Quote Originally Posted by miles
Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."
Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.
I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.