Quote Originally Posted by cambay411 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by TeleTuff View Post
Lewis never fought Bowe,Leonard never fought McCallum,..Jones never fought Darius,Leonard never fought Hagler until he seen he was slipping,and the list just goes on and on....Marciano fought guy`s who were old....



But none of those fights that didnt happen were as big of a deal. None of them left a whole era of boxing with a huge question mark.

There wasnt two decisive ATG fighters above the rest that just didnt fight.

A legacy isnt just about who you fought and what your record is but how you did things. Its not just about who can beat who but the fights they put on.

If Pac and Floyd would have fought 3 times and Floyd lost all 3, he goes down greater than what he would have imo because of the memory he left on boxing and the guts he showed.
The huge question mark being left on this era of boxing will be whether Pac was juicing during his unbelievable reign.

And you're right, legacy is a question of how you do things and if its steroids that made Pac the great fighter of the era then he's simply not the best and his legacy will suffer.

If it comes down to Floyd or Pac being the greatest of this era and Floyd decides not to fight Pac because Pac has had shady, cheating coaches and refused drug testing for years then Floyd is the one showing that he has the guts to do the right thing and that should be the memory true boxing fans are left with. The right thing for his health as well as the sport.
Also, Floyd is helping to break new ground within the sport. He's taking the power away from the greedy and corrupt promoters who lie, cheat and steal from their fighters without recourse; and then kick them to the curb when they start losing. Floyd is also leading the charge on PED and steroid abuse. He refused a 100million dollar fight because he suspected Pac was a cheat and Pac wasn't willing to be tested to disprove it. That on top of retiring undefeated and rich as fuck will be Floyd's legacy.