Fighters who should retire, your top 3

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  1. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    1. Joe Joyce.
    2. Andy Ruiz jr.
    3. A.J.
    None of them have any punch resistance left.
     
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  2. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    Honestly I think Ruiz just didn't see the shot coming it was a very swift sneaky I think left hook Knyba slipped in and with the ones you don't see, all bets are off. Even iron jawed Ruiz did the bambi stumble. He has been knocked down a couple times before so it's not like it's a new thing. He took a complete pummelling after he was hurt and took countless heavy shots to crash to the canvas. Then he was swinging for the fences with the giant a minute later. I mean his punch resistance certainly is not going to get better as he ages but he is still durable. If he was finished he would not have survived that onslaught, he was completely ineffective but he tried at least, still a warrior. He needs to retire if he's not back in the ring within six months and does a better job than that but the opponent was a shocking bit of matchmaking. It's almost as if Eddie is still resentful and stitched him up lol.
     
  3. FrankinDallas

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    I would agree but I just saw that Adam Kownacki has a fight scheduled so he should be on any such list.
     
  4. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Yeah saw that as well... my response in that thread:
    Sad, Kownacki can't stay away.
     
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  5. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    Adam Kownacki
    Dillian Whyte
    Andy Ruiz jr
     
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  6. Camps

    Camps Active Member Full Member

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    Top 3's tough.

    Alphabetically, among top-20 (give-or-take) guys still active -- or at least trying to be:

    Chisora (42 but says he never wants to quit)
    Joyce
    Pulev
    Ruiz
    Whyte
    Wilder

    ... and AJ, Fury and Big Baby aren't far behind.

    Usyk's old but until his superior skills dramatically diminish (I give him some latitude on the Rico fight), I'll give him a little longer.
     
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  7. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Andy Ruiz
    Tyson "Greedy Belly" Fury
    Dereck Chisora
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Isn't Dave Allen fighting today?
     
  9. Parker90

    Parker90 Active Member Full Member

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    joe joyce joshua adam kownacki