When Fighters just don't have it anymore.

[New England]

"i remember watching muhammad ali being badly beat up by larry holmes and thinking, 'this is the end of my youth.'"


-jim lampley.

[Dean_Razorback]

gattis last fights.

[New England]

That Cuban guy that got massacred by Crawford and then got KTFO again on Fox Sports a few weeks ago.

maybe i'm missing something, but i think you're combining the careers of juanma lopez and yuriorkis gamboa.


juanma is probably the best recent example. he has nothing left. at his peak, he was a polished offensive fighter with great power and leaky defense. his chin wouldn't let him down the way it does now. he'd take bombs, and look hurt, but he'd finish fights, even coming back strong i nsome cases.

now, he's unable to take punches he used to eat for breakfast, and losing quickly to fighters he'd handle in his prime.

[luis007]

Erik Morales getting KO by Danny Garcia. He still busted Danny's face in the first fight though.

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

Tyson vs Lewis comes too mind

Well, they were both past their primes at that point.

The most recent one that comes to mind is when Sergio Martinez got massacred by Cotto . A couple people tried telling me it was gonna happen but I just couldn't see it . Until he got dropped in the 1st and I was left shocked with my mouth wide open .

You beat me to it! lol My reaction was also the same when Martinez got dropped.

[gamefrk]

Roy Jones getting KO'd repeatedly...
I don;t care much for Ortiz..but he's one of them too

[MPX309]

I think Matthew Macklin needs to retire. . . granted he did win his last fight but still.

[HughJass]

I was sitting watching the De La hoya Pacquiao fight and even though i'm not a huge fan of his,all people involved with De La Hoya looked distraught.That's what made me start the thread.

I co-sign what NE said about Juanma,dude was one of my favorites back in the day.I believe i even told my friends he's the next crossover star lol.Sh.it was painful watching him against Cuellar.

[crazed_z06]

maybe i'm missing something, but i think you're combining the careers of juanma lopez and yuriorkis gamboa.


juanma is probably the best recent example. he has nothing left. at his peak, he was a polished offensive fighter with great power and leaky defense. his chin wouldn't let him down the way it does now. he'd take bombs, and look hurt, but he'd finish fights, even coming back strong i nsome cases.

now, he's unable to take punches he used to eat for breakfast, and losing quickly to fighters he'd handle in his prime.

oh yea.. haha.. I mixed those guys up ALL the time for some reason..

Yea, Juanma is who I was thinking.

He's a perfect example of a guy that just doesnt have it and is sad to watch.

[crazed_z06]

Roy Jones getting KO'd repeatedly...
I don;t care much for Ortiz..but he's one of them too

Thing with Ortiz is I never felt his skills werent there. Mentally he wasnt there lol