Yeah... I'm with Alpha there. I know I'm the least objective of the bunch in the discussion but facts are facts. Blatantly favorable judging, PED cheating, weight "games", cherry picking..... it's all too much to ignore. Sure, the effort he puts into his fights is there for all to see. He's the one in the ring with the opponent. But chasing trinkets against the Rocky Fieldings of the world is something I cannot respect. Having major boxing orgs manufacture phony belts just for him... is something I cannot respect. There's a clear Hollywood script feeling to all of this, to the point where it has always felt like a machinery in motion with the sole purpose of creating a matinee idol champion from the very beginning. Too bad my lack of bias keeps me from being taken seriously with regards to him..... but again facts are facts. Some things just stare at you in the face and it's hard to ignore them. To my credit (excuse the chest thumping), I saw this from very early on. VERY early. I saw this coming as the inexorable march it's been.

If he ducks back out of light heavy and refuses to fight the Bivols and Betervievs of the world..... he's still playing his chickenshit games.