Which losses enhanced a fighter's legacy?

[jas]

And what lose got Gatti into the hall?

first micky ward fight contributed towards his induction.

[Da Machine]

Including or discluding obvious robberies?

[Derranged]

Lmfao,you can not be serious,how can a lose be better then a actual win?? Wow,just wow

That's not what he meant, of course a win is preferred over a loss.

He's asking, which fighters' careers advanced after a particular fight that they happened to lose? Not quite the same thing, chap.

Nobody's attacking your hero in this thread so you can relax.

[jas]

Including or discluding obvious robberies?

including.

[vman075]

Lmfao,you can not be serious,how can a lose be better then a actual win?? Wow,just wow

Its never better than winning the fight but there are losses that enhance your legacy more than pre-fight.
Obviously Klitschko would have been better off beating Lewis but the effort put in and the talent showed in the fight increased his legacy and in fact rebuilt his legacy because many thought of him as a quitter because of the Chris Byrd fight. So while its not better than a win in the fight, a loss can definitely enhance a fighters legacy

[Tom Cruise]

Eric Morales vs Maidana.

Just incase people forgot he was a great boxer as well as a brawler, he comes in old and way out of his natural weight and puts in a great performance vs a prime killer like Maidana.

Provodnikov vs. Bradley.

Provodnikov was a virtual unknown fighting off of ESPN fnf's and gave a foty performance against a top level fighter like Bradley. Really put him on the map

There are surely countless examples but these sprang to mind for whatever reason

[Sugar Adam Ali]

If your including robberies

Herrera Garcia
Oscar Tito
Oscar Shane 2
Sturm oscar

[Da Machine]

Matthysse built his name from robberies, so Matthysse.

Herrera in his last fight

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Ruslan losing to bradley

[Tom Cruise]

Chisora vs. Helenius/Vitali