Boxing has big pictures ( Raging Bull , Creed ), big personalities (Muhammad Ali, the original G.O.A.T.), and big spectacles (pay-per-view fights adorned with flashing lights, raucous crowds, and stylized ring entrances ). You might be forgiven for thinking that being a professional fighter translates into making big money. But the challenges contemporary boxers face are not only physical and mental, but overwhelmingly financial. This begs the question: What does boxing owe its champions? This was the title of last night's Zócalo program , presented in partnership with UCLA College, Division of Social Sciences and ASU Global Sport Institute.

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