And if you make a bad mistake, the results are sometimes tragic. And because it's a business, its participants are there to make money. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Oh sure, pride plays a big part, but for a financial price, that is. And therein lies most of the problem.
Fighters shoulder most of the responsibility, because they stand to make the most money.
And it begins with the big name fighters, some of whom really haven't earned their lofty status. Many times the boxing establishment wouldn't allow fighters to get a title shot unless they had at least 40-50 fights. That's right, it's called fighting and earning your way to the title. A foreign concept in this day and age. And it was based on boxing ability, not marketability.