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Boxing justice was served last night.

I had gotten SO frigging tired of the outsized buildup. The whopper to top it all off was seeing two ATG HOFers (Leonard and Pacquiao) being interviewed at ringside before the fight, and seeing the interviewer have the NERVE to mention the words "The Face of Boxing" with regards to the eventual winner of this fight. If I had been Leonard at that precise moment... I would've laughed out loud and then walked away.

Ryan Garcia made his fame by being a handsome young kid with a humongous Instagram and Tik Tok following. He calls himself "King" and wears that stupid crown on his head. Based on WHAT?? One good fight against Campbell and a predictable win over an undersized and pitiful Fortuna?? Give me a fukking break!

Problem is... many supposedly hardcore boxing fans bought into the hype. And here is probably the TBE of boxing (Leonard) being asked about Ryan becoming the face of boxing.

Whatever happened to fighters coming up through the ranks... earning their stripes... collecting high quality scalps on their way to the top... becoming famous when they FUKKING EARNED IT... ??

Yep... boxing justice was served last night. I don't care whether it was a liver shot... a lung shot... a stomach shot... or whatever organ hurt Ryan when it happened. The kid got his "Welcome to the Trenches" moment.

That crown isn't going to look so good anymore, is it...
You probably recall I was a huge Tank fan 6/7 years ago. I currently am at hater mode as I went with GGG once I realized what he was doing with his career. I turned on Tank when it became clear he was never going to fight Loma. So it’s been a few years I’ve been hating. But I could not stand the thought of Ryan becoming one of the biggest stars in the sport off what he hasn’t done.

Similar to if GGG fought Charlo how quickly I would forgive “we will never fight Charlo”, I would very quickly forgive Tank if he moved to Shakur or the Loma/Haney winner. I love to watch the guy fight, I just can’t stand his career path, same as GGG.

I feel like every fan of the sport should feel the same. Wanting guys to chase legacy and hopefully get wealthy. Not chasing wealth and if legacy comes so be it.

I understand your reasoning and agree on legacy versus wealth.

But even the concept of "chasing legacy" needs to be carefully examined. Chasing legacy, to me, is fighting anybody, anytime, anywhere, under any conditions. Taking on all comers, whether they're in their prime or not. Hopefully they're in their prime when we meet them. If they're slightly on either side of that prime... at least we made the effort to fight them at their best.

You also know me from years on the forum... and I'm sure you know where I'm throwing my shade.

I respect that you've hated on GGG for supposedly avoiding fighters like Charlo, although to be completely honest with you... I think your dislike for GGG and his career have at times been a little unfair. But it's your perception, and of course you're totally entitled to it. With Tank I'm totally on board with what you're saying, although I now feel a bit of gratitude toward him for FINALLY putting a lid on this Instagram King phenomenon. Yes... Tank needs to follow this up with some real challenges. Otherwise he's not really chasing legacy, but rather picking and choosing... which I hate.

But we all know who I consider the Poster Child of this type of career development (picking and choosing) to be. I don't even need to mention his name. Suffice it so say that GGG himself fell victim to this "selective legacy chasing" when the term "marinating" was coined. Yet this same character saw fit to jump ABOVE Golovkin's weight to fight a mummy because he knew had a guaranteed victory. Oh... by the way... someone of his same nationality... which when you think about it puts into ridicule his now convenient excuse to avoid David Benavidez.

There is no PLANET or UNIVERSE where I can respect someone who jumps two weight divisions to pick off inferior belt holders, while at the same time avoiding fighters that everyone knows are the REAL dangers.

Finally, the dude I don't have to name has the unmitigated GALL to claim he's chasing legacy. Hogwash!!

He made ONE mistake. And my only regret is that one mistake didn't see fit to lay this guy flat on his back. I personally think he held back.

But yeah... I see where you're coming from with Tank. And of course we agree wholeheartedly on Ryan.