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Tito unified the WW division when it was the toughest division in boxing and in an era that had excellent/great competition. In my eyes this makes Tito the great fighter but DLH is marketable and is still fighting so he will probably have the better Legacy/Famous fighter.
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Last edited by Left2body; 09-26-2006, 05:24 PM. -
Oscar, because he showed something that Tito never showed - the ability to get up and come back after a defeat.
Oscar arguably got screwed in his fight with Tito, legitimatly lost his first fight with Mosely, got screwed in his second fight with Mosely and then had his liver damn near lacerated by Hopkins. But each time he got up and came back to fight again, and had some impressive wins after those defeats.
Tito on the other hand gets schooled by Hopkins, and save for a virtual exhibition against a never-was in Cherif, goes running off into a sulking retirment to wallow in his wussitude because that big meanie Bernard Hopkins beat him and hurt his feewings. Three years after Hopkins he finally comes back, gets one impressive win before going up against Winky and eats leather for 12 rounds. What does Tito do after the Winkster pitches a virtual shutout against him? Runs right back into retirement to sulk some more.
Fighters with a great legacy also learn to bounce back from defeat. Leonard did. Hearns bounced back from a loss to Leonard and a devastating defeat to Hagler. Duran came back and won a MW belt years after getting crushed by Hearns. And Hagler bounced back from two early career defeats as well as totally being screwed in the so-called "draw" with Vito Antofuermo (a fight which even Vito says Marvin won). All those guys learned to bounce back, learned to deal with setbacks and came back even stronger. Their unquestioned legacies are earned.
DLH also showed ability to bounce back from a defeat. All Tito has shown in the wake of a loss is the ability to announce his retirement so he could run home and cry on daddy's shoulder. Yeah, some legacy.Comment
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