Promising fighters whose careers were cut short

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by GoldenHulk, Oct 2, 2021.

Page 2 of 3
  1. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2012
    Messages:
    13,740
    Likes Received:
    12,416
    Zack Padilla
     
    ETM, Oct 3, 2021
    #16
    greynotsoold likes this.
  2. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2017
    Messages:
    12,361
    Likes Received:
    18,760
    surfinghb, Oct 3, 2021
    #17
    Saintpat and Quick Cash like this.
  3. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2017
    Messages:
    12,361
    Likes Received:
    18,760
    Same with Packey McFarland at age 25 ( not including the Gibbons fight )
     
    surfinghb, Oct 3, 2021
    #18
    young griffo likes this.
  4. SailorSharkey

    SailorSharkey New Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2021
    Messages:
    33
    Likes Received:
    19
    Dmitry Pirog. Could've been the greatest middleweight to ever live, and would've schooled GGG.
     
    SailorSharkey, Oct 3, 2021
    #19
  5. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2009
    Messages:
    5,065
    Likes Received:
    6,949
    Luther McCarty.
     
    djanders, Oct 3, 2021
    #20
    sweetsci, BitPlayerVesti and QuacktheDuck like this.
  6. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2006
    Messages:
    6,875
    Likes Received:
    8,138
    I thought McFarland retired at 25 and died before his time but a few years later . Incredible fighter with a sensational record though. Unbelievable that he never managed to get a title shot.
     
    young griffo, Oct 3, 2021
    #21
  7. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2017
    Messages:
    12,361
    Likes Received:
    18,760
    Ya I was referring to the close ages they didnt box anymore 24 and 25 .. ya it was a shame ..He was close , the LW title fight with Wolgast was cancelled in the 11th hour
    I think he was 47 when he passed of a strep throat infection that went to his heart
     
    Last edited: Oct 3, 2021
    surfinghb, Oct 3, 2021
    #22
    young griffo likes this.
  8. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    Johnson and possibly even Dempsey might have only been footnotes of history.
     
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #23
  9. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    Jimmy Britt
    Joey Archer
    Gerry Cooney
    Tim Witherspoon
    Greg Page
    Andrew Golota
     
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #24
  10. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    you really think so!?
     
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #25
    SailorSharkey likes this.
  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2009
    Messages:
    24,625
    Likes Received:
    29,363
    In the words of John Lardner in what is considered in sports writing circles the best lead ever written:

    “Stanley Ketchel was 24 years old when he was fatally shot in the back by the common law husband of the woman who was cooking his breakfast.”

    The Michigan Assassin was 49-5-3 (46) per boxrec at the time and had already beaten some notables.
     
    Saintpat, Oct 3, 2021
    #26
    greynotsoold and QuacktheDuck like this.
  12. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    Fair enough, but what more could he do? Beating Pedroza would have been huge, but could he have actually done it? And then what? I actually wonder if he wouldn't have suffered a similar fate to Gomez after being paired with Arguello.

    Surely, it was a tragic death and he would have given us many more exciting fights. It's just that his potential seems to have been overblown by the tragedy of his death.
     
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #27
  13. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    Nah, Japanese hype job. The one dude who didn't have to play by VADA rules. It would have ended horribly for him sooner or later. Look what happened to guys who stared in Japanese MMA when they came to the UFC.
     
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #28
  14. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    McFarland is one of the greatest ever P4P bar none. He is easily top 10. Amazing record.
     
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #29
  15. QuacktheDuck

    QuacktheDuck Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2021
    Messages:
    287
    Likes Received:
    95
    QuacktheDuck, Oct 3, 2021
    #30
Page 2 of 3