Retiring at the top of their game

Ricardo López Sex Male Nationality Mexico Alias Finito Birth Name Ricardo López-Nava Hometown Mexico City, Mexico Birthplace Cuernavaca, Mexico Division Minimumweight Date of Birth 1966-07-25 Reach 65” Stance Orthodox Height 5' 5 Trainer Ignacio Beristain Manager Dwight Manley won 51 (38 ko's) - lost 0 - drawn 1 - tot 52

ricardo 'finito' lopez 51-0-1 (38 ko's) what a fighter

If only Holyfield would have retired after his 1996 ass kicking of Mike Tyson.....

He officially retired, then was killed (i think) one day before his 49th birthday in a plane crash - that truly sucks

Rocky for sure... but when a fighter retires on top you always "wonder" how much further he could have gone. What if Rocky came back to fight Patterson who was calling him out? 50-0? It kinda sucks that we'll never know.

Rocky Marcianno 49-0 nuff said BOOM ! There's my pick right there :)

Well we could have been saying Jones if he would have retired immediately after the Ruiz fight... a golden moment that slipped away .......

Well we could have been saying Jones if he would have retired immediately after the Ruiz fight...

lewis anyone? Tito was one, but good thing he came back. Tito came back at the perfect time, someone needed to bring up some fresh challenge in a division that's been dominated for a long time by Hopkins..Having said that...if Tito wins against Hopkins in a future fight, wouldn't that be a perfect time to retire ???

I think nobody went out better than Marvin Hagler. He lost a fight that many thought he won. he had always railed against the "system" in boxing, & the "goodbye, fuck you" he gave to the system, has really added to his aura. We never saw him hurt, or truly beaten. He never came back.

lewis anyone? Tito was one, but good thing he came back.

ricardo 'finito' lopez 51-0-1 (38 ko's)

It's rare, but it does happen. Rocky Marciano and Gene Tunney come to mind.

tikal you are totally correct about Marciano the best model for this thread retiring unbeaten (49-0) and undisputed heavy weight champion of the world....

Sven Ottke can't argue with that - ah wait for the bombs WHAT THE FUCK!!!! :mad: Ha ha, i know you must be playing pink :D

Sven Ottke can't argue with that - ah wait for the bombs

Rocky Marcianno 49-0 nuff said

lennox lewis retired as champ, he knows he had to do that because his best days were behind him, that klitorous got close to beating him so he knew it was time to hang up his gloves, and for that he gets my respect i believe that if holyfield wins a title, he will think he has also retired at his best lol Yeah... always nice to retire still wearing your belt :) Good decision on the Brit's part..

lennox lewis retired as champ, he knows he had to do that because his best days were behind him, that klitorous got close to beating him so he knew it was time to hang up his gloves, and for that he gets my respect i believe that if holyfield wins a title, he will think he has also retired at his best lol