There are many fighters who should have not faught as long as they did, i am wishing to hear what you believe are some fighters who have boxed too far past their prime.

these are in no perticular order
RJJ (face it, he was an amazing boxer but it's time to let go
Holyfeild (even the boxing devision doesnt want the man to box)
Ali ( ali should have quit after thirlla in manilla)

so these are my suggestions, they are going to differ im sure with yours so please proceed to explain who you believe has out boxed themselves.

Chris Eubank for one. The punishment he took in the fights with Carl Thompson was brutal, Eubank should have retired after the first fight with Steve Collins.

thats easy holyfield and ali

Ali, Holyfield, and Leonard.

There are many fighters who should have not faught as long as they did, i am wishing to hear what you believe are some fighters who have boxed too far past their prime.

these are in no perticular order
RJJ (face it, he was an amazing boxer but it's time to let go
Holyfeild (even the boxing devision doesnt want the man to box)
Ali ( ali should have quit after thirlla in manilla)

so these are my suggestions, they are going to differ im sure with yours so please proceed to explain who you believe has out boxed themselves.
I feel u on that

joppy destorying an old duran, camacho destroying an old leonard. TRAGIC

The saddest cases of this are Joe Louis and Mike Tyson. Both of these men were forced to go on because they need/needed the money. Louis's case was probably one of the all around saddest stories in boxing. After Marciano knocked him out, and he had nowhere to go in boxing, he was forced to turn to pro wrestling and later as a greeter at Las Vegas. For all the money he made for people, for all the charities he donated to (on a few ocassions even giving his entire purse to military relief funds, yes all of it!), he ended up broke and ashamed.

One of the things that really pisses me off whenever I think of it is how the IRS taxed those purses that he donated to the military. THEY TAXED HIM ON MONEY HE GAVE TO THE GOVERNMENT!

When you think about all that Joe did, and how unfitting his life after boxing was, you're forced as a human being to come to a sad realization. Joe Louis: there can never be enough praise and love attributed to that name.

HOLYFIELD, and de la hoya

holyfield
tyson
jc chavez

Hector Camacho has had more comebacks then Cher . . .

Holyfield, Leonard.

roy jones
mike tyson
evander holyfield
ali

holyfield-tyson-..and soon to be toney..when he fights a LIVE heavyweight..their gonna put a vicious beating on the blown up 168lber

The saddest cases of this are Joe Louis and Mike Tyson. Both of these men were forced to go on because they need/needed the money. Louis's case was probably one of the all around saddest stories in boxing. After Marciano knocked him out, and he had nowhere to go in boxing, he was forced to turn to pro wrestling and later as a greeter at Las Vegas. For all the money he made for people, for all the charities he donated to (on a few ocassions even giving his entire purse to military relief funds, yes all of it!), he ended up broke and ashamed.

One of the things that really pisses me off whenever I think of it is how the IRS taxed those purses that he donated to the military. THEY TAXED HIM ON MONEY HE GAVE TO THE GOVERNMENT!

When you think about all that Joe did, and how unfitting his life after boxing was, you're forced as a human being to come to a sad realization. Joe Louis: there can never be enough praise and love attributed to that name.

Excellent post

Joe Louis, Ali, Tyson, Holyfield, and last but not least another sad one that I'm sure will have an even more tragic ending thatn it already has is Meldrick Taylor. I saw the legendary nights on his fight w/ Chavez and at the end the played the interview w/ him before the first Chavez fight and he was so well spoken and articulate then they played one from him nowadays and you could hardly make out anything of what he was saying, truely sad that some state boxing commissions will still allow this man to enter a ring Pitifull actually!

Larry Holmes. He should have quit after losing twice to Michael Spinks, but he came back and took on a prime Mike Tyson. Poor guy got devistated in the 4th round, sad and painful to watch.

ali holyfield tyson louis

Cus D'amato once said, " A great old fighter who appears to be shot can pull together one great effort."

Cus D'amato once said, " A great old fighter who appears to be shot can pull together one great effort."
but the probability of it happening becomes less if the fighter keeps going

Jeffries. Will forever be remembered as the "failed white hope" against Jack Johnson. The fight was so bad that Johnson was actually allowing Jeffries to hit him.

Louis. His loss to Ezzard Charles should have been his first clue. His loss to Rocky Marciano was evidence.

Ali. Taking a beating at the hands of Holmes and Berbick when Parkinsons is beginning to take hold...dear God.

Holyfield. When your boxing license gets suspended by the NYSAC because THEY say you shouldn't be fighting, it's time to take a hint.


I also agree that it's time for Roy Jones Jr. to let it go. He's losing fights that he simply shouldn't be losing. And now Foreman is talking of coming back...at 55...why? And Riddick(culous) Bowe too. Tyson's fans may not want to admit it, but his time is over. He simply doesn't care to be in the ring anymore, though he still loves boxing. But, what can we say? Hang-on-has-beens are as much a part of boxing as the referee.