Shakur wants to retire at age 33

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He turns 29 next week so that would mean that Shakur would like to stick around for 4 more years before calling it quits. He needs to make the most of those next 4 years instead of fighting once a year.

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  2. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxers always say they want to be retired young, health and wealthy and on top. It doesn't happen very often though.
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Good riddance! I wish he'd retire now. He's horrible to watch.
     
  4. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Don't count on it. I remember reading articles in boxing mags back in the 90s where Roy Jones swore he wasn't gonna fight past 30! :lol:
     
  5. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I just don’t understand comments like this. He’s not exciting per se, but watching his mastery of distance control and ability to read opponents and react almost at the same time they start to act is sort of poetry in motion. It’s interesting in the way watching a cheetah run or an acrobat perform is.

    and I don’t get how a boxing fan doesn’t respect and admire what he does. He’s probably the #1 p4p once Inoue retires.
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I love long films that other consider boring, I adore Tarkovsky. But the excruciatingly dull films of Yasujiro Ozu are even too boring for me. Does that explain it?:lol:
     
  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’m so very embarrassingly basic when it comes to film. If there’s not stuff blowing up or boobies, I’m not interested.
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    There you go! You get it!:lol:
     
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  10. Parker90

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    can he change it to 29? god awful to watch
     
  11. NoChin

    NoChin Sir Tim Tszyu - Knighted! Full Member

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    Might be meeting him later in the year. I guess he'll keep 6ft away from me at all times and bore me to death.
     
  12. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Anyone who still takes these "retirement" comments from boxers serious is a dummy.
     
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    boxingexpert733 Active Member Full Member

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    He probably won’t but I don’t care if he actually does. Not only is he boring but I’m also getting sick of his antics when it comes to calling out guys like Haney, Garcia, etc
     
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  15. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think the only one with a snowball’s chance in hell of beating him is Haney.