Greatest fighters to never comeback

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  1. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Whose the best fighter to retire and never come back

    So far I have

    Tunney
    Marciano
    Lewis
    Finito Lopez
    Julio Caesar Chavez (did he ever retire and comeback)
     
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  2. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hagler? I think there would be quite a few.
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think Hagler makes that list, and hopefully Joe Calzaghe will to one of these days.
     
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  4. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Monzon certainly went out on a high note and made it stick. Galindez did not live long enough to try, but the rematch loss to Jesse Burnett, nearly three years Victor's senior, was pretty conclusive. Galindez did not have much of a future in the cruiserweight ranks.
     
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  5. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gene Tunney
    Rocky Marciano

    Thats about it.
     
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  6. box101

    box101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    kostya tszyu
    michael spinks
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The ultimate answer is Carlos Monzon.
     
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  8. alexvoce

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    naseem hamed
     
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  9. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano...thought about coming back in 1959 to fight Ingo.....started to train with Lou Duva...but was too far gone...
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Did 'Vander ever retire? Will he ever?
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    No...and in his dotage, he'll end up the classic poster boy for the abolition of boxing.
     
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  12. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marciano and Tunney seem the stand outs.

    But technically Tunney retired and came back early in his career...

    Marciano too, fought as a pro, before having an amateur career (with defeats), before comebacking as pro once again..
     
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  13. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Did not Evander call it quits after his heart attack following the first Moorer fight, then decided he was OK after all and could continue?
     
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  14. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson never officially retired...he just stopped fighting.
     
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  15. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Monzon
    Marciano
     
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