Boxings Pyrrhic Victories

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  1. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What are boxings pyrrhic victories?

    What are the victories that fighters have attained that have came at the greatest cost to the fighter themself?

    I'm looking for wins that have left a fighter diminished or even ruined as a fighter forever after and make you wonder whether the victory was really worth it.

    An obvious example is Muhammad Ali and the Thrilla in Manilla which even though Ali won marked the begining of his decline as a fighter and perhaps exacerbated the onset of his Parkinsons' Disease.

    Another would be Riddick Bowe-Andrew Golota.A win on paper for Bowe that caused irreparable damage to him physically and left him a shell of the charismatic personality he once was.

    What are some other examples of these that you can think of? :think
     
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  2. Boxed Ears

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    Thanks for listing the fights that came to mind before I could use them. ...But I would say Bowe over Holyfield and Holyfield over Bowe, to use Bowe again only earlier. Those guys cut chunks off of each other in all of their fights. I think Andrew got a lesser Bowe for sure as much as Bowe was even further removed from his best in that fight.
     
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  3. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Frazier-Ali I is the perfect example imo.
     
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  4. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Although still a good fighter Carbajal seemed to lose an edge after the first Chiquita fight. The Marquez-Vasquez rivalry with both guys winning and both faded after. We will find out more after the upcoming fight.

    Hagler-Hearns
    Chacon-Boza Edwards II
     
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  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    But Vazuqez and Marquez had three great fights none one before fading.
     
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  6. Gesta

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    Taylor vs JJC?
     
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  7. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    TRue:good

    Gabriel Ruelas after Jimmy Garcia
    Camacho-Rosario Camacho was never the same still a good fighter but no longer in the elite PFP sense. Like Camacho once said in an interview with KO magazine "Are you trying to say Rosario turned me into a *****"

    My answer would have been no Hector you still had balls(see Chavez loss) but you never stopped running after that.
     
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  8. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Almost but no cigar:hat
     
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  9. Gesta

    Gesta Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I see now, :-:)-:)-(, not even drunk today.
     
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  10. Boxed Ears

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    Taylor was ruined by John Jacob Cornelius. Good call.
     
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  11. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He didnt win he was knocked out and Beat up:!::dead
     
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  12. thejokerswild

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    RJJ winning heavyweight championship.

    Ray Mancini V Duk Koo Kim (rip)
     
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  13. TBooze

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    I would agree, Chavez was never the same post Taylor, but maybe hindsight shows his decline starting pre Taylor.
     
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  14. Boxed Ears

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    ...Knowing you, you might really, truly, actually know of a fight between a guy named John Jacob Cornelius and X Taylor.
     
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  15. TBooze

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    Mark Goult/Danny Porter.
     
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