Name fighters that were shot well before 30th birthday

Barney Ross
Esteban DeJesus
Gaspar Ortega

 

The first name that came to my mind was "Elisha Obed". Getting ready to upload to YouTube his title defense against Tony Gardner and he was a completely different fighter from what he was just a few years after. Tony himself said "I sat in as a judge on one of his fights in Miami just a couple years later and I couldn't believe it was the same guy".

 

Dempsey, Tyson, Frazier, Bowe,

Yoko Gushiken and Danny Lopez retired before 30.

 

Sorry I meant nipper daly. Had his first fight at 9 and his last at 17.

 

mann...

 

I'm gonna go out on a limb and propose the notion that some wires have been crossed.

 

Wilfred Benitez.

 

Donald Curry - over 300 amatuer fights will do that
Jerry Quarry - to many tough fights and brutal sparring.
Wilfred Benetiz - turned pro so very young, matured early, got old early.
Sean O'Grady - same as Beneitz, not as naturally gifted, but a very good fighter
Meldrick Taylor - one fight did the trick vs. J. C. Chavez

 

Jung Koo Chang

 

According to his apologists Joe Frazier.Washed up at 29.

 

Tyson was shot by 1999 when he was 32 years old but I assume more than age, a lot had to do with his poor training habits, outside the ring troubles and a general lack of desire to fight for the title and just treating boxing as a source of pay cheque

 

30? Most fighters have their best years in the rear-view mirror by then. Young man's game.

 

Battling Siki... Literally and figuratively.

 

Marciano fans will tell you both Archie Moore and Walcott were in their absolute primes when he beat them.

 

Lionel Rose.