Had a topic that was about fighters who didnt retire when they should have.
How about those that did.
Two spring to mind.
Prince naseem and kostya tszyu, both realised their time was up, and hopefully both dont make comebacks.
Who else?
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Had a topic that was about fighters who didnt retire when they should have.
How about those that did.
Two spring to mind.
Prince naseem and kostya tszyu, both realised their time was up, and hopefully both dont make comebacks.
Who else?
Marciano, obvious one lol :P but I can't think of any more just now
Lennox
Yeah was just about to edit my post with that ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 'The Boxer'
Tito ;)
Probably should have retired before Wright.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
Lennox Lewis of course. Interesting note. I read a Boston Globe article today from 1994 from writer Ron Borges (great writer, don't know what this plagiarism deal is about) and Lewis was labeled a bust. Manny Steward basically trashed him as a no hoper and the article talked about what could have been. What a difference 10 years makes. Makes me wonder about Audley...because a lot of those criticisms he go were the same ones Audley gets. He just wasn't so old.
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"Coming out of the '88 Games, I thought he was the prize fighter," Steward said several days before he sent his latest charge, McCall, into the ring at Wembley Arena to challenge Lewis, whom he beat via TKO 31 seconds into the second round to become the new World Boxing Council champion. "But he has not progressed at all to the degree he should. In fact, he's regressed.
"He's a name fighter now because he was handed a championship by the WBC, but no one's excited about him being a great fighter or a great puncher or a great boxer. He's gone backward in every way."
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Not trying to shift the topic but Steward said this before the McCall loss. Kind of shocking to read.
'Finito' Lopez
Tunney
'Chiquita' Gonzalez
Zaragoza
Monzon
Collins
Besides Marciano and Lennox I would say Marvin Hagler.
yeah but those right guard commercials will forever LIVE ON! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by the wiz
Lennox before those big Russians knocked his block right off!
Naww i dont know... even after coming back to beat mayorga.. His legacy was still in tact...Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle
And even with two losses he is still an atg..
I mean loosing to Bhop and winky is not exactly shameful.. Two undisputed pound for pound greats!
Lennox stands out to me because he retired on top as champ
Sven Ottke ::**
Lennox Lewis
Rocky Marciano
Marvin Hagler
maybe...still wish he would have gotten a rematch with leonard.....Quote:
Originally Posted by the wiz