Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
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?

Oh I'm sure many of his die hard fans already rank him alongside those guys. I dont for numerous reasons and yeah he's not obligated to anyone but himself but whether he or anyone else agrees or not he will have notations on the record most likely at his inactivity and half the blame for the fight that was off before talks even started. Because guys like Leonard and Duran would have fought twice already. Comparisons will be made and Floyd will have some negative attached to his name in spite of his tremendous talent.