Quote Originally Posted by southakron314
To me he is the most cushioned 168 champ ever.
That may be one of my favorite ways of explaining JC.. The thing is, i'll never say he's not a good fighter, because he is the champ and of course he is.. but a number of people on this board, and on this thread say "well he has had 20 title defenses blah blah" we get that.. the thing that ruins all of it is that he's thinking of retiring in a few years because he's 34/35 and still hasn't fought the best, or even close to the best.. that is why he gets so much negativity when people hold him so high. Everyone has their opinions, whether they're the biggest fan of JC or a hater.. but the fact is that he is the champ, he is quite obviously a great fighter, but he has not gained NEARLY enough respect as he thinks he has, and that is due to the quality of his former opponents.. which makes it almost laughable to compare him to former greats in the boxing world at this point in time.