Mayweather makes Ali claim ahead of Mosley clash

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Robinson fought more times a month than Mayweather did a year... you really think he would keep his 0 if he fought almost 200 times?

Not forgetting he only ever fought for real world championships... not the alphabetty spaghetti we have nowadays.

Ali faced more adversity in a matter of years than Mayweather ever has or probably ever will in his whole entire career. fact.

Blame the times for that. Not Mayweather. Robinson had to fight a lot cuz he spend more money than he made. Plus the money was different back than. You add up all the fights Robinson had in let say 5 years and he still don't come close to making what Mayweather made in the Hatton or De la Hoya fight alone. I have no doubt if Robinson made 20 million a fight there is no way in hell he fights as much as he did.

ALL fighters fought more back then...Why do you think so many past greats..had so many fights...Could not all be the fact they all blew their money...As far as money made 20million for a fight back then would be like 100 million in todays terms the statement about that makes zero sense...Those at the elite level who went broke due to their own spending habits the % is not much higher then today...There were no laws on how much promoters managers were entitled to then... Hell people did not even know until years after they were either dead or long long after they were broke did the public know about it....Also boxing was not as publicized as today...the only fighters who drew in huge crowds were world champions and top 10 fighters....


Robinson 200 career bouts

Basilio 79 bouts did not die broke

Armstrong 180 Became a minister donated money and life to underprivileged kids did not die in poverty

Archie Moore 220 Did not die broke..Was family man comfortable retirement

Many fights for these guys with 75+ records were early on and many were them not willing to retire....Not all were from money issues like Robinson..

More fighters go broke today

VD's general point was - the old guys didn't make the money modern stars like Floyd do, hence they fought more.

If those guys could make $20m for one fight a year they wouldn't be having 10. It's common sense.