When Boxers Should Have Retired

[soul_survivor]

So basically, I'm asking when you think boxers should have retired, for example, imo I believe Ali should have retired in 1974 after the Foreman win.

So you guys can pick any fighter from any era and explain why you think that guy should have retired at some stage.

[RockyB]

So basically, I'm asking when you think boxers should have retired, for example, imo I believe Ali should have retired in 1974 after the Foreman win.

So you guys can pick any fighter from any era and explain why you think that guy should have retired at some stage.

I would want Roy Jones Jr. to retire in 2003 after beating Tarver. He would be 49-1 having avenged his only loss by brutal 1 round KO. Some would say he ducked a rematch with Tarver but he was clearly not the same Roy and he would still be appreciated for what he did in his career.

[soul_survivor]

I would want Roy Jones Jr. to retire in 2003 after beating Tarver. He would be 49-1 having avenged his only loss by brutal 1 round KO. Some would say he ducked a rematch with Tarver but he was clearly not the same Roy and he would still be appreciated for what he did in his career.

couldn't agree more, even retiring after the 3rd Tarver fight would make sense, the narrative would have read as RJJ, not quite being at his best and a faded fighter, giving the best LHW on the planet a tough night.

I think Morales should have retired post-Pac/Morales II/

[HughJass]

Ricky Hatton.He should have retired after splitting up with Billy Graham after the Lazcano fight.

[BKM-2010]

-Mosley after beating Margarito.
-Tyson after beating Ettiene.
-Hatton after beating Malignaggi.
-Martinez after beating Chavez jr.

[soul_survivor]

Ricky Hatton.He should have retired after splitting up with Billy Graham after the Lazcano fight.

Hatton put on one of his best ever performances after that fight against Malignaggi though

-Mosley after beating Margarito.
-Tyson after beating Ettiene.
-Hatton after beating Malignaggi.
-Martinez after beating Chavez jr.

Don't agree with that one, he should have retired after Golota, after that fight he was embarrassed by Lewis, Williams and McBride.

Agree with the rest

[HughJass]

Hatton put on one of his best ever performances after that fight against Malignaggi though

Which led to him getting iced by Pacquiao? I stand by my answer.


Edit...Which my reasoning is exactly like your answer for Tyson.

[BKM-2010]

Hatton put on one of his best ever performances after that fight against Malignaggi though



Don't agree with that one, he should have retired after Golota, after that fight he was embarrassed by Lewis, Williams and McBride.

Agree with the rest

The Lewis fight was historic and important for boxing, plus Tyson needed that record 20 million purse.

[soul_survivor]

Which led to him getting iced by Pacquiao? I stand by my answer.


Edit...Which my reasoning is exactly like your answer for Tyson.

Fair enough but Hatton could have retired as a champ and with dignity, that Pacquiao loss still haunts him to this day...the same way as it haunted him into a fight with Senchenko

The Lewis fight was historic and important for boxing, plus Tyson needed that record 20 million purse.

lol he didn't need the walloping though or the disgrace and shambolic failure that followed

edit: buuuuuumo guys, come on, must be more boxing fans here, or should i only be making Pac/Floyd threads?

[BKM-2010]

Fair enough but Hatton could have retired as a champ and with dignity, that Pacquiao loss still haunts him to this day...the same way as it haunted him into a fight with Senchenko



lol he didn't need the walloping though or the disgrace and shambolic failure that followed

edit: buuuuuumo guys, come on, must be more boxing fans here, or should i only be making Pac/Floyd threads?

Tyson's antics pre-fight were far more damaging to him than the actual fight though. It was a hit to his legacy at that time but as more time passed people just look at it as a completely shot Tyson that lewis hardly gets much credit for. So in the end I think he really needed that fight.