List some of your favorite fighters who had a hard fall from grace

Oscar?

 

Ricky Hatton needed to avoid Floyd at all times, he didn't and that's why his career is over.

Floyd ended it.

 

RJJ. He had already established a legacy and he was 35+ but he went from being discussed as one of the ATG's to his career and past achievements being ripped to shreds.

 

Sergio Martinez. Still my favorite fighter but not the same anymore due to injuries.

 

Martinez like some have said, just became a cripple and lost to a guy he would have KO'd few years back,

 

all of the fighters i have followed over the years have fallen hard

juan diaz
bojado
tito ( vs winky)
dominic guinn
david reid
hatton
hamed
berto
pavlick
martinez
juanma
dirrell
gamboa
corrales

 

Duran probably fell as hard as anyone after the "no mas" fight and for about a year or two afterwards, Hell even his trainer Arcel gave up on him. His absolute low point was loosing to Kirkland Laing.

But to his credit he picked himself up and won some very memorably matches after that.

 

I'm not a big fan of ripping a fighter to shreds just because he got old. RJJ was a superb fighter, even though I thought he could have pushed himself a bit more.

But RJJ mistake was not going up in weight, rather it was trying to come back down, I think he would have been better off staying at heavyweight or perhaps going down to cruiser.

 

Gamboa, watched his fights live when he uses to fight in Primm NV.

I knew his record was kinda padded and his chin was protected by careful matchmaking.

I like the fact that he still trades but his chin is beyond destroyed.

Kelly Pavlik, he was destined to be the poster boy for blue collar Ohio. alcohol is anyone's worst enemy.

Here's the thing from what I seen from boxing. You have a small window to be on top. In that time you should be fighting the best. I've seen too many fighters hold out for bigger money that when they fight, they lose all that momentum.

 

I'm finnish,so i can say Robert Helenius.

Sad that couple of years ago,he was rated top10 HW(or atleast close) then all the hand injuries and this big mess with Sauerland.

Still no news about Helenius future.contract ends in 2014.so maybe come next year Helenius could make comeback.if not,then it's probably allover.if not already.heard that Helenius is still training,so that's atleast good thing.however i don't believe he has motivation to it,if he can't get in to the ring soon.

Our first HW prospect and we never see him fullfill his potential on big stage,or atleast see how far he could go.

Helenius with his hand working,was true power puncher and had solid chin.altough too slow and uncoordinated to be really succesful at world level.

Hope you come back someday!

 

Jones Jr, Paul Williams, Michael Moorer

 

Hamed is a good pick. Scott Harrison too. Naz because he didn't train and became arrogant as hell. Harrison because of the demon drink and acting a wally outside of the ring.

the one that hit hardest though for me was Trinidad. it all went pair shape after the loss to Hopkins.

 

wrong. Joe Cortez ended it. as well as putting on a lot of weight between fights.