What boxer would you like to see hang em up

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  1. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    While theres alot of boxers today who are not only in there late 30s and early 40s but also well past there prime. While there is still good old fighters who seem to lose little with age like Hopkins or Mccall, but you also have fighters like Roy Jones and Evander Holyfield who have lost alot of there skills over the years. What fighter would you like to see just retire before he gets hurt or embarrassed?
     
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    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I myself would like to see Holyfield retire, he has already accomplished what most heavywieghts can only dream of. While I think he has 50/50 chance of beating Iggy, win or lose he should retire after his next fight.
     
  3. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Michael Moorer
    Marco Antonio Barrera (if he loses to Pacquiao)
    Evander Holyfield (if he loses to Ibragimov)
     
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    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Id like to see Penalosa retire with the belt
     
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    sues2nd Fading into Bolivian... Full Member

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    Riddick Bowe
    Holyfield (tho I think will beat Sultan)
    RJJ (tho I think he will beat Tito)
    Moorer
    Mccall
    EM

    I am sure there are a few that I am forgetting....
     
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    BIGTIMETIMMY ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Eric Morales
    Vitali Klitchsko
     
  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Out of top named fighters:

    Holyfield
    Bowe
    Mesi
    Jones
    Trinidad
    Hopkins
    Barrera
    Valero
     
  8. iceman

    iceman Tis my Island Full Member

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    I'd agree with most of these except Calzaghe.He is very fresh for his age and has never taken much punishment in the ring.Although if he beats Kessler and then Hopkins or the Pavlik/taylor winner he will have nothing left to prove and should just retire on top
     
  9. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Fernando Vargas
     
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    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    De La hoya
    Bhops
    Morales
    MAB
    Holyfields
    RJJ
    Toney

    :D :yep
     
  11. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    I dont think there's an active fighter today who has taken more clean, hard, flush punches than Luis "Yory Boy" Campas.

    I'd hate to see the results of those punches 15 to 20 years down the line!

    Yory Boy should really hang them up for the sake of his health.....but unfortunately he's been robbed blind by his manager along with the aid of the most corrupt promoter in boxing, Bob Arum.
     
  12. Napoleon

    Napoleon Smokin' Full Member

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    Arturo Gatti if he's not already retired.
     
  13. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    People keep wanting Holyfield to retire, and I agree......Vargas however has'nt even shown a spark of what he used to be since the DLH fight.

    Hopefully the fight with Mayorga will be his last, because he's a catastrophe waiting to happen.
    If he continues to fight, my guess it that he'll end up like Meldrick Taylor.

    Hang them up Nando!!!
     
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    Toopretty Custom made Full Member

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    Zahir Raheem.
     
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    Toopretty Custom made Full Member

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    Gatti should go in a time machine and retire 5 years ago.