Which fighters were never "the same" after being KO'd?

Hector Camacho BEAT Edwin Rosario but was turned into a runner and a safetly first fighter in that fight.

Will Mijares be the same after getting train wrecked the way he did last night?

Mmm, most definitely. What was interesting was that he had such a great defense. He just showed small holes or lapses in concentration every now and then and unfortunately for him he was fighting in such a freakish pool of LMW/middleweight talent that those small holes were taken vicious advantage of at the exact moments he showed them. The McCallum fight still stuns me. He tagged him with I think what he imagined to be a good left and just seemed to pull back with his right hand dropped to see what damage he had done. It was like he stopped thinking for just a moment and then the McCallum super left-hook came out of nowhere! It was actually similar to the other shocking KO loss of that time when Graham was boxing the bollocks out of Jackson before that one moment of foolishness put him out. Both incredible. I think you are probably right though in that Curry was probably still in great shape even after the Honeyghan loss. He was boxing brilliantly in the McCallum fight until the KO and I think with that happening a second time one after another was too much for him. I can't believe Honeyghan didn't amount to anything after that. He never gave a performance even close to that kind of skill and determination. It was as if his whole career was poured into that one fight leaving him listless and just bad after it. :lol1: I really liked his defense, he'd just dip or slip a punch by just doing some subtle things in there, he made it look easy in his prime. And I agree, he had some concentration issues like when he drops his left hand or backing up straight but overall his defense was superb in his prime. Yeah, that left hook came out of nowhere, Curry was boxing great in that fight, he was leading and even stunned McCallum, who had a very good chin, almost dropped him with a right hand I think in the 3rd (?) round. McCallum said he set up that left hook by throwing a wild uppercut to the body first to confuse Curry, he said he made Curry think that he was going to the body with the left hand but instead went upstairs with it, beautiful punch. I can agree with TheMachine about Honeyghan, perhaps the Starling loss ruined him because there was a steep decline between that fight and the Breland fight, he looked shot against Breland, but you're right, he never put on the type of performance he put on against Curry again.

I thought the Honeyghan fight put a dent in Curry but I think he could have recovered had he not run into McCallum right after it but it's hard to say which one affected him more, he was performing well against McCallum until getting caught by a perfect left hook while leaning back though, I thought he never looked quite the same after that. Yeah, Curry had so much potential, his destruction of Milton McCrory was great, he really had everything going for him, such a shame, he was great to watch in his prime. I expected more from Honeyghan after the Curry fight, that never happened. Mmm, most definitely. What was interesting was that he had such a great defense. He just showed small holes or lapses in concentration every now and then and unfortunately for him he was fighting in such a freakish pool of LMW/middleweight talent that those small holes were taken vicious advantage of at the exact moments he showed them. The McCallum fight still stuns me. He tagged him with I think what he imagined to be a good left and just seemed to pull back with his right hand dropped to see what damage he had done. It was like he stopped thinking for just a moment and then the McCallum super left-hook came out of nowhere! It was actually similar to the other shocking KO loss of that time when Graham was boxing the bollocks out of Jackson before that one moment of foolishness put him out. Both incredible. I think you are probably right though in that Curry was probably still in great shape even after the Honeyghan loss. He was boxing brilliantly in the McCallum fight until the KO and I think with that happening a second time one after another was too much for him. I can't believe Honeyghan didn't amount to anything after that. He never gave a performance even close to that kind of skill and determination. It was as if his whole career was poured into that one fight leaving him listless and just bad after it. :lol1:

not really....he was so overconfident n that fight...he thought because he was an Olympic medalist nobody could of beat him. but he has manage to become a 3 time champion. But hes back, so he is the same because he stood toe to toe with Margarito and nothing but ko wins since than Ok, but he (Santos) does not fight in the same manner that he fought before he got KTFO by Jantuah. Kofi laid him OUT. Now he fights scared and he's boring to watch. So, he wasn't and is not the same fighter after that KO.

fernando vargas after being knock out by trinidad Absolutely. Throw in David Reid as well. Vargas' chin went from solid to china in 35 minutes.

vargas, mayorga, david reid, yory boy campus & william joppy after a Tito ko.

Meldrick Taylor and Fernando Vargas

fernando vargas after being knock out by trinidad

Everyone makes fun of Calzaghe's slappy style, but he sure did bust up Lacy in that fight. We'll see what Lacy has left. Agreed. In all honesty, I hadn't followed Zags that much before the fight. That was one of most lopsided ass whippings I have ever seen....

Although he wasnt KO'd, Lacy hasnt been the same since the Calzaghe fight. Taylor is gonna bust him up... Everyone makes fun of Calzaghe's slappy style, but he sure did bust up Lacy in that fight. We'll see what Lacy has left.

Yeah, Wlad basically became Daniel Santos after his first KO loss. Scared, boring to watch, hit and hold. not really....he was so overconfident n that fight...he thought because he was an Olympic medalist nobody could of beat him. but he has manage to become a 3 time champion.

John "the Beast" Mugabi. He took a terrific beating against Hagler, and after that never really achieved what he could have. You could argue that Hagler was never the same again either. Matthew Saad Muhammad was ruined by Dwight Qawi. He became a journeymen virtually overnight. Davey Moore was never the same after Duran. On a similar note there are also quite a few fighters who were never the same after winning a fight. Nigel Benn was effectively shot after McClellan. Joe Bugner was ruined forever in the eyes of the British public after beating Henry Cooper...

Tito has Gutted a few fighters careers in the past.... Yeah, he did.... Obba Carr, Yori Boy Campas, David Reid, Fernando Vargas, William Joppy.....

Wlad Kliscthko...most recent. Yeah, Wlad basically became Daniel Santos after his first KO loss. Scared, boring to watch, hit and hold.

Tito has Gutted a few fighters careers in the past....

Seeing Benn KO'd by a jab was pretty surreal.

You could make the case that Honeyghan was ruined by Marlon Starling. He went from being an aggressive pressure fighter to a scared punching bag against Mark Breland. Terry Norris was KO'd and DQ'd many times but he was never the same after being upset by Keith Mullings. That's true, there was a steep decline after the Starling fight, Breland had his way with him, only time I've seen someone knocked down and hurt twice in 1 fight by jabs.

I expected more from Honeyghan after the Curry fight, that never happened. You could make the case that Honeyghan was ruined by Marlon Starling. He went from being an aggressive pressure fighter to a scared punching bag against Mark Breland. Terry Norris was KO'd and DQ'd many times but he was never the same after being upset by Keith Mullings.

Wlad Kliscthko...most recent.