What are the saddest cases of fighters sticking around too long?

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  1. One Punch Power

    One Punch Power New Member Full Member

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    The saddest thing to see in sports is someone who was once so great that they defied comparison becoming not only mortal, but eventually pathetic. A guy like Dwight Gooden (Dr. K) in baseball who was one of the greatest pitchers of all time at 20 and the 4th or 5th man on the rotation by 30.

    The same thing happens all the time in boxing - Ali, Holyfield, Roy Jones, Tyson, Joe Louis are just a few that come to mind. Would be great to hear thoughts on this subject in terms of who and why.
     
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  2. t-worm

    t-worm oldbie Full Member

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    Poor Joe had to come back to pay his taxes. He was screwed by the government.
     
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  3. Mr. HU

    Mr. HU KP vs BHop anniversary Full Member

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    Kelly Pavlik cause now he has resorted to fighting bums and low level competition! I wish he would retire!
     
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  4. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Meldrick Taylor , Ali, but probably the worst was Greg Page
     
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  5. wellsini

    wellsini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Evander

    Roy
     
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  6. #1

    #1 New Member Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry, Roberto Duran, Roy Jones, Evander Holyfield, Medrick Taylor, Ali, etc.
     
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  7. Govanmauler

    Govanmauler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    as above I guess

    The Barrera v Khan fight was a horror show
     
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  8. CANNONBALL

    CANNONBALL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Leon Spinks,who has the unenviable distincion of being the only former HW champ to be KO'd by a fighter making his pro debut. There were many other sad shows in Leon's career - KO loss to rocky sekorski, KO' in one by Jose Ribalta, KO'd in one by light HW Tony Morrison, Draw 10 with Terry Mims, pts loss to a totally shot Tex Cobb, KO'd by Angelo Musone...the list goes on
     
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  9. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely Joe Louis

    Ali vs Holmes

    Roy Jones vs Danny Green

    Holyfield vs Ibragimov

    Duran vs Pazienza

    Tyson vs Lewis or Williams
     
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  10. cubex

    cubex Boxing Addict banned

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    Evander Holyfield.

    Roy Jones.

    Meldrick Taylor.
     
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  11. Ech110

    Ech110 Active Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr.

    reduced to 1st round KO's.
     
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  12. anthony jr

    anthony jr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    meldrick taylor come straight to my mind when i read this thread watching the ledgendary nights ov him and chavez is really upseting.
     
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  13. EleventhHour

    EleventhHour Got Dat Black & Gold Soul Full Member

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    Roy Jones Junior. Ugh.
     
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  14. chriswrench

    chriswrench Active Member Full Member

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    If Ken Buchanan goes ahead with his planned comeback from retirement, this will surely be the saddest moment ever witnessed in boxing history.
     
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  15. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    the cut fukked it up though, if MAB came into the fight minus the damage, it may have turned out differently.
     
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