How long should a fighter be protected?

[Dark Lord Al]

All his career in the case of Joe Calzaghe.

[jolz]

All his career in the case of Joe Calzaghe.

Agree..

[Dizaster]

All his career in the case of Joe Calzaghe.

What is funny is, in the similar threads section at the bottom, it comes up with a Calzaghe thread..

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...e-so-long.html

No shit...

[killersheep]

Depends on how much money the promoters have invested in the fighter in question. That's the reality of it.

How it should be is that based on their amateur background at first a fighter like Rigondeaux should have no more than 5 fights before he starts really going for challenges, as opposed to George Foreman XXVI or whichever one he is, should get in probably 15-20 fights before stepping up. After stepping up it should be like a video game constantly facing new and more effective styles until they lose back up start again.

[mattboxingfan]

All his career in the case of Joe Calzaghe.

Interesting sig you've got there didn't that guy whats his name hmmmm oh it doesn't matter but didn't he lose both his shots at becoming great? Ahh yeah and what Joe Calzaghe didn't lose once WOW WOW we just stumbled over some interesting facts there! I've never heard of Uriah Grant....?

[DaxxKahn]

Every fighter is different and it really depends on his amateur background...Protect a fighter too long and they become a protected fighter that in their first loss can't cope and end up from a shining prospect to wasted talent....

Trow him in too soon the same as mentioned above could happen but also as was the case with Vargas...He swims in the deep water withy the best but takes too muchg abuse because he is too young and cock strong...

By a real fighter with any hope of a future in the sport by time he has 15 or so bouts you should be seeking a minor title even a stepping stone belt like NABF, NAMA, NABO etc....

By his 25th bout he should most certainly have a world title shot and this is assuming they are not a 2 fight a year fighter but one that fights 4 or so times at minimum the first couple of years....

I don't believe in protecting fighters it just ends up bad in the end no matter what they end up doing...I do believe in grooming a fighter after giving him 8 or so fairly easy bouts in the start to grown confidence then after that each bout is a slight step up....

I mean realize that this is a sport for young men...at 35-40 when the avverage fighter today retires he still has a long life to lead....No reason to have him end up a former punching bag...if he is going to fail find out by time they hit 25-30 so they can at least pursue something that will help them in the real world