HOW CAN BOXING BE RESTORED TO RESPECTABILITY?

Fix pro boxing. What is the remedy to fix professional boxing? The answer is simple. Fighters should get a frequent fighter bonus tacked on their purse. It should be a enormous bonus check. This way fighters would have incentive to fight more often, instead of once a year. In addition professional fighters should be required to have a minimum of six professional sanctioned bouts a year. If that fight quota is not met. Then the penalty for not reaching the fight requirement should be enormous fines and penalties. These two stipulations will singlehandedly restore professional boxing to its once glorified lead of all combat sports.

WHY A MANDATORY SIX FIGHT RULE WILL FIX BOXING.

Any fighter that’s living a fighters life in shape should be able to get in fighting shape in 2 months. So fighters should be required to fight 6 times a year or be penalized/taxed a enormous fee for not making the 6 fight minimum. Again, this would give incentive to fighters, promoters, managers and even trainers to get these fighters in the ring, as well as fix pro boxing. This would also eventually lead to fighters fighting each other instead of sitting on their belts. Too many champions in the same weight class claiming to be the best.

FIX PRO BOXING, HOW TODAYS FIGHT FANS ARE CHEATED.

All the bickering about who’s the best will cease because we will KNOW who the best is after they fight. The real winner in this will be the boxing fans. As it is now, the fans have to endure rumors of fights CONSTANTLY. But almost never does the fight actually materialize. And when it does its usually once a year regardless of weight class. Fighters in the 50’s & 60’s fought multiple times a year.70’s & 80’s also seen fighters and champions fighting frequently. Today’s champions fight on average once a year. Some even every 2 years.

WHY BOXING DOES NOT NEED ANYMORE PODCASTERS OR CONTENT CREATORS TO FIX PRO BOXING.

What the fluck happened? It’s like social media has turned the boxing game into TALKING about fights instead of actually FIGHTING fights. You know why? Because the majority of boxing fans today are all talk and no action. That’s why you got content creators and Podcasters talking, talking, talking. Talking strategies. Discussing potential match-ups. Talking possibilities. Talking about everything except results. You can’t talk results if there is no FIGHT.

WHAT IS BOXINGS YAPPING PHENOMENON?

You see most these wannabe boxing experts never fought. Would never throw a punch at nothing. As a matter a fact they talk about stuff they are petrified to do in real life. This type of culture in boxing leads to the yapping phenomenon. This puts the value on yapping about fighting, instead of actually fighting. You see, real men value results. These new school jackasses like to talk about possibilities, like their on the VIEW.

WHAT MAKES A LEGENDARY BOXING FIGHT.

The only reason new school jackasses say things like, “I ENJOY THE ARTISTRY AND SKILL “is because they know they would never have the balls to get in a ring and go toe to toe with anybody. So they say artistry bull$h!t is good. And firefights are bad. And if you say firefights are what makes legendary fights. They answer with disrespectful comments about Muhammad Ali. Or they talk about making your money and getting out the game healthy. Healthy is cool, but tell me a legendary fight in the last 5 or 10 years. EXACTLY!!

HOW TO SPOT THE CROOKS IN PROFESSIONAL BOXING?

We are treated to slap-boxing, tap tap your it, bull$h!t fights. And have to pay MORE money every time. No, the answer is mandatory yearly fights across all weight classes. And mandatory penalties and fines if requirements are not met. You don’t need every boxing commission in the world on board to make this happen. Each individual commission and promoters could easily make this stipulation a staple in every promotional contract. And those that DONT. Well they would easily be identified as the element that’s wrong with boxing.

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WHAT IS PRO BOXING?

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory authority to guarantee the fighters’ safety. Most high-profile bouts obtain the endorsement of a sanctioning body, which awards championship belts, establishes rules, and assigns its own judges and referees.

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WHAT IS THE POINT OF STAREDOWNS

Pre-fight staredown. Some say stare downs mean little. I disagree. The winner of a stare down, if by big margin some of the time has the initial edge in the fight, and some of the time usually ends up winning. Intimidation is a silent weapon in boxing. Some guys have it, other guys have issues dealing with it.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOXING CHAMPION PRE-FIGHT STAREDOWN

And I guess, there are different ways to play the psychological game.
I liked how the old version of George Foreman handled it.
When his opponent went for a stare down, he ignored it, and looked very relaxed and confident.
It must have been frustrating to his foe.

What also pops up in mind is Larry Holmes’s “Let’s have a good fight” to Gerry Cooney after the
referee’s instructions. Another example of self-confidence addressed to the opponent. Benítez’ stare downs were great. Benitez was the epitome of cool and his stare down with Hearn’s is one of my all time favorites Thomas Hearn’s had one of the most frightening death stares I’ve ever seen,. Benitez has the aura of a boxing master, he exudes a confidence like “Who is this crude brute daring to challenge me?”

WHAT BOXING CHAMPIONS HAD THE MOST MENACING, INTIMIDATING AND FRIGHTINING STAREDOWNS?

Wilfred Benitez vs Maurice Hope, in 1981. Foreman vs Lyle, that one was nose-to-nose. Leonard vs Benitez is pretty good too. Toney vs McCallum 1 stare down was awesome and Pavlik vs Taylor 1 was a really good one. Foreman laid a good stare down on Frazier before their 1st fight as well. The two of them trading glares while Joe looks up at George is one of the classic boxing photos. Duran vs Barkley had a pretty good one to. Trinidad vs Hopkins as well as Tito vs. Vargas and Hagler vs Hearns, they both had that killer look. Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello 1 where Pryor stands in the middle of the ring pointing at Arguello with a chilling look was legendary. Vitali Klitschko, and Sonny Liston used the stare down to their advantage by deflating a guys ego before battle.

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WHY MUHAMMAD ALI AND JOE FRAZIER PRE-FIGHT STAREDOWN WAS LEGENDARY.

For one that was a bit different, I liked Ali and Joe’s face off. Them talking it up before Manila was like, “yeah, let’s do this one more time”. This included the smack. Both guys were smiling as it seemed all part of the show before getting down to the real business. And boy, did they give the fans what they paid for.

Imagine if Joe and Ali didn’t talk to each other during instructions. Everybody would’ve thought “What’s up with the them? Maybe this fight will suck!” LOL. We all know better now. 

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100% credit for this article written 100% belongs to Mark “TheChamp” Booker. Punchingbagskunk Boxing Media Inc. extends a sincere thank you to Mark, pic below with HOF fighter James Toney.

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