Boxers who came out of long layoffs and still fought top guy's?

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  1. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd drags a LW up to WW, intentionally MISSES the 144 weight agreement....silly fans go nuts w/ his return. *yawn*
     
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  2. Kingmaffe

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    Vitali Klitschko came back after almost four years.

    George Foreman obviously, although it took some time before he fought live bodies.
     
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    Ricky Hatton after almost 3 years to fight Senchenko and look what happened there. Fury has taken note and adjusted accordingly. Interestingly, both had similar lifestyles out of the ring.
     
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  4. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    how much different is it from Loma fighting Rigo?
     
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  5. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Best ever:

    Jeffries, was it 5 years retired, coming back and facing champ Jack Johnson straight away.

    Don't see that one ever being surpassed.
     
    Nonito Smoak, May 21, 2018
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    Vitali was among the most impressive

    Two surgeries, and FOUR years layoff

    Came back COLD and not only beat the current holder of his title, but absolutely THRASHED him

    Vitali was a one of a kind, tough as hell, born fighter. He was a phenom like we are unlikely to see again
     
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    This! Took that boy to school.

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    WalcottsBentFace, May 21, 2018
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    Muhammad Ali after 3 1/2 years vs Jerry Quarry, then Oscar Bonavena followed by Joe Frazier in his 3rd fight back.
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Mayweather's win is much better. Rigo was inactive and 37 as a tiny guy.
     
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    Sugar rat Leonard against the the MW king Marvelous marvin Hagler is probably one of the best examples.
     
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    Beat me to it!
     
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    Trinidad against Mayorga.
     
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    Larry Holmes at 38 and almost 2 years out of the ring, came back and fought prime Mike Tyson.

    George Foreman at 45 out of the ring for 17 months, comes back and KTFOs 35-0 lineal HW champion who's 19 years younger than him.
     
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    90s Superstar HW Axel Schultz came back after a 7-year retirement to get destroyed by Brian Minto.
     
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    Exactly. I don't think it's coincidence that Ricky is in Fury's camp either. Tyson deserves credit for being a very smart man who seems to listen to the right people.
     
    AJfan, May 22, 2018
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