Pro boxing is a cruel sport and sometimes a fighter can be written off after a bad performance even if it is a winning performance, thinking of a few examples
Andre Dirrell - Very negative performance against Cirtus Stevens took him out of the limelight and he was unable to get decent fights or TV dates for nearly a year because of this, however he turned it around and with a great performance and entertaining fight against Anthony Hanshaw although the Stevens fight is not forgotten his is looked upon in a far more positive light
David Haye - Punched himself out and was KO'ed by veteran Carl Thompson, many wrote him off as not putting enough effort in and relying on his KO power, turned it around and now established Cruiserweight champion and is now stepping up to Heavyweight, many think he can revive the division
Roy Jones - A legend throughout his career but many believe should have quit after winning the heavyweight title, fought on and was ko'ed by Tarver and Johnson, picked himself up and is fighting on and is now lining up a mega money clash with Calzaghe which many believe he can win, personally still think he should have gone out on top after winning his Heavyweight title
Winky Wright - Spent a lot of his career as a relatively unknown fighter, travelled the world to get fights, robbed a couple of times, then made a big run in to finish his career beating Mosley twice, Trinidad, and holding his own at higher weight now known as one of the best.
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