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Hitchins takes an alternative route to becoming a money fighter by taking on the less good. He discovers the hard way that his strategy is not working fast enough.
Hitchins is 28 years old, and the closest he gets to a decent payday is fighting former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. last June.
Hitchins, a Brooklyn, New York native, could speed things up by beating talented fighters at 140, like Gary Antuanne Russell and Subriel Matias, but he hasn’t shown the motivation to do so so far. Fighting them would be the perfect way for Hitchins to enter the category of high-paid fighters like Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia and now Shakur Stevenson.
“The fight against me and all these guys will happen, but money is a deciding factor,” Richardson Hitchins told YSM Sports Media. “I’m not going to fight a guy for a certain type of money who I feel like I deserve more than that. It’s with anyone.
Why the Keyshawn fight didn’t happen
Hitchins is believed to have established himself for the Jan. 31 card by asking $2.5 million for a fight against inactive former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis for what would have been the co-feature slot. $2.5 million isn’t much compared to the money Haney and Ryan are enjoying at 147 years old.
Hitchins doesn’t have the same fan base as those fighters to be offered the good salaries they get.
“Crawford wouldn’t have fought Canelo if the money wasn’t enough. Floyd would never have fought Pacquiao if the money wasn’t enough. So you’ll get all the fights,” Hitchins said, comparing his situation with the big guys.
There is a big difference between Crawford and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and their career situations. These fighters took risks for many years before finally getting big paydays at the end of their careers.
Time works against him
On the other hand, Hitchins didn’t take any risks and he’s closing in on 29. Now he needs to start taking risks with risky fights for less money so he can build a name for himself. What he’s doing now is putting the cart before the horse, hoping to get giant salaries without having to work hard in the first place.
“The boxing world will get all the fights it wants. But fighters need to make sure that when we go to risk our lives, we will be compensated and treated fairly,” Hitchins said.
