Winner takes all?

Guy:Incognito

Is there any merit to a winner takes all system?

An awfull lot of fights smack of people turning up to collect a few quid but if it was a winner takes all situation they would have to pick their fights better and actually try to win them.

The likes of post-jail Tyson for example, wouldnt have a row of punchbags waiting to get knocked around the ring for a few hundred grand. A butterbean like Foreman fighting a few exhibition fights for what is pretty much free money.

I mean for a decent fee , you'll get anyone getting into a ring to let a former star hop off them for a bit.

The big fights might not have the air of 2 big stars going through the motions because they know they are makign a few million regardless of the result. It's pretty much a case of what figure you put on your pride in a lot of cases nowadays.

I know I could have explained it a lot better but I'm sure you all get the jist of what I'm getting at and it's most liekly a non runner and has been discussed before, but hey.:)

c1979

would work coz you have to remember it's just a job and alot know they have no chance in winning

megadodge

I certainly know where you're coming from, as there are times when you know a person is just there to survive, etc.

But the problem is when you have two well matched boxers who fight a savage fight and one loses by split decision. Using your suggestion one gets exactly nothing for that ! Who's gonna cover his training expenses, his sparring costs, his manager's fee, etc. ? So he gets into debt for what exactly ? The man has to make a living and boxing is about the hardest way there is to make one.

And what about if it's a bad or at least contentious decision ? 0 cent.

I think the amount of boxers would decline rapidly as there are only a certain amount of winning boxers and they're not paid the grand sums most people seem to think either. Why take all that punishment for nothing ?

Fozzy

It wouldn't be fair. Probably isn't even legal

In the case of Tyson mentioned, the money he was getting paid had to come from somewhere. It came from the fans who wanted to see Tyson fight. So if he lost and his opponent got all the money, it would mean that this guy is making money off someone else's hard work and name, despite the fact that he did practically nothing himself to make fans pay money

They should be paid on how much money they generate themselves. Anything else is poor business