Fighters who became shot seemingly overnight

Roy Jones
Dempsey (although that night lasted a good few years)
Leonard (see above)

 

Rodrigo Valdes Fought the great Monzon tooth and nail for two fights, then one vacant title against Bad Bennie Briscoe. Then defended against the very forgetable Hugo Corro, and lost by wide decision. Followed him all night and couldn`t let his hands go. Just lost it all that night... All i remember Gil Clancy saying that night was `he just can`t get off`...

 

Pinklon Thomas.. Jesus H., he fell apart in '86...:rofl Never made it back...

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Runner Up: Donald Curry....:huh

Livy Bramble, as well.....

 

Meldrick Taylor. His first fight with Chavez ruined him.

 

NAW! I agree that it was coming, but it took until '92 to prove it... Peace..

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WRONG! Ali was SHOT! YES!! But he took a cut in pay, and saw less than 6 million for Holmes in 1980......... Ali was a hoax in 1980....... I'm so bummed....:roll:

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AGAIN! Joe Walcott was caught with a flush uppercut by Marciano in the early going. However, Walcott still had his wits.... J.W.

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up the count and blew the refs toll............ Walcott COULD HAVE carried on.. Walcott was NOT really out of it....... The count was sorta' quick.........:think

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Corrales after that brilliant war he engaged in..balls to the wall like that will surely do that

 

I am the BIGGEST "Ali" nutgrabber in history........ I know he looked great in the pictures.... BUT! His diet and meds screwed him up--BAD! I only figured it out later, after the smoke screen......:fire

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jeff fenech

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"ill taught them i'll teach em. after, now i knock him out like i said before, i'll be the guy and after i beat him i'll show him his mistakes"

 

..........Simply not true. The odds for Holmes-Ali opened at 3-1 and closed (predictably, as they tend to right before big fights) at 6 1/2 to 5 1/2, in favor of Holmes.

This was of course taken not only by virtue of the performances of the young, springy Holmes leading up to the fight, but also Ali's very noticeable degradation in skills dating nearly six years before that.


It was no surprise to anyone.

 

jose luis castillo and diego corrales after their 2 wars

 

I honestly did not think a fighter could be so shot, so done as when Ali stepped in that ring to be beat down by Holmes that night. A very sad night for boxing.

I REALLY felt bad for Larry Holmes, he was put in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation by taking that fight.

 

And to think, Fenech had trouble sleeping at night for 16 years, until their third fight when he finally "beat" Nelson.