WHENEVER boxers say they understand that boxing is a business, it’s more often than not through reluctant acceptance rather than inherent knowledge that they’re merely an asset in the sport – one which can be moved, exchanged and ultimately, dropped altogether. It’s the same in the NFL, NBA, MLS and any other American sport recognised by an acronym, where you can also learn that you’ve been traded or cut through Twitter.
Maturity plays a significant role in the realisation, but experience in the sport spells out that, like any business that has been slow to realise the value of its employees as people, boxing places profit before boxers. The Chris Eubank
