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GGG is almost there, his signature victory against Canelo is only weeks away and then he becomes a super star.
GGG unfortunaley will not become a boxing legend

neither will Canelo, Crawford, Loma Spence, Thurman or anyone else you can mention.

If you are going to become a superstar an absolute fucking legend then you need need to be well on your way by the time that you are 27/28 and you also need a strong division which will interest people.
I suppose you gotta do the math, Like say Mikey Garcia Had the youth reach and the height to move up several weights and dominate each division with plenty of epic rematch competitive fights under his belt. Then this would be enough to secure legendary status. However i haven't done the maths.

I think in this day and age where fighters fight only 2-3 times a year, they can never reach that status. By the time most people turn pro to when they are age 30 they have only fought so many fights. Compared to how many fights active boxers of yesterday fought its nothing.

Canelo however has fought some great fights already and has 49 pro fights at the age of 27. If he somehow beats GGG then he does have a chance of dominating the sport for another 10 years perhaps cementing his legacy.

So until the 16th Sept he still has a chance. Loosing to Floyd at the age of 22 i don't think is enough to damage that rep. GGG is far to old to gain legendary status unless he gets the belt of Saunders then fights about 5 times a year and moves up a couple of weights dominating as he goes.

You are right about the lime light though and AJ is in it. Not for me though.