Why do boxers who were great refuse to retire and end up with so many losses?

[AD86]

Too many supposedly easy fights in which prime for prime the opponent stands no chance but the a side is so far past their prime the fight should never happen which is often combined with a fan base who cant let go.

[AD86]

The great Erik Morales was asked this and his answer was roughly this:

I worked hard my whole life, sparring round after round fighting round after round to finally make it to the top and be known in this sport. I Finally have the name recognition to demand big purses and you're asking me to retire? I get paid more now for a.fight than I did my first 20 fights.

Makes sense to me.

He makes a great point how can you expect someone to turn down a yearly wage for an entire town where there from for 36 minutes in the ring.

[Beercules]

Good answer but you have to remember, this is another thread glorifying Mayweather. Larry doesn't really care about the answer. The thread came into creation armed with his answer.

Exactly this lol.

[otrocubiche]

boxers don't seem to be very smart with their finances-in general-being punched repeatedly in the head doesn't seem to help either, it's a very time limited career and there can only be so many trainers, so keep getting hit in the head and putting money in those pockets

[Shape up]

Because they fight good boxers, not UFC fighters in circus events

[champion4ever]

Manny Pacquiao now has 7 damn losses

Ray Robinson ended up with 19 damn losses

Shane Mosley has 10

Roy ****ing Jones has 9 damn losses

Holyfield stuck around to long and has 10 damn losses


why **** up your record like that?? losses no matter what people say do effect your legacy..It takes away the "WHAT IF" SUPERHUMAN factor away..you demoralize yourself by losing to people you would have ran thru in your prime

Hopkins has 8 damn losses and was knocked out the ****ing ring by a damn construction worker.....

This **** is disgraceful...

If you were hungry what you do?

[meme_man]

If you were hungry what you do?

Get beat by a school teacher and a construction worker

[VatoMulatto]

Some of them only have boxing and being a boxer is their identity. If you take away boxing from their life they feel empty.

[lebrick]

If Jones retired after Ruiz he'd been in everyones top 10 ATG. Now he'd be lucky to break top 50.

first line is so true.
but lucky to be in top 50 is a stretch. he would be there for sure

[NC Uppercut]

Manny Pacquiao now has 7 damn losses

Ray Robinson ended up with 19 damn losses

Shane Mosley has 10

Roy ****ing Jones has 9 damn losses

Holyfield stuck around to long and has 10 damn losses


why **** up your record like that?? losses no matter what people say do effect your legacy..It takes away the "WHAT IF" SUPERHUMAN factor away..you demoralize yourself by losing to people you would have ran thru in your prime

Hopkins has 8 damn losses and was knocked out the ****ing ring by a damn construction worker.....

This **** is disgraceful...

its in their blood. It's endocrined into their sense of being. Self worth. It hurts to see talented boxers, ex Roy, go out with the L's, or worse lots of KO's and mental deficiencies. Bless them.