Why do boxers who were great refuse to retire and end up with so many losses?

[Larry the boss]

Manny Pacquiao now has 7 damn losses

Ray Robinson ended up with 19 damn losses

Shane Mosley has 10

Roy ****ing Jones has 9 damn losses

Holyfield stuck around to long and has 10 damn losses


why **** up your record like that?? losses no matter what people say do effect your legacy..It takes away the "WHAT IF" SUPERHUMAN factor away..you demoralize yourself by losing to people you would have ran thru in your prime

Hopkins has 8 damn losses and was knocked out the ****ing ring by a damn construction worker.....

This **** is disgraceful...

[*TonyMontana*]

Money......

[TonyGe]

Nobody cares about the loses at the end of a fighters career. It doesn't tarnish their legacy..

[PrBoxing88]

Is so damn true... Like someone else said, Father time is undefeated.

[Larry the boss]

Nobody cares about the loses at the end of a fighters career. It doesn't tarnish their legacy..

naw..it really does tarnish their legacy..sorry it does...it takes away that "what if" factor

[Robbie Barrett]

Nobody cares about the loses at the end of a fighters career. It doesn't tarnish their legacy..

If Jones retired after Ruiz he'd been in everyones top 10 ATG. Now he'd be lucky to break top 50.

[*TonyMontana*]

Is so damn true... Like someone else said, Father time is undefeated.

What about time travel.....

[LockardTheGOAT]

Too addicted to the sport, plus many boxers suck at managing their finances and are forced to still compete to earn a living.

[TonyGe]

It could affect their legacy but in my mind I remember the fighters at their peak years. I would be more concerned about the fighters getting permanently hurt. I know what your saying though.

[Pigeons]

Some guys just love to compete and fight.

It doesn't take away the "what if" factor because we've seen all those guys lose in their primes. If an undefeated fighter fought until he was way past it and finally took an L then it would be more fitting. Aaron Pryor is one example of that.