Worst Career Endings

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  1. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Name boxers who had great careers and were well liked but had a terrible end.

    Example Oscar after having a great career does what he normally does and faces the toughest guy available in Manny and gets crushed in his last fight and retires. imagine if he retired following Forbes in the sold out Dodgers Stadium where he gave cheap tickets to the people that would be a great end

    Another example Chavez a great warrior and Mexican hero fights a little too long but only loses to quality following his first loss after a long unbeaten streak his career ends when he is forced to quit to Grover Wiley

    How bout Whitaker going into retirment after quitting from an injury against Bojorquez

    Lastly Gatti vs Gomez
     
  2. BoxKing

    BoxKing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A career ending for one is a career start for another.
     
  3. jonnytightlips

    jonnytightlips Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe not well liked but when Tyson quit against McBride. Tyson would have destroyed him in his prime.
     
  4. Finesse74

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    Hatton doing Coke.

    But worse one was watching Tito's fat getting manhandled by RJJ and Winky. Jesus. That was horrible. At least he went he was done after RJJ. Thank god.
     
  5. Ringnut

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    RJJ is a good example I think (assuming he retires for good now)
     
  6. RedDragonBoxing

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    Eubank corner stoppage against Thompson
     
  7. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yo I like that right there. Its so true.
     
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    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Ali getting his @ss handed to him back to back by Holmes and freakin' Berbick.

    Michael Bentt almost dying after getting whooped by Herbie Hide in his first defence.

    McClellan ending up blind and impared after his Benn encounter.
     
  9. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    those are all tough examples mine were embarrassing these were life threatening
     
  10. kelics

    kelics Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Defenetly Tyson. I don't think theres any boxers that started their career THAT good and ended THAT bad
     
  11. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joe Louis, SRL....
     
  12. BoxKing

    BoxKing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hatton/Pacquiao was to me the worst career ending of all time.
     
  13. Finesse74

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    Na Joe Louis. Raped by our government and raped for his money.
     
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    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Bad ending is more common than good. Athletes never know when to quit (source of their greatness and their eventual lead to an ugly retirement fight).