Do you respect a retired undefeated boxer more than a fighter with a few defeats?

[KnockoutTheFat]

As in:
Ricardo "Finito" Lopez
Rocky "The Brockton Blockbuster" Marciano
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

As opposed to:
Muhammad Ali
Evander Holyfield
Sugar Ray Robinson

[Dan...]

No. I judge a fighter on who they have faced and defeated. Whether they themselves have been beaten means very little to me.

[MANGLER]

No. I judge a fighter on who they have faced and defeated. Whether they themselves have been beaten means very little to me.

Co-sign. Good post. Who cares if you're undefeated if you've never faced anyone who could threaten you?

[Dice]

Marciano did fight some names tho and defended his title, you cant really thro mud on his resume and legacy especially since he actually wasnt that great of a boxer and more of a brawler.

[2501]

A fighter should be judged on level on competition. That is the only true test of a fighter's worth. Your poll suggest that someone like Chris John or Sven Ottke could be placed above someone like Felix Trinidad.

[Dice]

Yea as talented as John is, he needs to kick up his competition cuz his biggest win (marquez) I felt he didnt deserve

I think Floyd has a good resume but it could have been better since he was always aiming for money.

His run at 130 tho cannot be argued with

[Silencers]

It depends on who they beat.

[Slotff]

In my opinion, losing and coming back emphatically in the rematch is more impressive than winning dominately in the rematch.

[Motofan]

Not one bit. Alot of guys could have been undefeated over the years had they been paid enough to just fight whoever they thought they could beat *cough Mayweather cough* so I respect a guy who fought the best and lost and maybe came back to win in a rematch over someone unbeaten who didnt beat anyone. I judge a fighter on the quality of the people he beat. If you fight the best your whole career, you wont win them all.

[ragingvic]

Marciano did fight some names tho and defended his title, you cant really thro mud on his resume and legacy especially since he actually wasnt that great of a boxer and more of a brawler.

No disrespect to the rock, but he was fighting a lot of big names on their way out, kind of what we today would call past their prime. Also at the time fighters were putting on a lot more mileage then he was. Only 49 fights compared to the guys he was fighting is pretty damn low.