Retired Brit fighters

[Old bones Ian]

Anyone know what Andy Morris and Rocky Dean are doing now?

[bbjc]

What about Michael Gomez. One you worried about after he gave up the game. He was bad enough when he had boxing.

[Matt W]

might be hard really in any endevour where decline can start so fast. your a good boxer all your life and thats how you see your self, but then its over by your 30s

whereas ppl who are in more mental things like politics, business, art, writing, etc can go on there whole life almost and many dont even emerge till an age where boxers are usually fading or finished

As I've gotten older (43) the truth of this really dawns. I'm old enough to have watched full professional careers and realise just how fast the time goes. I remember when I started watching boxing in the mid 80s and Ali seemed like a legend from a distant past, when in reality he was around my age now. And when I think back to watching 'shot' fighters like Holmes getting shellacked by Tyson in 88 (although he obviously went on to prove he was far from shot) I realise he was years younger than I am now. We see sports stars as faded and in their twilight years when, at the same age, we think our best is yet to come!

The professional life of a boxer is so short. Life as an ex boxer is far longer (all being well) than life as a boxer, yet a fighter's identity is so tied up in being a fighter. It's little wonder that so many struggle when their career ends, especially when they haven't made a lot of money and don't have any other qualifications.

[Deserter]

might be hard really in any endevour where decline can start so fast. your a good boxer all your life and thats how you see your self, but then its over by your 30s

whereas ppl who are in more mental things like politics, business, art, writing, etc can go on there whole life almost and many dont even emerge till an age where boxers are usually fading or finished

As I've gotten older (43) the truth of this really dawns. I'm old enough to have watched full professional careers and realise just how fast the time goes. I remember when I started watching boxing in the mid 80s and Ali seemed like a legend from a distant past, when in reality he was around my age now. And when I think back to watching 'shot' fighters like Holmes getting shellacked by Tyson in 88 (although he obviously went on to prove he was far from shot) I realise he was years younger than I am now. We see sports stars as faded and in their twilight years when, at the same age, we think our best is yet to come!

The professional life of a boxer is so short. Life as an ex boxer is far longer (all being well) than life as a boxer, yet a fighter's identity is so tied up in being a fighter. It's little wonder that so many struggle when their career ends, especially when they haven't made a lot of money and don't have any other qualifications.

Yep, echoes my sentiments exactly, and I'd extend it to other sporting careers as well. You can see how so many are left with a void in their life and struggle to replace it after such a relatively brief span of time in the spotlight.

[chinarich]

What about Michael Gomez. One you worried about after he gave up the game. He was bad enough when he had boxing.

I recall from interviews when his autobiography came out a couple of years ago that he was doing well and had the demons under control. Hope that’s still the case...

[1966cantona]

Gomez not great, wife left him, lives with new partner in south Manchester and rarely sees kids. Sold house at big loss Made little bit of money from selling his book but is suffering from combination of punches and lifestyle. Shame as great fighter and fantastic company in younger days. Now on strong medication and can be hard work in chatting normally

[bbjc]

Gomez not great, wife left him, lives with new partner in south Manchester and rarely sees kids. Sold house at big loss Made little bit of money from selling his book but is suffering from combination of punches and lifestyle. Shame as great fighter and fantastic company in younger days. Now on strong medication and can be hard work in chatting normally

Sad to hear. You got the feeling it was all gonna be downhill after boxing. Hopefully gets back on his feet soon. Thought his autobiography was terrific. For anyone that likes boxing books.

[TheLeprechaun]

Gomez not great, wife left him, lives with new partner in south Manchester and rarely sees kids. Sold house at big loss Made little bit of money from selling his book but is suffering from combination of punches and lifestyle. Shame as great fighter and fantastic company in younger days. Now on strong medication and can be hard work in chatting normally

Thats sad to hear indeed. He seemed fine on the last clip I saw where he was talking about his son. Seemed pretty recent too

[TheLeprechaun]

might be hard really in any endevour where decline can start so fast. your a good boxer all your life and thats how you see your self, but then its over by your 30s

whereas ppl who are in more mental things like politics, business, art, writing, etc can go on there whole life almost and many dont even emerge till an age where boxers are usually fading or finished

As I've gotten older (43) the truth of this really dawns. I'm old enough to have watched full professional careers and realise just how fast the time goes. I remember when I started watching boxing in the mid 80s and Ali seemed like a legend from a distant past, when in reality he was around my age now. And when I think back to watching 'shot' fighters like Holmes getting shellacked by Tyson in 88 (although he obviously went on to prove he was far from shot) I realise he was years younger than I am now. We see sports stars as faded and in their twilight years when, at the same age, we think our best is yet to come!

The professional life of a boxer is so short. Life as an ex boxer is far longer (all being well) than life as a boxer, yet a fighter's identity is so tied up in being a fighter. It's little wonder that so many struggle when their career ends, especially when they haven't made a lot of money and don't have any other qualifications.

We never think we are going to get old and we never realize how fast the time is going. It's a shock to the system when we take a step back and think about it like you did there. It's pretty depressing but father time waits for no one. My favourite cliche is "Life is too short". It really is

[TheLeprechaun]

Anyone know how Herbie Hide is doing? Last I heard he was doing time for something?

[Tommyscc]

I always liked David Burke gawd knows where
He is now