Fighters who dined out on a loss

[ryanman]

I blame Master. I assumed people would know exactly what I meant but he took it immediately down the wrong path.

It's probably too late now but to clarify

Fighters who's careers were defined by a loss, but they got their monies worth out of that loss.

What about Maidana? Lost twice to Floyd back to back but laughed all the way to the bank on both occasions.

That may be how Maidana comes to be remembered, and he sure can dine out on those, but for me he can't be defined by them as the public service he did by beating Broner looms large in my memories.