John Duddy retires from boxing

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  1. moorser

    moorser Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ****in hell he picked a great for ireland v lee to announce his retirement
    pissed off
     
  2. Sir Will Wigan

    Sir Will Wigan HLF: A Real "Fightin' Man" Full Member

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    This is an unfortunate development.
     
  3. Kelly green

    Kelly green Active Member Full Member

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    Who loses hunger when your about to earn one of your top 2 career high paydays?

    Lost a little bit of respect for John tonight.
     
  4. WidowTaker40

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    Put JCC Jr. in against Lee. JCC Sr. should be shamed at the cowardice his son has shown, lee would be his toughest fight.
     
  5. zico2010

    zico2010 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Depends how much money he's got at the moment. If he's been smart with what he's earned then he probably wont have to work again in his life. He probably knows Lee is a better fighter. If he's already thinking of retiring and is ok financially, why take the fight?
     
  6. Kelly green

    Kelly green Active Member Full Member

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    Why is he working on a building site then?
     
  7. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    I was looking forward to this fight.
     
  8. iceman

    iceman Tis my Island Full Member

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    When is the last time you can honestly say he has looked interested, i think he lost his hunger a long time ago. He came back well to bead Walid Scmit but subsequently lost the opportunity to fight Pavlik, he hasnt look the same since. I think that was also around the time he fell out with the McLaughlins
     
  9. WidowTaker40

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    Lol, Duddy already lost to JCC. No wonder he's retiring. If JCC Jr. beats Lee, he'll be the Irish killer.:rofl
     
  10. Kelly green

    Kelly green Active Member Full Member

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    He had one more fight in him, especially against a fellow Irishman and he could of won that fight.
     
  11. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As a Lee fan I'd happily welcome that fight.
     
  12. skellington

    skellington Bogbrush Full Member

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    Respect is a two way thing. What makes you think that your respect means a damn to a real man like Duddy? Frankly, he's way beyond a internet wanker who talks big on message boards.
    Personally I think Duddy was taking far too many clean shots in his career. He's a fantastic fighter, but real life is more important than boxing and it's for the best that he gets out now when he's still young and has his health intact.
     
  13. jonnytightlips

    jonnytightlips Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ****. Im ****in gutted if he did retire, was looking forward to him and Lee. You could see with the last couple of year thought that the fire wasnt in the belly. Anyway good luck to him, he gave us some good fights over the years.
     
  14. kirk

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    Hope the man can have a good life outside of boxing, he had a huge heart, and glad hes bowed out before hes taken too much.

    Thanks for the fights Duddy :good
     
  15. Kelly green

    Kelly green Active Member Full Member

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    Have you have ever been to a Duddy fight and roared him on all night? Because i have.

    I paid to see this man live twice and i can say whatever i like as a paying fan.