Can you name fighters who seemed to have lost it after winning a tough fight?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

[Master]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

And Benn would have beaten Steve Collins!

[holmcall]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

And Benn would have beaten Steve Collins!

Hahahahahahahahaha

[BIG H]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

Nobody knows that mate. People always talk about a long count in Round 1, but there wasn't one, a fighter can be afforded extra time if they go outside of the ring. The time difference between G Man's last punch landing and Benn being back on his feet was 10 seconds. Admitedly the ref did keep breaking them after that which was unexplainable

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

Nobody knows that mate. People always talk about a long count in Round 1, but there wasn't one, a fighter can be afforded extra time if they go outside of the ring. The time difference between G Man's last punch landing and Benn being back on his feet was 10 seconds. Admitedly the ref did keep breaking them after that which was unexplainable

It was a hypothetical... granted, anything can happen. I was just putting it out there. I should have used the word "could" rather then "would" when talking about how the landscape "would have" changed. The officiating in that fight regardless of whether or not people saw a long count.

[generalbulldog]

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

Nobody knows that mate. People always talk about a long count in Round 1, but there wasn't one, a fighter can be afforded extra time if they go outside of the ring. The time difference between G Man's last punch landing and Benn being back on his feet was 10 seconds. Admitedly the ref did keep breaking them after that which was unexplainable

It was a hypothetical... granted, anything can happen. I was just putting it out there. I should have used the word "could" rather then "would" when talking about how the landscape "would have" changed. The officiating in that fight regardless of whether or not people saw a long count.

I agree on the long count. People say Texas is a bad place to fight and it is if you're the opponent. But fighting in GB is pretty bad also. See Dirrell, Tszyu, McClellan, etc.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Nobody knows that mate. People always talk about a long count in Round 1, but there wasn't one, a fighter can be afforded extra time if they go outside of the ring. The time difference between G Man's last punch landing and Benn being back on his feet was 10 seconds. Admitedly the ref did keep breaking them after that which was unexplainable

It was a hypothetical... granted, anything can happen. I was just putting it out there. I should have used the word "could" rather then "would" when talking about how the landscape "would have" changed. The officiating in that fight regardless of whether or not people saw a long count.

I agree on the long count. People say Texas is a bad place to fight and it is if you're the opponent. But fighting in GB is pretty bad also. See Dirrell, Tszyu, McClellan, etc.

Still not as bad as Germany

[Spicoli]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

Nobody knows that mate. People always talk about a long count in Round 1, but there wasn't one, a fighter can be afforded extra time if they go outside of the ring. The time difference between G Man's last punch landing and Benn being back on his feet was 10 seconds. Admitedly the ref did keep breaking them after that which was unexplainable

Agreed...not sure about elsewhere but in many parts of the States its 20 seconds.Ref had some flubs and behind the head shots went both ways at times.

[miron_lang]

Agreed...not sure about elsewhere but in many parts of the States its 20 seconds.Ref had some flubs and behind the head shots went both ways at times.

Is think its 20 secs if the fighter went out of the ring ala Rahman. but is it also 20 secs if you went just outside the rope but still in the ring?

EDIT :

A boxer shall receive a twenty (20) second count if the boxer is knocked out of the ring and onto the floor. The boxer is to be unassisted by spectators or his/her seconds. If assisted by anyone, the boxer may lose points or be disqualified with such a decision being within the sole discretion of the referee.

Boxing Rules | Ringside by Gus


I remember a member of the media assisting Nigel Benn but not much i suppose.

[generalbulldog]

Gabriel Ruelas after fighting Jimmy Garcia. Garcia's death haunted him for the rest of his career. He was never the same mentally after that fight.

[JuliusHicks82]

First names that come to mind are Oliver McCall (after beating Lennox) and Hasim Rahman (after beating Lennox).

Probably a case of neither guy being that great to begin with, but after they found that sweet spot on Lewis' jaw, never truly capitalized on the momentum. McCall beat 87-year-old Larry Holmes in his one successful title defense, then lost to Frank Bruno. Rahman got waxed y Lewis in the rematch, then had the "other head on my head" fight with Evander, and kind of faded from view until he fought James Toney.

Courtney Burton after beating Angel Manfredy. He went 2-5 after that fight, getting knocked out five times. (Manfredy, for that matter, only fought twice after Burton.)

[holmcall]

Joe Mesi after "beating" Jirov.

[miron_lang]

Benn v MClennand took everything out of them.

Yeah... Benn was never the same. Man, imagine how that landscape would have changed if that fight was properly refed...... G-Man would have won and probably kept fighting!

Nobody knows that mate. People always talk about a long count in Round 1, but there wasn't one, a fighter can be afforded extra time if they go outside of the ring. The time difference between G Man's last punch landing and Benn being back on his feet was 10 seconds. Admitedly the ref did keep breaking them after that which was unexplainable

Yes. That is when G has the advantage and going for the KO. Still unbelievable performance by benn.

[CFH]

Corrales was the fight name that came to mind.

Hatton was never the same after Tszyu, but he still had a remarkable career after that fight.

[boxer dude]

okay well here's one to think about, Jesus Chavez was never the same again after killing Leavander Johnson, I think it obviously affected him a lot because he was never the same fighter again.