Fighters who retired at the right time.

[SlimTrae]

Joe Calzaghe-
Took on & beat up the undefeated IBF champ in Jeff Lacy. Took on Undefeated Kessler & grabbed 3 belts. Vindicated in his points win when Bhop went on to prove he had a lot left, just not enough for Calzaghe.

Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Jean Pascal, Jermaine Taylor all were coming into their own around Y2k8, but hadn't prove it to be worth him sticking around.

I think he could've beaten all except Ward, I could envision an ugly draw, which would've left question marks, just left at a great time and actually stayed retired.


Carl Froch,
Robin Reid, Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor, Arthur Abraham, Glen Johnson, Lucian Bute, Andre Ward, Mikkel Kessler This resume is mas macho! Father time creeping up, shows possible passing of the guard when he rematches George Groves & SPARKED HIM!
No better way to retire!

[Master]

Rocky as he was showing signs of age but would have lost his next fight.

Hagler sticking two fingers at the boxing world for not appreciating his greatness and leaving Leonard hanging.

Ricardo Lopez clears up his draw on his record to win and ride off into the sunset.

[TitoFan]

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.

[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.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Rocky as he was showing signs of age but would have lost his next fight.

Hagler sticking two fingers at the boxing world for not appreciating his greatness and leaving Leonard hanging.

Ricardo Lopez clears up his draw on his record to win and ride off into the sunset.

Rocky had 2 or 3 good fights left in him. Nino Valdez was scheduled for June/July 1956, and Rocky would have beaten him. Liston was in jail. Patterson was 20 years old. Who was left? Eddie Machen?

[Master]

Rocky as he was showing signs of age but would have lost his next fight.

Hagler sticking two fingers at the boxing world for not appreciating his greatness and leaving Leonard hanging.

Ricardo Lopez clears up his draw on his record to win and ride off into the sunset.

Rocky had 2 or 3 good fights left in him. Nino Valdez was scheduled for June/July 1956, and Rocky would have beaten him. Liston was in jail. Patterson was 20 years old. Who was left? Eddie Machen?

I read that his back injury was the reason why he retired at the time he did.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Besides Marciano and Lennox I would say Marvin Hagler.

maybe...still wish he would have gotten a rematch with leonard.....

He tried for a year.
Then apparently out of the blue, Leonards people contacted him.













AFTER 4 YEARS!

[LegendBoxing65]

anyone who retires before they take a beating which is tied to getting older retired at the right time. Hagler, Lennox,McGuigan,Tito, Hopkins would have retired at a great time after Tarver.. But he had to comeback, and that is why the Wright fight is really the Wrong fight. Do not mean to be Larry Merchant there.

[Tito BHB]

anyone who retires before they take a beating which is tied to getting older retired at the right time. Hagler, Lennox,McGuigan,Tito, Hopkins would have retired at a great time after Tarver.. But he had to comeback, and that is why the Wright fight is really the Wrong fight. Do not mean to be Larry Merchant there.

I think my man Bhop is gona suprise you bro

[The Boxer]

Lennox before those big Russians knocked his block right off!

LOL

[Beanflicker]

Marvin Hagler. Even though he did go out on a sour note, he still went out with that aura of invincibility that he had. Never stopped, never knocked down, with his last fight being very controversial. I'm glad he went out that way, rather than him getting old and getting stopped by subpar opposition, and going out that way.

[Mark TKO]

Yep Lennox, Hagler and Marciano

Wouldn't say Hamed went at right time - I think his career short changed us boxing fans

[tedsares]

Hagler, Lewis, Rosenblat, Van Horn and Quiroga

[The Rookie Fan]

Yep Lennox, Hagler and Marciano

Wouldn't say Hamed went at right time - I think his career short changed us boxing fans

True... If anything I'd say Naz retired too early.

[bigragu]

Besides Marciano and Lennox I would say Marvin Hagler.

maybe...still wish he would have gotten a rematch with leonard.....

He tried for a year.
Then apparently out of the blue, Leonards people contacted him.













AFTER 4 YEARS!

exactly......Hagler was robbed twice!!!! in the fight and then by not getting a chance for a rematch!!!!