Why dont fighters clean out divisions before moving up?

[Kev]

The only reason Pac is up around welterweight is Oscar.

Oscar wanted to end his career on a high by beating the P4P no.1, the Mexicutioner. Pac didn't care about the weight disadvantage because of the filthy lucre on offer. Obviously it backfired on Oscar and a whole new load of lovely huge money options were opened up for Pac.

Pac would have needed around 4-5 fights below 140 to match what he earned against Hatton alone. And remember he weighed as low as 138 for Hatton, so i'm sure he could have done it. Although only a mental would have gone back to where the money wasn't.

True but its not just about money. Any fighter would rather have the names of p4p stars and future Hall of Famers like Oscar, Hatton, Cotto and Mayweather on their resume than talented but thus far completely historically insignificant fighters like Juan Diaz, Guzman, Funeka, Valero and Reyes.

Nobody outside of the hardcore boxing fan has ever heard of any of those guys whilst Hatton, Oscar, Mayweather and to a lesser extent Cotto are household names around much of the world, certainly to the casual sports fan.

[Fenster]

The only reason Pac is up around welterweight is Oscar.

Oscar wanted to end his career on a high by beating the P4P no.1, the Mexicutioner. Pac didn't care about the weight disadvantage because of the filthy lucre on offer. Obviously it backfired on Oscar and a whole new load of lovely huge money options were opened up for Pac.

Pac would have needed around 4-5 fights below 140 to match what he earned against Hatton alone. And remember he weighed as low as 138 for Hatton, so i'm sure he could have done it. Although only a mental would have gone back to where the money wasn't.

True but its not just about money. Any fighter would rather have the names of p4p stars and future Hall of Famers like Oscar, Hatton, Cotto and Mayweather on their resume than talented but thus far completely historically insignificant fighters like Juan Diaz, Guzman, Funeka, Valero and Reyes.

Nobody outside of the hardcore boxing fan has ever heard of any of those guys whilst Hatton, Oscar, Mayweather and to a lesser extent Cotto are household names around much of the world, certainly to the casual sports fan.

99.9% is.

Yes I guess the names are a bonus.

Obviously Pac wouldn't have become a world-wide star without his recent exploits in the higher weights. But he would have never initially gone there if he was not earning purses he only ever dreamed of in his feather/supfeather/lightweight days.

Look it's a no brainer. Fight Diaz/Valero for $2m or Hatton/Oscar for $12m? No fighter would give a fuck about the physical disadvantages to earn money like that.