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    Default Re: Has this ever happened?

    60/40 for the winner sounds good to me. dont see why alot of major fights cant go down this route..
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    Default Re: Has this ever happened?

    Recently I remember a winner takes all in the first Glen Johnson vs.Daniel Judah fight years ago in 03'....think it was for a total of a tiny 10 k and both agreed that after splits and payouts it was a shite take...so they went all or nothing.Crazy thing is it ended in a terrible 'Draw 10' call and dont have any idea how they split it

    In February of this year Johnson and Judah had a needed rematch.Johnson proceeded knock Judah down in the 1st round and whip Judahs azz over 10 rounds and won it walking away....this time being payed decent for doing it.

    Pretty certain it was fairly common in the early parts of the century but does not seem practical today.Far to many hands in the till these days and politicos,handlers,corners and hangers on want certainty.I think that if more than a few fighters had their way it would be somewhat common.Would be pretty refreshing actually.No way can I see in happening for the major players though,more so at the c and b levels where guys are just trying to pay the rent and keep the family fed.
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    Default Re: Has this ever happened?

    Its not going to happen on any kind of regular basis and most likely not at all cause well its a horrible idea.

    This is a business. Nobody's gonna want to spend 8 weeks in training camp or whatever and have the possibility of not getting anything. Of course most fighters aren't going to admit to being scared of losing but even so would you want to leave your paycheck in the hands of three maybe competent judges? No. Hence, bad idea.

    Edit-see Spicoli's post about the Johnson-Judah fight where Johnson got screwed out of a win by some horrible judging as a perfect example of why this is such a bad idea.

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    Default Re: Has this ever happened?

    Because it could be disastrous for the life of many boxers who are obtaining average purses among other things, imagine, you bust your ass for 3 months of your life and you can't bring bread on the table for your family. Imagine how a very good boxer but unfortunate enough to get 2 loses back to back and nothing to feed his family. Boxing is already a demanding and hard dedication work, if you make it possible to have nothing in return of a hard work, you're just killing the sport and the drift to it.
    To give you an example, It's like if you work in, let's say, a cardboard factory. It is shit because it is a factory job but it pays quite good per hour. One day the manager of the shop inform you of a new rules: The team that produces more because they work harder earns the pay of both team (night and day shift) and the others nothing. Would you want to work a full week, busting your ass to earn nothing in return? It would be a bit cruel and insane, especially because you worked really hard for that. NOt being the best man on a day doesn,t mean you do not deserve some kuddos for the work ethics.
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    Default Re: Has this ever happened?

    If I were a boxer, I wouldn't agree to a 100/0 split favoring the winner. Anything could happen in the ring no matter how confident you are. Losers also deserve a fair share of the pie. After all there are no winners if there are no losers. Does that make sense?

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