Quote Originally Posted by SlimTrae View Post
@IamInuit- That was thorough. You dissected my post like a frog in biology class.

I like the use of the word "legacy".

I used that quite a bit to discuss Floyd. My argument has been: A guy like Oscar De La hoya became the cash cow- not just because of his fame with women, but because he went after fighters like Swee-Pea rated P4p & no catch weights, an undefeated Ike Quartey to Tito Trinidad to Hopkins- again no catch weight because he was chasing legacy, creating a "spectacle"- where people pay to see-can he really do it?

So chasing the "legacy" allowed the money to follow. Floyd IMO was chasing the money.......hoping "legacy" would follow.
Great post, and exactly the point I always make when it comes to Floyd. Oscar doesn't have the record that Floyd does (undefeated), but he fought undefeated/prime Genaro Hernandez, Rafael Ruelas (1 defeat at the time), Shane Mosely (HOF/P4P), Tito Trinidad (HOF/P4P), Ike Quartey (P4P), Miguel Angel Gonzales, Fernando Vargas (1 defeat), Bernard Hopkins (2 defeats/P4P/HOF), Manny Paquiou, and Pernell Whitaker (1 defeat/HOF/P4P at the time).

Oscar MADE those fights happen. Ray Leonard MADE fights vs. Hearns, Duran, Hagler, Benitez...etc. Manny MADE fights against Barrera, Ledwaba, Morales, JMM, Cotto, and Oscar (Manny was a HUGE underdog vs. Oscar). Hop MADE his fights vs. Tito, Tarver, Roy, Pavilik, Kovalev, Joe C....etc.

Floyd is an ATG fighter and it was great to watch him during his prime years when he was striving to make a name for himself. That being said, for whatever reason, he missed some of the really big/best opponents that would have sealed his LEGACY and that hurts him on most P4P lists (of respected historians).