Prospect vs Journeymen

[Coco]

There's an interesting interview with Steve Wood on his VIP channel where he talks about there not being enough money in the pot for certain shows to pay the prospect a purse. That's the impression I got from listening anyway. Admittedly the prospects in question were not big ticket sellers. These were fights very early on in the prospect's career so I assume quality of opponent reflected that.

My first thought was that it was unacceptable to send a prospect or journeyman into the ring, unpaid. Even if the ultimate aim is to build the prospect's record. It made me wonder, is this sort of thing commonplace on small hall shows ?

In Spain it's quite common for prospects to fight for free

[Glass Joe]

Interview with Poochi who has called time on his career.