Besides Marciano which all time greats retired too SOON...

I guess not retired but I wish Jack Dempsey hadn't taken that 3 years off for the sake of hollywood.

 

I think its a certainty, that Jack regretted those 3 years ,when he was in with Sharkey and Tunney.

 

Muhammad Ali....j/k

 

<<< What he said.

 

Probably Marciano vs young Floyd Patterson fight would have been a great way for Rocky to go out.

 

Why? Floyd was not yet rated in the top 10 when Marciano retired. Not only was Marcianos last fight used up on the # 1 heavyweight contender, Archie Moore, but was used up on the man who was the clear favorite to replace him as heavyweight champion upon his retirement(Archie Moore). When Marciano retired in April of 1956, Floyd was still a 20 year old light-heavyweight. Had Marciano waited until after Floyd Patterson demolished Archie Moore before retiring, then you could have a case. But No one, including Marciano thought Floyd would do to Archie what he did. But that was all the way in Dec of 1956...Rocky wanted a fight in early-mid 1956..then to get out for good. To fight floyd, he would have argubably had to wait until 1957, where he would be near 34 and considerably past his prime.