Post by Tractorpull on Mar 27, 2018 12:43:21 GMT -6
TESS VALMORE
Tractorpull has recently been critical of the use on new fighters which in our opinion are being used as victims for a fighter to pad the record with a win. That opinion has not been popular to say the least, nor did we expect it to be.
We admit the obvious. Of course, new fighters are need simply to replace those going inactive or retiring. A few will become outstanding. Most will be average. The majority that are successful in staying will be managed or at one time managed
What reasons are put forth to justify a debut without admitting the fight is to pad a record?
1. She’s a star
2. She’s an attractive opponent
3.Deserves an opportunity to fight in the FCBA
4.Would be an entertaining fight everyone wants to see
5. Experience for stable member. This is the most questionable. Again we ask how much experience is one who has experience going to get fighting someone without experience? Wouldn’t she get more experience fighting someone who has a little more. This reason borders on the ludicrous
History indicates that the great percentage of debut fighters lose their first bout. Most managers, who schedule debut opponents will not admit they are looking for a easy win. Why not? We have had managers in the past who have said that their fighter is in a rut and needs a fight to restore some confidence, so they are scheduling a fight for her to win.
Losing the first fight means little. Many have lost the first fight and gone on to have successful careers. Lucy Hale lost her first nine I mention this because of what follows
So I ask
If she is a big enough star to get a fight, why doesn’t she get a second?
If she an attractive opponent, is that a one time quality?
If she deserved a fight, did she just deserve one?
Is she puts on an entertaining bout why can’t she do another?
I asked these questions because of the following
We did a quick survey of all the bouts still listed on the board from 2016 through the March 2017 bouts. We found that 33 fighters who made a debut during that time period did not have another fight in the following year. The person, who scheduled that debut and thought she was a big star or that she was an attractive opponent, apparently didn’t think she was enough of her as a star or an opponent to find her a second fight. There were two fighters who got a second bout, both from the same managers. Why do so many fighters who seemingly meet the requirements to get a debut then disappear? It just seems to me that if a person really wants to see a personality fight, they would like to see her in more than one fight win or lose. It doesn’t seem to work that way Is it possible they have served their purpose, a quick win and are no longer needed?
Tractorpull has recently been critical of the use on new fighters which in our opinion are being used as victims for a fighter to pad the record with a win. That opinion has not been popular to say the least, nor did we expect it to be.
We admit the obvious. Of course, new fighters are need simply to replace those going inactive or retiring. A few will become outstanding. Most will be average. The majority that are successful in staying will be managed or at one time managed
What reasons are put forth to justify a debut without admitting the fight is to pad a record?
1. She’s a star
2. She’s an attractive opponent
3.Deserves an opportunity to fight in the FCBA
4.Would be an entertaining fight everyone wants to see
5. Experience for stable member. This is the most questionable. Again we ask how much experience is one who has experience going to get fighting someone without experience? Wouldn’t she get more experience fighting someone who has a little more. This reason borders on the ludicrous
History indicates that the great percentage of debut fighters lose their first bout. Most managers, who schedule debut opponents will not admit they are looking for a easy win. Why not? We have had managers in the past who have said that their fighter is in a rut and needs a fight to restore some confidence, so they are scheduling a fight for her to win.
Losing the first fight means little. Many have lost the first fight and gone on to have successful careers. Lucy Hale lost her first nine I mention this because of what follows
So I ask
If she is a big enough star to get a fight, why doesn’t she get a second?
If she an attractive opponent, is that a one time quality?
If she deserved a fight, did she just deserve one?
Is she puts on an entertaining bout why can’t she do another?
I asked these questions because of the following
We did a quick survey of all the bouts still listed on the board from 2016 through the March 2017 bouts. We found that 33 fighters who made a debut during that time period did not have another fight in the following year. The person, who scheduled that debut and thought she was a big star or that she was an attractive opponent, apparently didn’t think she was enough of her as a star or an opponent to find her a second fight. There were two fighters who got a second bout, both from the same managers. Why do so many fighters who seemingly meet the requirements to get a debut then disappear? It just seems to me that if a person really wants to see a personality fight, they would like to see her in more than one fight win or lose. It doesn’t seem to work that way Is it possible they have served their purpose, a quick win and are no longer needed?
