Boxers who (seem to) have there health intact post career?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Journeyman92, Jan 27, 2024.


  1. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think a lot of factors like ballooning in-weight, diminishing social connections, suboptimal dietary choices (not bad, but not nearly as nutritious for the brain as day fish-walnut-fast type of habits could be) play an untold role in many fighters mental decline.
     
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  2. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah you really did. Larry has always been somewhat arrogant no reason to wish bad health on him. Wow.
     
  3. Storm-Chaser

    Storm-Chaser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Its fine I apologized and let's move on. I wasn't thinking
     
  4. Terror

    Terror free smoke Full Member

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    I wish Larry could give you a stiff jab to the mouth. What an insipid post. It isn't trash day, so that thought should stay inside your brain. Please and thank you. You also can just delete this post instead of half assedly apologizing 10 times in a row like someone who doesn't know how to work a computer.

    As far as the OP, a lot of examples given are wrong so far. Just untrained eyes not understanding that the prison of mind doesn't always express outwardly. I think naming names as to "who people think is good but clearly are showing damage" is not classy so I won't. I can second that McGuigan seems ok. Marciano seemed OK before his unfortunate demise.
     
  5. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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    George Chuvalo sounds like a nuclear physicist. Also Randell Cobb seems to be doing alright. Amazing that those guys took so much punishment
     
  6. Storm-Chaser

    Storm-Chaser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Are you finished yet?
     
  7. Pedro_El_Chef

    Pedro_El_Chef Active Member Full Member

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    Tunney for sure. One of the best defensive fighters of all time with only one loss which wasn't a KO and retired during his prime.
    Here he is 15 years after retirement, fit as a fiddle:
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  8. Terror

    Terror free smoke Full Member

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    Don't play the victim kid, it's a bad look on you.
     
  9. clinikill

    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    Not anymore with Chuvalo. He's in the thralls of severe dementia. He probably won't be around for much longer, sad to say. :(
     
  10. Storm-Chaser

    Storm-Chaser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ok I respect your points and opinion but you are now beating a dead horse. Let's please get back on track now

    I just deleted the post
     
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  11. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    John Conteh
    Duke McKenzie


    Spoke with these two earlier and both seemed very articulate and sharp still.
     
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  12. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    He’s in better mental shape than my Pop at 66. Beautiful life he seems to have from that video.
     
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  13. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Delighted. I frickin love John
     
  14. janitor

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    Sharkey and Schmeling for sure, but Tunney suffered a family tragedy, and drank himself into an early grave.
     
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  15. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Seems like Cobb has been off the radar for a while, at least I haven’t come across anything with him. His acting career dried up … have to wonder why. Hope he’s doing well. A true treasure.
     
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