My thing is only dude who I can say legit bet on himself is Devin Haney. Dudes like Boots and his team talk good, and at first you feel bad for them but then when you see the reality it makes sense why they are where they are.
Most folks never knew Boots was never a PBC fighter, yet PBC gets blamed. And then Boots going the IBF path vs WBO when he was ranked in both, especially when he still had to wait for Bud Spence fight in retrospect is looking suspicious if Bud is really who he wants (the assumption iyou can make is Spence had 3/4 belts so better bang for your buck to force a fight with him, but after seeing how the Bud vs Spence fight went you can now plant the seed for an argument legit or not Boots and team felt Spence was the easier of the 2).
Boots won't get credit for unifying or undisputing a weak 147 when at 154 its an ass off nikkas who are straight savages lol.
Boots vs Lubin
Boots vs Charlo
Boots vs Tim
Boots vs Virgil
Boots vs Madromove
Boots vs MAndoza
Boots vs dude who just lost to Virgil
Boots vs Spence in Dallas
Thats bout 3 years of fights that define legacy that don't need a belt if we being real
this is what I am saying...he may not get much credit but he will get the title of being "the man" at 147. BHOP stayed at 160 forever because there was no one there yet he couldve went to 168 or 175 where bigger names were. he did the work, after he accomplished what he wanted THEN he moved up for the more lucrative paydays. the best thing is to not overthink it. I know BHOP was old but dont look at your mid-thirties as being a death sentence.