Julian Williams: The PBC Boogeyman
by Steve Kim | Dec 22, 2015
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Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp/TrappFotos/SHOWTIME®
These Philadelphia throwbacks are unfortunately stuck in the new millennium boxing business. Yeah, news flash. Boxing has always been a business but never has it been so apparent as fighters themselves are now exhibiting the caution of managers (whose job it is to be risk-averse). Making it worse is there is a new breed of “fan-ager” who praises such behavior as if somehow he gets a financial cut.
That right there is my biggest issue with fighters today. I get that boxing is a business and that fighters need to make as much money as they can during their careers but wanting to get the big bucks while avoiding any risks is pure bytchmade behavior in my book.
Find that happy medium between being financially smart while also being a competitor who wants to fight the best.
More often than not actually beating good fighters is usually the fastest way to becoming a real moneymaker in boxing anyway.
by Steve Kim | Dec 22, 2015
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Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp/TrappFotos/SHOWTIME®
These Philadelphia throwbacks are unfortunately stuck in the new millennium boxing business. Yeah, news flash. Boxing has always been a business but never has it been so apparent as fighters themselves are now exhibiting the caution of managers (whose job it is to be risk-averse). Making it worse is there is a new breed of “fan-ager” who praises such behavior as if somehow he gets a financial cut.
That right there is my biggest issue with fighters today. I get that boxing is a business and that fighters need to make as much money as they can during their careers but wanting to get the big bucks while avoiding any risks is pure bytchmade behavior in my book.
Find that happy medium between being financially smart while also being a competitor who wants to fight the best.
More often than not actually beating good fighters is usually the fastest way to becoming a real moneymaker in boxing anyway.