Roy Jones Jnr insists he has nothing to lose in New York on Saturday night - unlike opponent Joe Calzaghe.
The Floridian, at one time in his career undisputedly the best pound-for-pounder on the planet, believes his legacy will not be affected whether he wins or loses in Madison Square Garden.
However, he believes Calzaghe will be feeling all the pressure when he enters the ring with his flawless 45-0 record on the line.
"A loss for Joe would be much more significant to him than a win would be for me," Jones said.
"Winning would be good for me but losing would really ruin his record. To lose to just one man, well, you would have to love being that one man.
"It (pressure) isn't all on Joe because people are paying to see me fight too and I have to keep up my end too but there's more pressure on him.
"Nothing that happens in this fight can take away from my legacy I might be able to add to it if I pull off this upset but that's the only thing that will happen to it.
"To have a fighter as good as Joe is, for him come out say how good I am and to challenge me, because he says I am one of the best, means a lot.
"When another top class fighter says that, it tells you that I don't need to add to my legacy.
"He is telling you all about it because he already knows how good I am."