Retiring at the top of their game

[m00ks]

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

[jabsRstiff]

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, **** you" he gave to the system, has really added to his aura.

We never saw him hurt, or truly beaten. He never came back.

[THRILLAinmanila]

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 ???

[jack_the_rippuh]

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

[THRILLAinmanila]

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

a golden moment that slipped away .......

[THRILLAinmanila]

Rocky Marcianno 49-0 nuff said

BOOM ! There's my pick right there

[HomicideHank]

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

Gene Tunney did it for the right reason, to marry into a rich family. The little woman said he had to give up the fighting to get in the family.

[nohero]

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.

[chito]

did marciano ever retire? i thought he was killed in an accident.

[theironone]

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