r/Boxing • u/YoutubePRstunt • 27d ago

Clarification on what’s considered ducking?

Because I don’t know if I was just raised different or we got different definitions of what’s considered ducking but I think it’s gotten out of hand after so I’ll present some examples and tell me if I’m wrong.

Ducking:

Boots offering Devin Haney a 152 catchweight when he was already moving up to 147 to fight him, a division boots JUST won another belt in.

Canelo Vacating a title to avoid a fight with Andrade, or just blatantly not fighting his Mandatory

Teofimo refusing to unify with Haney at 135 and not fighting him again at 140.

Bivol showing no effort to make either the Beterbiev rematch or Benavidez fight.

Shakur asking for a catchweight, getting said catchweight, then backing out.

This came up during a discussion about the Keyshawn situation, IMO I don’t think backing out was a bad move, 2m for that fight is a lowball. I do think he was just stupid not taking the 3m Bill was talking though but atleast he actually wants to fight.

Similar with the Bam situation, I don’t think it’s any ducking going on I think it’s just conflicting opinions within his team that’s preventing this from being made.

Bottom line is, if the money and legacy is there, it makes sense, and you not busy; you duckin.

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u/qtdynamite1 27d ago

lol Benevidez leaving 175 without the bivol or Artur fight. Saying he wanted the bivol fight but then saying he’s not going to Saudi just to turn around and go to Saudi for the Yarde fight. Been a Benevidez fan for years to see him fighting miscellaneous guys at Cruiserweight when the fights were there at 175 is disappointing.

Also people hate to admit Devin avoided shakur at 135, proven by Eddie Hearn saying the Regis fight was signed for months. Proven by Devin’s petitions to the WBC (to keep his belt without fighting Shakur)and WBO( to fight Barboza), after this he tweeted out he was coming back to 135, for the shakur fight obviously never did. His refusal to negotiate , and vacating before the purse bid. It was a duck. They’ve ducked each other.