"When You Beat a Legend, You Become A Legend"

...Not when it's a shot Roy Jones, who's chin is clearly Grade AAA china.:nono

That's gotta be one of the more ridiculous lines I've ever heard from a boxing commentator!

 

That's reasonable. Of course, boxing history is riddled with fighters who destroyed a washed up legend (i.e. Marciano KOing Louis) and then went on to greatness.

But is that really what we're talking about here? Green is no spring chicken, and doesn't seem to have the time, or the ability, it seems - to be a true "legend" in the sport. This seems more like Jess Willard's victory over a washed up Jack Johnson, where the victor will go on to continued mediocrity.

In any event, the comment was absurd. It does not follow that if you beat a legend, you AUTOMATICALLY become a legend.

 

Sure, I understand that. I'm not trashing the guy - we all say over the top things sometimes lol.

But I just thought it merited some examination. It is not a "truism" - i.e. it doesn't follow that simply because you beat a "legend" you become one yourself. Like the ElPerro said, you might......but you also might not.

I think Green's odds of becoming a legend are pretty minuscule!

 

Exactly. And I think Green is far more likely to end up like Laing or Douglas than, say, Rocky Marciano!