Do boxers hurt their legacy when they continue fighting well past their prime?

hmmm two ways to look at it...real boxing fans know but legacy doesnt only refer to real fans



I am an aussie and i am pissed off that a mug like Danny Green has a win on his record against a guy he couldnt have touched in his prime.


Then again the aussie boxing public is not all that knowledgeable. The aussie boys on here will tell you what kind of "fight hype" big enough fights develop. Everyone in the pub becomes an expert and its the same at the fight. People buy tickets without knowing what they are buying for.

I had an "expert" at the fight for Roy Jones in sydney sitting behind me trying to tell me Roy Jones hadnt done anything and Danny Green was a "real word champ who did it the hard way".

Comes back to my first point - real fight fans know what a fighters legacy is. Casual fans - well does it matter what they think

 

I think they do. In a way, it does detract from their legacy as they are no longer viewed as invincible. But over time, we remember the prime, not the later years. I do give guys credit for continuing though. It is gutsy to keep on, knowing you are past your physical prime, risking your standing and health in a tough gladiator sport like boxing.

 

The problem is people often forget about what a fighter accomplishes, and the last things that occur to them, is often sketched into their heads. RJJ is one of the saddest cases. No fighter ever who has been that good, fought the quality of guys he has (say what you will he fought 2 ATG's, another HoF, natural heavy, and bunch of other credible champions at the time how were good fighters but obviously not on Jones level) and just suffers embarrassing loss's and KO's one after the other. His class of fighter should never go out like that. It's sad man and this image of Jones is in strong contrast to mr.unbeatable in his prime. It's a sad way to end a career.