Other than the long-awaited Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, boxing fans are getting tired of watching recycled fights particularly in the welterweight division which is dominated by at least six active boxers including Pacquiao and Mayweather. In the welterweight ranking, two giant promoters have been recycling fighters and pairing each other to avoid sharing the fight revenue with the opposing fighter’s promoter. Among the fighters in the top 10 welterweight ranking, Top Rank (TR)’s Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Guillermo Rigondeaux and Manny Pacquiao have been paired with each other or with fellow TR fighters outside of the top 10 list. Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez have likewise been paired with each other and with other fighters in the Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) list of fighters. In the case of Vladimir Klitschko, Carl Froch, Sergio Martinez and Andy Ward, who are being managed by independent promoters, they don’t fight in the same frequency as the fighters who belong to Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions. In the upcoming major fights, Pacquiao is reported to be facing Bradley in a rematch. They are both TR fighters. Mayweather is reportedly facing Amir Khan while Canelo Alvarez is facing Alfredo Angulo They all belong to GBP. Frequent recycling of fighters from either of these two top promotions companies could eventually constrict the number of boxing supporters and fans who regularly buy tickets and PPV subscriptions as they get tired of watching fighters who have already fought each other especially if the fight is not entertaining. There is a good number of young and unbeaten professional boxers who do not necessarily belong to the roll of fighters under the umbrella of GBP and TR. These promising fighters takes so much time reaching their full potential because promoters continue to give priority to fighters who are already capable of drawing huge crowd whenever they fight. Promoters make more money on proven PPV fighters like Mayweather and Pacquiao. But there are only a handful of PPV fighters who usually act as front or lead fighters in major boxing events. To hone the skills and entertainment talents of boxers who can be future PPV fighters take constant and frequent fights with corresponding TV coverage for effective public exposure. Sadly, promoters tend to cash in on boxers like Mayweather and Pacquiao, who are already established PPV fighters, forgetting that young talents need to be promoted well to become future PPV stars.
