Who made the greatest comeback in the sport of boxing?

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Was it Tyson fury coming back from depression and obesity?

    Was it Ali from exile?

    Or was it Tyson from prison?

    Instead
    Who do you got in all aspects of the game when it comes to the greatest comeback ever? Please provide other
     
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  2. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George Foreman, easily. Winning the title back at 45? Nothing tops it.
     
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Uh, perhaps you have heard of a guy named George Foreman?

    Sugar Ray Leonard #2.
     
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  4. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George Foreman. End thread
     
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  5. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman becoming champion at 45, hasn't been done before or since. I would say Fury is second. Fury had to overcome himself and addiction, which is no easy feat. That will always be a greater victory than any he ever could have won in the ring.

    Ali and Leonard had great comebacks too.
     
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  6. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Foreman

    Came back after 10 years out and climbed his way back to the top and stayed there whilst remaining competitive against people 20 years his junior
     
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  7. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Galatians 3:28-29 Full Member

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    Oleg Maskaev had been knocked out multiple times, and then came back to win a world title.

    Everybody wrote Wladimir Klitschko off after his third stoppage loss, then he came back to dominate the heavyweight with one of the longest championship runs in heavyweight history.

    Jim Braddock was written off by everybody after a series of losses, then came back to win the world heavyweight title.
     
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  8. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman and Wlad stand out in more modern times.

    Fury to a extent as well.
     
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  9. Glassbrain

    Glassbrain Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably Foreman, Fury close behind him. Both similar.
     
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  10. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Craig Bodzianowski comes to mind. Local guy. Lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. Ending up challenging for the cruiserweight title.

    Most being mentioned were names who were great, and then they fell off, and then they made a big comeback.

    Bodzianowski achieved all his success after he lost his leg and came back from that.
     
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  11. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Foreman hands down in my opinion
    Jofre was pretty incredible and kind of unheard of for that time period and lower weight class
    I always thought Randall Bailey who won a world title in the 90s coming back to win a world title in like 2012 was impressive as well, not on the level of Jofre or Foreman though
     
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  12. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Fury just because of round 12 being symbolic of his journey to that point. He shouldn't have got back up but he did. Couldn't have wrote it.

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  13. Robney

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    The man, the myth, the legend...
    Big George Foreman.
     
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  14. MickyG

    MickyG New Member Full Member

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    Honorable Mention: Frankie Duarte
    Memorable comeback from years of drug and alcohol abuse to avenge KO loss to Alberto Davilia and lose a controversial decision to WBA champ Bernardo Pinango.
     
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  15. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: at those suggesting Fury. Guess many never heard of George Foreman? Vinny Pazienza? SRL?
     
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