Taken from another board... Here is a list of comeback fights from notable boxers. Where does this weekend's fight stack up historically? My personal opinion is that considering the fact that its a comeback fight... this one stacks up pretty well. Floyd Mayweather - Retired 1 year 9 months - Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1) Sugar Ray Leonard - Retired 2 years 7 months - W/12 Marvin Hagler (62-2-2) Evander Holyfield - Retired 1 year 1 month - W10 Ray Mercer (23-2-1) Bernard Hopkins - Retired 1 year 1 month - W/12 Winky Wright (51-3-1) Felix Trinidad - Retired 2 years 5 months - TKO8 Ricardo Mayorga (26-4-1) Michael Moorer - Retired 3 years - TKO4 Lorenzo Boyd (29-48-0) Sugar Ray Robinson - Retired 2 years 1 month - KO3 Joe Rindone (35-13-4) George Foreman - Retired 10 years - TKO4 Steve Zouski (25-11-0) Julio Cesar Chavez - Retired 2 years - TKO2 Willy Wise (26-10-4) Aaron Pryor - Retired 9 months - W15 Nick Furlano (28-7-1) Vito Antuofermo - Retired 3 years 3 months - KO5 Richard Beranek (13-2-0) Hugo Pastor Corro - Retired 6 years 7 months - KO4 Juan Carlos Ledesma (1-4-2) Billy Conn - Retired 2 years 5 months - TKO9 Mike ODowd (5-8-1) Willie Pep - Retired 6 years 2 months - W8 Harold McKeever (2-9-1) Wilfredo Bazooka Gomez - Retired 2 years 2 months - TKO6 Mario Gonzalez (25-6-1) Thoughts?
Nicely compiled list, though some aren't worth mentioning (9 mos.?). Vitali is a good add. Dempsey was out 3 years before losing to Tunney (obviously doesn't rank too highly). Ali - inactive 3 yrs, 7 mos, TKO3 Jerry Quarry (37-4-4) As far as quality of opponents go, it's certainly among the best. Leonard, of course, is most impressive. Is it a retirement when everyone knows you're coming back?
