Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
"Who disgraced boxing more" and "Who was worse for boxing" are two questions with entirely different answers for me.

Who disgraced boxing more?

Well, if we're talking about disgracing boxing, we have to go outside the ring and look at their behavior. I don't think anyone's got qualms with Wlad's behavior outside of boxing. One could say he was sort of an ambassador to the sport. Well-educated, well-mannered, mostly free of scandals and foolish or illegal behavior. Never been arrested that I know of. Floyd on the other hand, has had all kinds of legal and behavior problems, mostly very well documented. So this is a slam dunk for me. If we're talking disgracing the sport of boxing, I'd have to go with Floyd.

Who has been worse for boxing?

Another slam dunk, but in the other direction. Love Floyd or hate him, he's been true to his style of fighting since Day One. Now THAT'S a perfectionist in the art of hitting and not getting hit. He may piss people off by the way he is, but he is/was the consummate boxer. The shoulder rolls, the adapting of his style to his opponent, the alternating between offense and defense, his mastery of the ring. It may not be pretty to some, but he plied his craft well. People accuse him of ducking fighters like Margacheato. Why on Earth would Floyd have to get in the ring with #1 a well-known cheater, and #2 a guy who outweighs him by a bunch, and probably would even more on fight night? Just cause Pacquiao (bless his soul) got in the ring with Cheato and busted his eye socket doesn't mean Floyd was obligated to do the same thing. So to the detractors of Floyd, this ducking business is a bit mild and overstated. He fought some very big names, at some very good times. He def should've faced Pac earlier in his career, but it is what it is. I don't think boxing was any worse off because of Floyd. Now Wlad, on the other hand, single-handedly brought down the HW division. After getting KTFO'ed a few times early on, he changed his style to one of a scared rabbit. He clinched, he mauled, he fouled, he did everything possible to turn every single goddamn HW title fight into a boring, exasperating spectacle. The examples are too many. Sultan, Haye, Povetkin, Fury..... all were forgettable, mostly because of Wlad's reluctance to engage. So who was worse for boxing? Without a doubt...... Wlad.

I would have loved to see a prime Tito get his hands on Floyd.