Why dont fighters clean out divisions before moving up?

[killersheep]

Cleaning out divisions has lost it's luster because more often than not there are 1-2 of the straps with paper champs that can't bring in money.

Furthermore anyone that says that getting the best fights against big names is not about money they are deluding themselves. PAC himself says "I'm just doing my job" instead of "I only fight the best". This is not a knock on Pacquiao it's just the situation, it's their JOB, at the end of the day who wants to get paid less?

[Dizaster]

Cleaning out divisions has lost it's luster because more often than not there are 1-2 of the straps with paper champs that can't bring in money.

Furthermore anyone that says that getting the best fights against big names is not about money they are deluding themselves. PAC himself says "I'm just doing my job" instead of "I only fight the best". This is not a knock on Pacquiao it's just the situation, it's their JOB, at the end of the day who wants to get paid less?

100% agree..

Fortunately though, and by no coincidence, following the money and big names has led him to the best fighter in the business...