Boxers in the last few decades Least motivated by money, more motivated with Legacy

As much as pac has earned in his career hes always gone for the biggest challenges,stepping upbto do it 8 times aswell.he'd probably be my top pick.
De la hoya earned obscene amouts of money also but i'd class him in the same bracket,never ducked a challenge and was always looking for the buggest challenges available

 

Floyd. Hes all about legacy.

 

The first name to pop into my tiny head is Provodnikov.
And lets not forget Hopkins.

 

Kostya Tszyu comes to mind after his loss to Phillips...then with his publicly stated goal to unify 140 which he went on to do.

 

Canelo Alvarez would be a candidate if it were not for the GGG fiasco.
Trout, Lara, Mayweather and Cotto. That is one heck of a resume. And he was scheduled to fight Paul Williams back in 2012.

 

Juan Manuel Marquez stands alone in this category!!!!
Beat early Pacquiao conqueror Agapito Sanchez by UD.
Got his burrito beat for 36 minutes by Norwood.
He was ducked by Morales. (Erik Morales is a bum in my eyes still)
Nearly had to beg Barrera to fight him.
Was robbed by Top Rank paid judges in the 1st,2nd and 3rd Pacquiao fights.
Fought Casamayor at 135 right after a Manny robbery at 130 then Juan Diaz for the WBO and WBA 135 titles AND THEN...............
Moved up 2 weight classes to fight Floyd Mayweather like a boss when Arum was moving Pacquiao around TBE like the Ho Chi Min trail not to let the fight happen.
After a Mayweather fight he rematched Diaz, TKO'd Katsidis, KO'd Manny, fought Tim Bradley and made Alvarado puke blood.
Never made $20 million dollars for any of those Pacquiao fights, not even combined. Made his biggest pay of $6 million from the Mayweather bout. Still went on to become a legend, never been KO'd, and still not appreciated.

Juan Manuel Marquez was the mutha****ing glue that held that MEGA FIGHT **** together in the first place. He was the first to fight both men at their peak. No one else is in this class. He never ducked nobody and wants to fight Cotto.

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Agreed but morales ducking him? Morales is a warrior

 

Morales ducked bro. He never wanted it with JMM on any level or he could have booked the fight. Pacquiao didn't fight Barrera until after he loss to JMM and Erik saw that and opted out. After taking his 4th loss in a row, he "retired" for 2 years from 2008-2010. He was ducking Dinamita.

 

Will have to research. I am bias. Morales is my favourite fighter to watch.

 

The crybaby is an ATG. You don't have to give him too much credit he doesn't deserve lol.
He lost quite a few times that a great shouldn't suppose to lost to.
Don't forget I schooled his ass in the jungle of Borneo

 

Holyfield. Toney. Jmm. Hopkins

 

Tough question. In the end, you'll still end up with a lot of elite fighters on this list.

 

Felix Trinidad is the epitome of an ATG. Always have greatness insight, great resume, never shy from challenge, despite being one of the most celebrated fighter from the East Coast.
Whitaker Pineda Oscar Reid Thiam Vargas Joppy Hopkins all in succession. There were talk of meeting Roy jones at lightheavyweight after the middleweight tournament. Imagine if the train was not derailed by Hopkins. It could be the greatest run of a fighter could be.
Even after KOed by BHops still managed to get in the ring with Mayorga, Wright and Roy.

 

Holyfield, De La Hoya, Hopkins, Trinidad.

Can't agree with Mayweather. Took a few fights against fighters past their prime and no longer a real threat to him, especially late in his career.