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So if he retires at 35 he has 7 yrs of boxing, at 2 fights a year that's 14 fights, his next is current unbeaten WC and then one of the top guys of the division, and he is talking fighting 3-4 times a year and is calling out everyone from 135 to 147, you boys are too quick to put someone in a box.
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Yes he is there is no doubt about that, a top guy can own boxing in 5 yrs if things go right for them, lots of guys blew up in weight between fights and Davis is only now coming out of the shadows yet he is talked about like his career is over with, in my eyes, his career is only for real just starting give the guy a chance before writing him off.Comment
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I mentioned his contemplation of retirement because it gives me pause on how long his career will actually last, especially when he has yet to face any severe adversity and everything has gone relatively smoothly. He's making decent money and has had a machine behind him almost his entire career. I brought up Donaire as an example of someone who continues to fight through defeat at an advanced age, and I'm pretty sure he had to look at himself in the mirror or sit down with his wife and ask himself some tough questions. We saw Teofimo ask himself in the ring a few nights ago, "Do I still got it?". He's 25 and on the verge of an existential crisis. Davis has yet to lose or even come close to losing...so it's surprising that retirement is at the front of his mind. I know boxers are human too, and they have endeavors they want to achieve outside of wearing gloves. You just don't expect guys who are relatively young (Davis, Teofimo, Ryan Garcia, etc.) already looking towards the end. It's very possible Davis won't be around when he's 35. He had something negative to say about Bradley being a HOF, but we won't know if Davis will be HOF when his career is up. Maybe Davis already believes he has a HOF fighter, and that's why he's contemplating retirement?Last edited by kiaba360; 12-13-2022, 08:28 PM.Comment
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You could be right but we wont know until we get there, boxing can skyrocket or sink a guy and it can happen quickly, its like all the hate thrown at TC, but it would only take 2 fights to put him without a doubt on top of the world and ATG talks, say he beat Spence then Charlo next fight, or on the flip side if he fights another 2 B graders then he will wallow in sht, Manny went from a very good fighter to immortal in one fight that's how quick it can happen, boxing is that fickle.
As I said earlier I don't think anybody is truly established in this era, the name guys Canelo Loma Donaire are from the last era and closing their careers, this new crop is still figuring out where they are, lots to happen over the next 5 years.Comment
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So much can happen in 4-6 yrs, boy oh boy that's a lifetime in pro boxing if the cards fall right he could easily be the P4P best in the sport in that time, that door is open to every elite guy in the sport, it can happen so quickly with just 2 or 3 of the right wins against the right guys.Comment
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