If floyd returns and loses his next fight..what does it do to his legacy

[Lefty2jabs]

wont do anything, he's already considered an hof and all time great. he can lose his next 3 it wouldnt matter...rjj is still an all time great despite him fighting on...once legacies r set they r in stone

[hugh grant]

Stop hating dude

I think that a loss in Floyd' record would actually benefit us boxing fans, a hungry Floyd was a great, exciting fighter. Maybe after a loss he will take boxing more serious and give us some good fights before he is shot to shit, Floyd is already past his prime and that inactivity will mess him up, if it already hasn't.

I agree. I think after he loses, his following fights we will see the real Floyd and he wont have a zero to defend anymore. He will just fight the best that there is, be it Pac, Sergio, Khan etc etc. And he will go hell for leather in the fights, throwing bombs one after the other and trading to try make up for that loss.

See something of floyd weve yet seen.

[» HE3R0 «]

I always felt that if he had at least 1 loss earlier in his career, that it would've been better for him personally and us fans.

He wouldn't have the burden of trying to stay perfect.

And us fans would've seen him fight more.


But a loss now doesn't really matter. Perfect records are overrated.

It's how you get up after a loss.

[iNDOLiFER]

then he'll be exposed and lable as a hype dog..

[Pullcounter]

simple question...............lets say shane beats manny..then rematches floyd and knocks him out

1) ssm ain't gonna beat pac

2) ssm can't beat wifebeater in a rematch

3) if wifebeater loses, he loses he can no longer be in the running for GOAT. the only reason why he's in the running is cause he is undefeated.

[ThePrince]

Depends how and who he loses to. If it's say Pacquiao and it's by split decision, then it doesn't hurt his legacy in the least... if anything, it bolsters it if it ends up being a classic fight. Losing isn't the end of the world and many fighters became legends from fights they lost.

If he comes back and gets KO'ed early against some average-good tuneup, then obviously it hurts his legacy.

[MindBat]

Depends on how he gets KO'd. If he fights valiantly for a good amount of rounds, but can't beat the ref's count, he gets a pass.

If he gets Sergio'd to the canvas, then it'll hurt him some.

He could end up much like Roy is today if he continues fighting.

[Jim Jeffries]

Good lord, I hope not. The first Mosley fight was bad enough (save maybe the 2nd round.) But anyway, even losing to a 40 yo Mosley won't hurt Floyd's legacy that much, especially with all this time he's taking off.

[Check_hooks]

he would officially become the most overrated boxer in history. If he never fights again (which is very likely cuz he will do time for his crimes) his legacy is on par with Joe Calzage.

[ronnie_N.]

what legacy?...