Floyd Mayweather quit fighting for his legacy.

[Sin City]

DLH ain't rich because he's the best. It's because people like him.
History may treat him kindly, but he made the most money he ever has past prime and fighting and struggling with Sturm, then losing to Hop then Mayweather.

Floyd doesn't care about legacy.

If Joe Louis doesn't appeal to you, I can give you 10 more fighters that have a great legacy, but it ultimately didn't pay the bills.

DLH is the exception, not the rule.

You obviously just started watching boxing... Oscar has fought more then 14 world champions I believe. He fought anybody and everybody they put infront of him.. mix that with the good looks and charisma and you get success.

Joe Louis had this success and had all this money until he went of with the military and started spending like if he was still making the same paychecks while boxing.. it wasn't boxing that left him broke.

[siablo14]

You obviously just started watching boxing... Oscar has fought more then 14 world champions I believe. He fought anybody and everybody they put infront of him.. mix that with the good looks and charisma and you get success.

Joe Louis had this success and had all this money until he went of with the military and started spending like if he was still making the same paychecks while boxing.. it wasn't boxing that left him broke.

joe was too kind he gave everyone money including the loose women that hung around him. He was the first mike tyson.

[Guest]

You obviously just started watching boxing... Oscar has fought more then 14 world champions I believe. He fought anybody and everybody they put infront of him.. mix that with the good looks and charisma and you get success.

Joe Louis had this success and had all this money until he went of with the military and started spending like if he was still making the same paychecks while boxing.. it wasn't boxing that left him broke.

The first fight I saw was in 1972 ( for some strange reason Jerry Quarry was my favorite boxer as a kid), and I just started watching boxing. Um, ok.
DLH fought a ton of guys that's true, I didn't argue that.

I argued that DLH is the exception in being able to fight for money and legacy when most others could only fight for one or the other.

[KingTito]

true ish..
Could you imagine if Mayweather beat Cotto, Marg and Williams or Cintron?
There would be NO ONE who questioned his opposition and boxing would be back on the mainstream!
Reality of it is though.. he hasn't fought the best since Castillo!
Floyd boys get angry when people criticize Floyd but the boxing community has every right. If he didn't have nothing to criticize there would be no criticizm!
It's his own fault though and I'm comfortable with it now too if he decides to stay how he is... That only leaves Miguel Cotto to come in and do what he didn't and possibly shine brighter then Mayweather in history when people look back at this era.

You bring up a good point. If Mayweather doesn't do anything soon and things keep going the way they are, Cotto will be looked back on in history as the dominant Welterweight of this era, not Floyd.

[AntonTheMeh]

The first fight I saw was in 1972 ( for some strange reason Jerry Quarry was my favorite boxer as a kid), and I just started watching boxing. Um, ok.
DLH fought a ton of guys that's true, I didn't argue that.

I argued that DLH is the exception in being able to fight for money and legacy when most others could only fight for one or the other.

floyd wouldn't of been any different.floyd aint an ugly dude.in fact arum brought oscar and ray leonard after he signed floyd to tell him he could've been just like them.hence success.

[Sin City]

The first fight I saw was in 1972 ( for some strange reason Jerry Quarry was my favorite boxer as a kid), and I just started watching boxing. Um, ok.
DLH fought a ton of guys that's true, I didn't argue that.

I argued that DLH is the exception in being able to fight for money and legacy when most others could only fight for one or the other.

Gawd damn your old!!

[Guest]

LOL ANd ornery....

HA.

[Pullcounter]

in floyd's mind he's already secured his legacy so in a sense it is true that he's quit fighting for his legacy.

[javelin_fangs]

Keep in mind, I'm not a Floyd hater nor am I a huge fan of his, and I'm not trying to push anyone's buttons. I'm just simply saying, from a completely objective point of view, that he seems no longer concerned about securing his legacy in boxing.

A lot of you can try and justify his fights right now, but it seems apparent as to why he's fighting the fights he is. If you disagree, feel free to bash me because it won't change my opinion.

Floyd is an incredible talent, who I think is the best fighter in the world, but I believe that if he doesn't step up he will lose that status, and I won't have a problem with it at all.

When it's all said and done, I think he will be thought of as a great talent who never truly put his skills to the test. He's lucky enough to be in a division that could be looked back on as one of the all-time great ones, but he fails to do anything about it. It's his fault if he's looked back upon in that way. The division will be great without him.

Say what you want, but deep down we all know who he should be fighting, whether you want to admit it or not. I'm not trying to disrespect him. I'm just simply saying that I do think he has the talent to be the best, and I just want him to prove it.

Do you really believe that Floyd's legacy is going to be hurt by fighting DLH and Hatton again?

All of these anti-Floyd posts remind me of an interview I read from Rakim back around '98. He was talking about hip hop and where it was at and where it was going. Then he said something along the lines of "I could write nothing but Micky Mouse rhymes from now until the day I die and that wouldn't change the imprint I left on hip hop one bit. How many MC's could say that?"

It's the same with Floyd. Some fans, media members and tv executives could rip on Floyd all they want. Floyd could fight nothing but tomato cans for the rest of his career and that wouldn't change the imprint he left on the sport one bit. But keep in mind he's not fighting tomato cans...he's fighting Oscar De la Hoya and Ricky Hatton.

If you feel the need to rip on Floyd that's your own problem.

[javelin_fangs]

true ish..
Could you imagine if Mayweather beat Cotto, Marg and Williams or Cintron?
There would be NO ONE who questioned his opposition and boxing would be back on the mainstream!

ROTFLMAO!

That's not true on a lot of levels. First of all, Margarito, Williams and Cintron mean nothing historically. That's like beating Corley, Gatti and Baldomir again. Second, even if he were to beat Cotto people would bring up the fact that he turned down the Winky Wright fight. There are people who'd want to see him move up and fight all of the top 10 at 154.

There's never an end to it. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. People will always questions Floyds resume. There's no reason to question his resume right now and you're doing it. The questions will never end. As long as he's on top people will nit pick.