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View Full Version : Fighters who retired as champion and never made a comeback 1SILVA 11-01-2009, 10:51 PM I know there have been many fighters who retired as champion, but how many never made a comeback? I came up with a few. Can the board list others? Lennox Lewis Rocky Marciano Gene Tunney Joe Calzhage Carlos Monzon Sandy Saddler Ricardo Lopez I know there are quite a few more. poet682006 11-02-2009, 12:01 AM Marvin Hagler JAB5239 11-02-2009, 12:08 AM Marvin Hagler Sadly Marvin didn't retire as champ. But the was the first name to come to my mind too. poet682006 11-02-2009, 12:11 AM Sadly Marvin didn't retire as champ. But the was the first name to come to my mind too. Ah good point! I didn't read it closely enough :chairshot Poet Jim Jeffries 11-02-2009, 12:20 AM Sven Ottke.:boxing: Bundana 11-02-2009, 01:55 AM Duilio Loi Khaosai Galaxy Ji-Won Kim Maybe "retired" isn't the right word, but Masao Ohba and Salvador Sanchez of course died when they were reigning champs. mickey malone 11-02-2009, 02:11 AM There's quite a few Horacio Accavallo FLY Mickey Walker MW Gene Tunney HW Bruno Arcari LWW Henry Armstrong FW Joe Beccerra BW Charley Rosenberg BW Roberto Duran LW Ray Robinson WW Rinty Monaghan FLY Carlos Monzon MW Marcel Ernesto FW Jimmy Barry BW Jack McAuliffe LW Rocky Marciano HW Terry Marsh LWW Duilio Loi LWW Sven Otkke SMW Khaosai Galaxy SFLY Joe Calzaghe SMW Lennox Lewis HW Salvador Sanchez FW Ohba Masao FLY Stanley Ketchel MW... NB: All 3 died while they were world champions.. mickey malone 11-02-2009, 02:42 AM I know there have been many fighters who retired as champion, but how many never made a comeback? I came up with a few. Can the board list others? Lennox Lewis Rocky Marciano Gene Tunney Joe Calzhage Carlos Monzon Sandy Saddler Ricardo Lopez I know there are quite a few more. Not 100% on Saddler.. Think he may have made a comeback.. Sαntα 11-02-2009, 02:45 AM In-Jin Chi mickey malone 11-02-2009, 02:49 AM In-Jin Chi True.. Well spotted! Sαntα 11-02-2009, 02:57 AM True.. Well spotted! He does K-1 now. :nonono: mickey malone 11-02-2009, 03:11 AM He does K-1 now. :nonono: Ah right, I wondered where he went.. I remember the 2 fights with Michael Brodie, kinda reminded me of Dave boy McCauley's wars with Fidel Bassa.. Close fought and brutal.. Do you know his K1 score so far? Sαntα 11-02-2009, 03:14 AM Ah right, I wondered where he went.. I remember the 2 fights with Michael Brodie, kinda reminded me of Dave boy McCauley's wars with Fidel Bassa.. Close fought and brutal.. Do you know his K1 score so far? 1 win 1 loss. I saw the first fight and thought he lost it. It went to an extra round (what ever that means) mickey malone 11-02-2009, 04:41 AM 1 win 1 loss. I saw the first fight and thought he lost it. It went to an extra round (what ever that means) Yeh, pro boxers never seem to take to K1 too well.. Don't know why they bother.. The extra round is for if it's a draw after 5 rnds for championship bouts or 3rnds for non-championship.. So in otherwords, there isn't any draws.. TBH, it wouldn't be a bad idea for boxing either!.. Just for a laugh.... This is how I started answering your post, b4 I realized that I hadn't read your answer properly.. Nah, it was a Draw and a loss (TKO7).. Both fights were fairly brutal, mainly due to Brodie's tendency to swell up like John Merrick, which he did in a lot of his fights.. Lol Sαntα 11-02-2009, 04:46 AM Yeh, pro boxers never seem to take to K1 too well.. Don't know why they bother.. The extra round is for if it's a draw after 5 rnds for championship bouts or 3rnds for non-championship.. So in otherwords, there isn't any draws.. TBH, it wouldn't be a bad idea for boxing either!.. Just for a laugh.... This is how I started answering your post, b4 I realized that I hadn't read your answer properly.. Nah, it was a Draw and a loss (TKO7).. Both fights were fairly brutal, mainly due to Brodie's tendency to swell up like John Merrick, which he did in a lot of his fights.. Lol Lol. I watched 3 In-Jin Chi fights this morning. Guess which ones! :D BennyST 11-02-2009, 05:03 AM I know there have been many fighters who retired as champion, but how many never made a comeback? I came up with a few. Can the board list others? Lennox Lewis Rocky Marciano Gene Tunney Joe Calzhage Carlos Monzon Sandy Saddler Ricardo Lopez I know there are quite a few more. Ernesto Marcel. Was the SFW champ and retired unbeaten as champion, defeating Alexis Arguello in his last fight and smartly never made any comeback. Incredible fighter nominated for the HOF this year. EDIT: I see good ol' MM beat me to it.:fing02: Also, didn't Jofre retire as champ in his second division? Or did he relinquish them beforehand? 1SILVA 11-02-2009, 09:51 AM There's quite a few Horacio Accavallo FLY Mickey Walker MW Gene Tunney HW Bruno Arcari LWW Henry Armstrong FW Joe Beccerra BW Charley Rosenberg BW Roberto Duran LW Ray Robinson WW Rinty Monaghan FLY Carlos Monzon MW Marcel Ernesto FW Jimmy Barry BW Jack McAuliffe LW Rocky Marciano HW Terry Marsh LWW Duilio Loi LWW Sven Otkke SMW Khaosai Galaxy SFLY Joe Calzaghe SMW Lennox Lewis HW Salvador Sanchez FW Ohba Masao FLY Stanley Ketchel MW... NB: All 3 died while they were world champions.. I may have worded my question wrong. I am talking about fighters who retired as champ and never fought again. That would exclude Robinson, Armstrong and Duran who moved up in weight. Your other additions are excellent as well. 1SILVA 11-02-2009, 09:55 AM Not 100% on Saddler.. Think he may have made a comeback.. Saddler retired as World Featherweight champion in 1956. His last fight was a non-title 10 round loss to Larry Boardman. Saddler was completely shot and retired and vacated the title, never fighting again. mickey malone 11-02-2009, 10:00 AM I may have worded my question wrong. I am talking about fighters who retired as champ and never fought again. That would exclude Robinson, Armstrong and Duran who moved up in weight. Your other additions are excellent as well. Oh OK, I took it as, retired as champ in that weight division.. Fair enough. |