Quote Originally Posted by IamInuit View Post
Sure he does not need to fight more because of the money he makes but you would think he would want to in order to be mentioned later in life with guys like Armstrong, Hearns, Robinson and Leonard. Money looks like his legacy and when you add the phantom fight to the mix he will have a few asterisks on the record.
Anyone who won't put Floyd in the same catagory as those greats either a) doesn't know boxing, b) has a grudge against Floyd or c) all of the above.

As far as inactivity goes... well, he's had more fights than Leonard. Those old timers fought every couple of weeks it seems but I'm willing to bet 90% or more of their opponents were complete bums anyway. And a lot of their BIG wins were against guys who were only famous for fighting and doing well against them lol.

As far as Hagler, Hearns, guys like that, yeah they may have fought 15-20 times more than Floyd by the time Floyd's career is over, but how many of those extra fights do you think were really relevant? Does anyone really care that Hearns beat up guys like Doug Dewitt? And how is Pipino Cuevas (totally overrated) a better fighter to beat than guys like Ricky Hatton?