Fighters who retired at the right time

[Tatabanya]

Evander Holyfield and James Toney.

Just kidding

Naseem Hamed, he realized one fight after being thrashed by Barrera that he hadn't it anymore.
And also, Juan Manuel Marquez.

[Willy Wanker]

Roy Jones Jr.

[chirorickyp]

I didn't mean to question your fandom or anything like that. I don't even mean to challenge the idea that Liston had something to do with Marciano. It's just a relatively new opinion for me to be reading and I'm wondering if there's a source for it or if y'all just independently came to the same conclusions.

Did someone write a new book on one of these guys or some such?

I've heard that years ago from a documentary. If you'll look it up you may find that there was scuttlebutt about that. Kinda like Lewis getting offers even years later to rematch Vitali

[chirorickyp]

I respectfully disagree that Joe Calzaghe avoided Andre Ward. They just missed each other because Calzaghe's last fight was in December, 2008 and Ward didn't win a world title until the beginning of the "Super Six" tournament a year later.

Ward himself definitely left at the right time as well.

Timing was a factor but Joe could have come back if he wanted to. He didn't need to though. I would have liked for him to come back and fight Froch. Joe doesnt' get enough credit for the Hopkins victory and too much credit for the Jones decision IMO

[emceetns]

Timing was a factor but Joe could have come back if he wanted to. He didn't need to though. I would have liked for him to come back and fight Froch. Joe doesnt' get enough credit for the Hopkins victory and too much credit for the Jones decision IMO

Calzaghe once said that he briefly flirted with the idea of a Hopkins rematch but quickly changed his mind because his body was breaking down. It would have been nice to see him face Ward or Froch but you can't fight everybody so I don't fault him for bowing out when he did.

[Kuyukut]

lots of 'em that retired at the right time, the likes of mayorga, foreman, roy jones, and hopkins,

[Marchegiano]

I've heard that years ago from a documentary. If you'll look it up you may find that there was scuttlebutt about that. Kinda like Lewis getting offers even years later to rematch Vitali

I appreciate you bubba. That'll be enough info for me to figure it out. Thanks.