Has you heart ever been broken by a fighter? If so, who was it?

[holmcall]

I think the only way this can happen is if you're a huge fan of a fighter, and then he does something completely out of character, like give up in a fight, or stops taking fighting seriously and embarrasses himself out there. Otherwise, it's more of a dissapointment but at a lesser level. To me, when Cotto fired his uncle and took on his physical trainer, Joe Santiago... that was a bit of a disappointment. And the results showed, 'cause Cotto took entirely the WRONG gameplan into the Pacquaio fight. Then he went out and hired Emanuel Steward, which is wonderful, but a little like closing the barn door after the horse is gone. But nonetheless... he's back on the right track and I admire him for correcting a mistake.

Good stuff, mate.

[holmcall]

Even though he won, Jerry Quarry's fight with Lorenzo Zanon was heartbreaking to watch becuase by then , Jerry's reflexes were totally shot and he was in thr beginning of Pugislistica Dementia though few realiez it at the time.

[holmcall]

Marciano, Monzon, Lewis, Lopez, and Collins

Some broke the mold including Rocky Marciano, Carlos Monzon, Lennox Lewis, Ricardo Lopez, and Brian Mitchell. Marvelous Marvin Hagler came oh so close, but Sugar Ray Leonard may well have ruined his going away party. Henry Maske broke German hearts in 1996, but won them back eleven years later with a remarkable redemptive win over Virgil Hill. Dariusz Michalczewski was unable to do the same.