Sh*t!!! I had just finished typing a couple of paragraphs and hit the wrong button on the keyboard and got erased.

(LOL) Oh well, let me just recap...

Point is, I've seen a lot of good and well-expressed points on this thread. I myself wish I knew the answer to the question about whether Tito will retire again if he loses to Jones Jr. As to why Tito's coming back at all, I was in the process of listing some of the factors I believe may be involved, to some degree or another, in Tito's decision. There would be, in no particular order:

a. Tito's love of the fight game. Few fighters ever looked like they loved to fight as much as Tito. His smile and demeanor as he came into the ring, as well as how much he enjoyed all the pageantry surrounding his fights, is something a lot of us fans miss a lot.

b. He feels he's still got a lot left in the tank. Tito's never been savagely beaten up. Even in his two lopsided losses, to Hopkins and Winky, Tito didn't suffer as much physically as other boxers do in their fights. Matter of fact, Tito may have taken more punishment during his KO win over Vargas than in any other of his fights.

c. He misses the attention. Hey, he might even be a little bit jealous of the attention that Cotto is now getting. It's only natural. Not that he needs to be. Tito's place in boxing history and in the hearts of boxing fans in Puerto Rico and the world over is secure, IMO. But I put myself in his shoes, and hell... I'd probably be a bit jealous myself.

d. Money. Who wouldn't want an extra 20 million in his bank account?

e. Not leaving with a loss. Maybe he doesn't want his loss to Winky to be his last fight. Maybe he wants to leave on his own terms, with a win. Wouldn't blame his for that, either, although, IMO, he's got nothing left to prove. He's a future HOF, an ATG, and doesn't need to come back.

Finally, one thing I don't agree with is the argument about what losing to Jones Jr. and retiring would do to his legacy. IMO, a boxer's record accumulated throughout the years, is what speaks about his legacy. Did Ali's legacy diminish because he fought a couple of fights too many and ended up the way he is? Did SRL's legacy suffer after HE retired and un-retired a couple of times? What boxer (other than Marvin Hagler) hasn't retired, only to come back for another go? Boxing is hard to get out of your blood. And for someone like Tito, who always loved to fight, it must be even harder. So will his legacy be affected if he loses to Jones Jr. and goes back into retirement? IMO... no.