So what? He signed a contract for a fight where the backing fell through. Meaning the single most important part of the equation fell apart.
You're reaching. Crawford may have simply been waiting on the most important details being finalized. If Crawford was really "ducking", he would...
But, as evidenced by your own original post, the backing never came through. It's not unreasonable to believe that he was waiting for all of the...
Is this really a "duck" if the backing was never finalized?
Does he? His performance against Hopkins was considered disappointing at that time, and if memory serves, that was the fight where Larry Merchant...
I had deleted the post. I had mistakenly thought you quoted a different post, and realized I initially misread the context. And yeah, you could...
Excellent post.
Agreed, neither is the GOAT. But I do think you can make an exceedingly strong and reasonable case to have each of them inside the Top 20.
Based on what? That's not at all clear to me.
I actually think he has been accepted by western fans. The problem is, he was grossly mismanaged and had too many long stretches of inactivity.
I tend to agree with this.
Well, everyone is entitled to his own opinion. And by no means am I claiming mine is any more valuable than yours or anyone's here. But to...
Thanks. And see! You just said it right there "no one can argue his incredible boxing skills". You qualified it, but I think you might rate Floyd...
No. While I understand a lot of people do embrace the idea that things evolve in such a manner, I respectfully and strongly disagree. I do not...
Well, I suppose that's one way of looking at it. :lol: But for my 2 cents, the big takeaway for me was that Pac & Floyd's legacies are forever...