Since the dawn of boxing great fighters have fought on to long fighting past it bums untill a young buck has come along and dethroned a great who is a shadow of their former self, fighters have retired undeafeted, or on winning streaks to later come back out and get beat...
Few months ago (on the can) i give it some serious thought as to why they do this and i could only come up with 2 conclusions.
1. Money! Joe louis had to do it coz of the Us gov fucking him over with taxes, he had no choice, fighters like hopkins who don't need the money, will never need to fight for money again love the green to much and can't say no to it.
2. 'Closer' I think this is something lewis and some others have. Double LL went out a winner, then undisputed HW champ, when you leave as the best, i can only asume there is always going to be something inside you that is still laying dormant, wondering Do i still have what it takes? Can i still do it again? I asume most if not all of us by now have seen the Rocky Balboa film and like he says in there, the beast was still awake. Guys like lewis who are at an age where they can still fight would ever be able to be at peace untill they get soundly beaten no questions asked, or come back one last time whoop the best and walk away smiling.
just my thougts...
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