Fighters who retired at the right time.

[Master]

Just reading the opening post, I don't agree with the choice of Naseem.

To leave like that, after being humiliated by MAB in the worst way (made ME a fan of Barrera )........ especially when he hadn't taken hardly ANY prior punishment in the ring.

It's not like he was worn out from a zillion wars in the ring. He had been dominant and was relatively unscathed.

Then.... to suffer an embarrassing loss like that and not even make an attempt to make amends..... no..... I don't think he retired at the right time.

Naz won his last fight but was booed by fans. He seemed to have nothing left to get back to the top again.

Then two things:

One, he crashed and burned rather quickly. Most of the time with boxers, the decline is gradual.... even if it appears to show up in any one fight.

Two, he had a fragile mentality. Once someone bullied him back and shoved his bravado right back at him, he mentally crumbled.

Huge talent... low on mental fortitude.

You are probably right on both issues.