Comments Thread For: John Ryder, Former Two-Time Interim Titlist, Officially Retires At Age 35

[A.B Counterhooks]

This dude a real grinder of the sport win or lose, fought very good top names, made some good purses ,time to enjoy some of that hard earned money with the fam. Good for him.

[sledgehammer17]

Enjoy your retirement champ, and enjoy bringing through the next generation of boxers, you were robbed against Smith, no if's no but's, you should of been world champion that night. All the best john ryder.

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Enjoy your retirement champ, you earned it.

[Tag, You're Hit]

Ryder had a solid career. Has some $ in the bank and, hopefully, good health, too. Thanks for the fights, Gorrilla, and best wishes to you in the next part of your life.

[PerfectJab]

No-nonsense fighter.
No trash talking and no social media antics. Just show up, fight to the best of your abilities and go home.

Happy retirement.

[MulaKO]

See you in nine months buddy enjoy your time on the stool...............

Fugh me
Is he a boxer or a junkie

[dan-b]

Good career, not everyone can be elite. Boxing needs workhorses like this.

It's a shame someone is trying to derail this into "muh Canelo - Benavidez". Yes, we all want to see that fight but have a day off FFS.

[Joseph]

Always appreciated his grit and toughness. A solid fighter and deserving of his successes. Enjoy your retirement, John. You’ve earned it.

[JakeTheBoxer]

A solid and very brave fighter, not very talented, overachiever. I guess he made good money. Enjoy your well deserved retirement.

[Boro]

I personally feel that if you’re supposedly the biggest name in the sport and are commanding massive pay days, you should be making fights that real fans actually care to see. 64 fights is a lot but more than half of those fights took place while he was a teen until 21 yrs old against low level opposition. Guys like Mosley, Cotto, and Mayweather didn’t have anything to prove when they faced canelo, but still chose to do so at ages much older than what canelo is now. If they didn’t, his status may not be what it is today. All I’m saying is, he should sh** or get off the pot. Benavidez is obviously the most deserving and meaningful fight. Refusing to fight him while having a Ryder and then a junior mw as your most recent fights is not a good look.

The same could be said of all big names barring Ali to be honest, he's one of the only guy who didn't age people out or wait until questionable wins and the likes and fought the whos who when it mattered the most...

And that's why he's a great IMO and most others just don't compare.