, i may not take it.. It's just when you have guys like PBF and the lot that demand a certain ridiculous amount, and don't get it, and then the fight doesn't get made, that bothers me........