Can one punch ruin an entire career?

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  1. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    I'll never know how Vargas kept getting up from those brutal left hook kd's. That last right Tito landed in the 12th round looked bad for Vargas too. Before that fight he fought Wright & Quartey. I wish more guys were like Vargas the fighter(not the trashtalker lol).
     
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  2. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Ask Herol Graham. Arguably the best British fighter never to win a world title, and was on his way to doing so until he got caught with this:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhVi7cH-LaQ[/ame]
     
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  3. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'd attribute that to the beating he took throughout the fight. Vargas also had physically taxing fights with Wright, Quartey, and later DLH in addition to back injuries.
     
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  4. higgsboson

    higgsboson New Member Full Member

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    Yes, just ask Ricky Hatton and Paul Williams. I don't think a fighter can ever be the same after a brutal one punch KO.
     
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  5. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    Pwilly hasn't fought anyone else yet, but if you are talking about his public perception, yes after his KO there were quite a few threads provoking the glass content of his jaw.
     
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  6. tipu sultan

    tipu sultan Member Full Member

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    And that's not why I mentioned him. Refer to the first angle the OT mentioned.

    Abraham KO of Taylor has more or less retired him, (what a shame such a nice guy who had talent)
     
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  7. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yes! L
     
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  8. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolutely.

    [yt]pKmH8RGESmQ[/yt]
     
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  9. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bob Fosters left hook on Mike Quarry's jaw.

    It ruined the kid. If he only waited another year or so.
     
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  10. SimplyTheBest

    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    One straight right hand from Wladimir Klitschko literally ruined a talented Calvin Brock.
     
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  11. EJDiaZ

    EJDiaZ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah! Look at Ricky Hatton :thumbsup
     
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  12. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Trinidad vs Vargas was not one punch, it was 12 rounds of brutality that ended with Vargas being beaten almost defensless by the time the ref waved it off.

    I dont think that fight qualifies.

    And even the fight I was going to list has its reasons why it could be excluded. Holt vs Torres 2, the right hand that puts Torres out.... Torres has yet to really 'come back' from.

    Also, the obvious answer to this is Roy vs Tarver 2, like the threadstarter mentions.

    So while I dont know if these one punch KO's ruined the career (it def doesnt take away from who they were or what they did before that) I think it goes without question that it heavily, heavily, heavily impacted the rest of their career in a very negative manner.
     
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  13. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Absolutely. Have you read Rico Spadafora's research? Glass Jaws II is coming out soon.
     
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  14. BunnyGibbons

    BunnyGibbons Is Not About That Life Full Member

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  15. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    tszyu vs judah
     
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