Don King set to offer Lewis £25 MILLION to face Vitali

[Kev]

Why do people care about legacy anyways?

Everyone talks as if a loss on a record at the end of a career ruins all the previous acomplishments but it doesn't mean anything.


How as Ali's legacy diminished by his loss to Trevor Berbick?

Or Sugar Ray Robinson?

Or Jack Johnson?

When we look back at old greats nobody even brings these fights up.

Look at Holyfield, although most think its sad that he's still fighting on and risking his health only a moron would suggest that a loss to Sultan Ibragimov means that Holyfield wasn't as good as we all thought prior to the loss his acomplishments have already been created.

In no other sport does poorer performance late on in a career affect that sportsman's legacy so why does anyone care about legacy?

I mean I don't think boxers should hang around too long after their prime for health reasons, its a risky game to play, but if I was Lewis and got offered £25,000,000 to fight Vitali and the chance to be seen as the best heavyweight in the world again I would ask myself the following question 'Am I healthy enough and can I get back into a good enough shape to have a chance to win the fight?'

If I answered yes I would be out of retirement and making that fight.

The possibility of defeat affecting my 'legacy' wouldn't matter to me at all. My acomplishments already stand, I've been the undisputed and nobody can take that away. This is a new opportunity to carve a bigger legacy AND make an absolute crapload of money and be the talk of not just boxing, but world sport all over again. Hell Don where do I sign?.........

[smashup]

Agreed
F*ck "legacy" if someones dangling a £25 mil carrot in front of you...then theres merchandise,and a slice of the PPV...
SERIOUS money