Fighters who you thought should retire but then proved you wrong?

[SheenLantern]

Maybe a fighter who had some bad performances or a string of losses, but then had a career resurgence when you didn't think they would?

[Thuglife Nelo]

GGG fans say he should’ve retired and hyped his bag securement with Canelo as if it were a Forbes 500 forum and calculators

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Cletus Seldin

Guy is seriously about to enter the top 5 p4p discussion with another win or two

[NearHypnos]

Maybe a fighter who had some bad performances or a string of losses, but then had a career resurgence when you didn't think they would?

Miguel Cotto from recent times. Didnt think he’d have success again and he even won the lineal mw title (despite it being against Martinez under extremely unfortunate circumstances). Lost more fights but it waa great to see Cotto look like Cotto again.

There’s Holyfield. I remember thinking the guy was gonna die of some kind of heart condition...does that count? Lol. I was pretty young then and remember my pops telling me he had a bad heart and wouldnt fight again. :/

There’s George Foreman who retired before I was born but I’ll count him with like a decade long retirement. Unreal. This man fought both Ali and Frazier and THEN Holyfield eras later. F ucking WHAT?! That’s not even mentioning other great names. AND he won a major world title in that run? Amazing.

[redmish]

Holyfield. Before the Tyson fights he looked terrible, plus the heart scare he had, it looked like he should quit, but the rest is history.

[LetOutTheCage]

Hopkins did it so many times, even though I think he actually beat Calzaghe I still thought he should have retired after that fight. Then he went and beat the hell out of Pavlik

[SheenLantern]

There’s George Foreman who retired before I was born but I’ll count him with like a decade long retirement. Unreal. This man fought both Ali and Frazier and THEN Holyfield eras later. F ucking WHAT?! That’s not even mentioning other great names. AND he won a major world title in that run? Amazing.

George turned pro 3 years after Willie Pep retired, and was still heavyweight champion (he beat Briggs, damnit!) two years before Rigo won gold in Sydney.

Definitely a story unlike any other in sports.

[SheenLantern]

Hopkins did it so many times, even though I think he actually beat Calzaghe I still thought he should have retired after that fight. Then he went and beat the hell out of Pavlik

I refuse to hear any disrespect of Hopkins because of this! Who fights an animal like Kovalev at 50 ****ing years old? Like a real life version of Apollo Creed vs Ivan Drago, except B-Hop actually held his own!

[Redd Foxx]

Miguel Cotto from recent times. Didnt think he’d have success again and he even won the lineal mw title (despite it being against Martinez under extremely unfortunate circumstances). Lost more fights but it waa great to see Cotto look like Cotto again.
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Cotto under Roach is an excellent example.
Pac is another. I really thought he was done but he's still got something in the tank.

[LetOutTheCage]

I refuse to hear any disrespect of Hopkins because of this! Who fights an animal like Kovalev at 50 ****ing years old? Like a real life version of Apollo Creed vs Ivan Drago, except B-Hop actually held his own!

Yeah Hopkins was a beast to be fair