If Pacquiao loses to Rios, what does it do to his legacy?

[bojangles1987]

Nothing. It just means he's done.

[Mr. Philadel]

Pac can lose his next 5 fights and his legacy won't take a hit.....dude paid his dues and did his thing....Pac is certified!!!.....I keep saying the same thing about Roy and James Toney, they're certified....those legacies are untouchable....sorry haters!!

[Jim Tom]

Nothing.
His legacy is already sealed.
He goes down in history as the man who turned down $50m because he did not want drug tests.
He also goes down in history as the man who fought has beens all his life.

[Ray Corso]

H got to the point where his punch resistance isn't high anymore, they all do!!
His career is sealed as a terrific fighter and the number one competitor of his era!!!
The man Mayweather ducked for years as his number one contender!!! Ray.

[game20ver]

Nothing but you'll ask yourself what would have been if he didn't walk away from a drug test 3 years ago. Would he of been fighting past his prime and having financial problems had he KO'd Mayweather instead of challenging Clottey? Unfortunately the world will never know....

[BoxingIsGreat]

What legacy? There isn't one the way it is.

[lfc19titles]

the same thing would happen to pac in what happened to a post prime roy jones, mike tyson, hollyfield and so on

everyone knows the beast version of the 147 pacman that beat cotto would have knocked guys like rios and marquez out. Anyone can see that since pac went into politics, he was on a decline, kind of like oscar was when he became a part time fighter

pac only trained in training camps, outside he was on the hot seat, he went downhill not training between camps, look at the marquez fight, the guy gassed after a few rounds and has lost his skills with his movement which he used to use to launch devastating combos

rios is fighting a past prime pac, I still think even a 75 percent pac can beat rios, the problem is, the pac I saw against marquez was at about 80 percent of his best, if he has slipped more then rios will kill him

[FeFist]

It would depend on whether he goes into retirement or continues fighting to the point that people become more familiar with his shot version. If he lost and then retired his legacy wouldn't take a hit, most of the fans nowadays watched him growing up so they'd just accept that he was shot.

If he loses and then continues to fight, ala Roy Jones, his legacy would take a hit. Whether people want to admit it or not casual fans make up a large majority. In about 5 years time there will be a new generation of fans, some of which won't take the time to do their research, as a result they'd be more accustomed to Pacquiao as a shell of his former self. They wouldn't appreciate him as Pacquiao the destroyer, or have a belief ( even if misguided) in his invincibility.

[lfc19titles]

Nothing.
His legacy is already sealed.
He goes down in history as the man who turned down $50m because he did not want drug tests.
He also goes down in history as the man who fought has beens all his life.

priceless coming from a man who keeps on sucking a guy who has ducked and contradicted himself whilst spouting lies about being the best through his whole career

the hate is strong in this one

[FALLENSOLDIER]

What do you think?

It would say that he made bad decisions not learning to actually box and relied too much on his speed and athleticism instead of honing his craft. It wold further solidify that he wasnt ready for any version of mayweather seeing that people saw the clinic and the video response of marquez saying he doesnt want a mayweather rematch, and also losing to a guy like rios who just lost his last fight seeing this was a fight that was supposed to make him look invincible again......

Look at how many people on this very site abandoned him when he was knocked out and there are rarely any articles about him...

Again take into account that he hasnt looked good in any of his last ifghts with the exception of marquez as Marquez realized to beat pac he needed to knock him out like many on here knew he had to do.... so marquez sacrificed speed for strength.....

Manny loses this fight and he is done some will say hes great some will say after the ped accusations he lost his invincibility etc.

if rios wins he will not be launched into superstardom... truth is x2 losers of their last fight are fighting.....

pac is done even rios is expected to lose even in pacs current state, thats how weak rios is........

i read pac is thinking that a floyd fight will result in pac beating rios........ rios is nothing and if floyd was fighting him that would be a cherry pick pullin da damn tree up by its roots lol