what constitutes a legend in boxing?

[squealpiggy]

2. Longevity (Hopkins)

Does this confer legendary status to Joe Calzaghe, or is there come caveat which explicitly excludes him?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Does this confer legendary status to Joe Calzaghe, or is there come caveat which explicitly excludes him?

It's tough to give it to Joe because his longevity was a function (in part) of fighting nobodies. Will I also give legendary status to Thomas Damgaard, or Darius Michalczewski?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I'd say Hatton's a bit of a boxing legend in his own right, strictly in terms of fan base.

Ricky Hatton is a "BRITISH boxing legend". Not a "boxing legend".

[sparked_85]

Ricky Hatton is a "BRITISH boxing legend". Not a "boxing legend".

Hopkins is an American boxing legend.

[Greatwhitehope]

In my eyes they need to do something no one had thought possible for that said person. Whether that means having a career with titles at different weight classes and never losing, or coming back to win a title after being beaten by someone, or an epic come from behind win or win against the odds. Many fighters can be viewed as legends in my eyes.

[1g5a22]

Ricky Hatton is a "BRITISH boxing legend". Not a "boxing legend".

as usual you are clearly inplying superiority,its very uncouth..

what if i put it to you that your fighters need to travel to claim any superiority in our eyes..

you really are the most inverted looking society on planet earth

[abadger]

"Legend" status can be achieved in a number of ways...

1. Championships (Delahoya)
2. Longevity (Hopkins)
3. Method of victory (Trinidad)
4. Universal acclaim of skills (Mayweather)
5. P4P legacy (Jones)
6. Top fighters beaten (Pacquiao)
7. Rivalries (Barrera/Morales)

This is not an all-inclusive list... just a few examples of this generation's fighters...

Best post so far. Being a legend basically means that a boxers finest moments are enduringly remembered by the fans. As this post points out, that can be achieved in any number of ways.

[abadger]

Does this confer legendary status to Joe Calzaghe, or is there come caveat which explicitly excludes him?

Line 24 in the Queensberry Rules:

"Joe Calzaghe is an amateurish, protected, euro, slapping bum. He could unify every division in boxing and it still wouldn't count."

[abadger]

as usual you are clearly inplying superiority,its very uncouth..

what if i put it to you that your fighters need to travel to claim any superiority in our eyes..

you really are the most inverted looking society on planet earth

Co-sign. It's true.

[guzi815]

just wondered what someone would have to achieve to become a legend?

It helps if you clean out every Champion and top contender in your respective weight class. It more than shows that there is no one that can compete with you. It's not so much how many title defenses, but against whom...and more importantly, the way you did it!

There is an old saying....

" Success isn't measured by what you have...but by "what you did" to get there"!