What's the saddest thing you've seen in Boxing?

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  1. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    Setting aside tragides, what's the saddest thing you've seen in boxing? Whether it's your favourite fighter being pummled, a robbery etc. (It might not be sad to everyone, just personal to you.)

    For me, Amir Khan v MAB is right up there.

    The way they took advantage of a legend & warrior like MAB still riles me today. The cut was no worse in the 1st round, then it was when they eventually stopped it.

    They made sure it went 4 rounds before quickly halting it so Khan could get the win.

    It was all about money & greed. It was pure exploitation which MAB didn't deserve.

    Ali v Holmes is another one. (sadder in fact)

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. Jobo1878

    Jobo1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson V Lewis, just watching Tyson with no hope of winning getting used as a punchbag.
     
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  3. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    G-Man
    The fall of Roy Jones Junior
    Muhammad Ali
     
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  4. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Recently? During the post fight interview of the Marquez/Katsidis bout. When Larry was interviewing Katsidis.. and Katsidis was honoring his dead brother and tearing up.. I almost cried manly tears.
     
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  5. Hamas

    Hamas Active Member Full Member

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    Audley harrison
     
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  6. Ilesey

    Ilesey ~ Full Member

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    WALDO vs Rahman and Ibragimov.
     
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  7. KavIsABoss

    KavIsABoss Legend Full Member

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    Seeing the fans get robbed when:
    haye fought Klit
    hopkins fought dawson.
     
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  8. Golden Boy 360

    Golden Boy 360 Boxing's Biggest Cash Cow Full Member

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    This.

    Cotto talking about his dad on 24/7 it was I believe
     
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  9. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    meldrick taylor and riddick bowe and others who were on the top for a long time and now seeing whats left of them
     
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  10. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    Totally agree. Also when his mum was talking about him. I was cutting up
     
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  11. volkan

    volkan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Norton vs. Cooney was very said as well.

    Tyson vs. Lewis

    Tyson vs. Williams

    Tyson vs. McBride

    Tyson vs. Douglas

    Ali vs. Holmes

    Ali vs. Berbick


    How Ali has become today.
     
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  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Personally, I always find it sad when the fighter despite trying his best gets shut out, beaten terribly and has to be pulled out of the fight, for example: Gatti-Mayweather, Pirog-Martirosyan or Sylvester-Proksa, they just looked absolutely crushed. Couldn't help but feel sorry for them despite rooting for the other guy.
     
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  13. Amain

    Amain Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe someone can help me with this. ESPN Friday Night Fights a couple years back I think. There was a segment on a fighter talking about some hardship in his life or death in his family or something, and he was crying in the pre-fight segment. Then he fought and got KO'd. It was a black fighter. I don't remember who or what division. That was pretty damn sad.
     
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  14. paddymickey

    paddymickey Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "assault in the ring" very sad documentray
     
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