Fighters you feel sorry for?

Ali - Frazier III.

Frazier allegedly begged Eddie Futch to let him fight despite being at death’s door and did not speak to him again after that match. I know all too well what’s its like when your body cannot keep up with where your mind wants it to go, its a very rough feeling, especially when there is such a heated rivalry at play.

Frazier would rather die swinging than to go out like that, it must have been really hard on his ego.

 

On a rewatch? Everytime Benitez got hit seeing where he is now.

 

Alexis Arguello in the 2nd Pryor fight. Sitting there being counted out, resigned.
Colin Jones at the end of Donald Curry match

 

Ray against Camacho. Oscar against Pac. Ali against Holmes and Berbick.

 

I've always felt sorry for Sonny Liston. For the most part he's regarded as just a thug brute who quit against Ali in both of their fights. The real story about Sonny is a lot different--(and much more complex and nuanced.)

 

Oscar Valdez

 

There’s also the fact that Liston did reform somewhat but certain sections refused to forget his past - D’Amato to name one but he had the ulterior agenda of trying to protect his man Patterson. Otherwise, the cops also went hard to find Liston guilty of some minor stuff.

 

Les Darcy. He was misinterpreted and got screwed.

 

Sonny Liston WAS a thug brute, Sonny Liston did quit against Ali… those are just facts?

 

Joey Gamache when they sent him in to be slaughtered by Gatti. I dont know what the official weight difference was but Gatti looked about 2 weight classes bigger.
Gamache is lucky he lived through that one. Its a cold buiisness.

 

He was though considering his childhood. The way he was raised what else could he be?

I give him credit for not being a serial killer with a father like that. The fact he won the heavyweight championship suggests he had some good in him as well.

 

I feel sorry for all the fighters who fall upon hard times once the glory days are gone.Kirkland Laing for example