Fighters who were unable to rebound from a loss

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 15 Aug 2006, 19:24

Davey Moore after Duran

kick asner · Post by **kick asner** » 15 Aug 2006, 19:28

BoxBuzz wrote:Davey Moore after Duran

Buzz did you not see that was one of the fights I had listed or are you just renterating it.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 15 Aug 2006, 19:31

you know.....I actually thought I saw it listed, went back and looked and couldnt find it so I thought I was hallucinating and posted it....to find that it was there all along.......my age is catching up with me

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 16 Aug 2006, 00:04

"The Great White Hope" of the 70's Duane Bobick. Pulled off an impressive win streak, had a solid amatuer record and looked like he would be the next big deal in the HW division. Then he fights Ken Norton and is blown away inside of a minute of the first round, and never recovered from the loss, losing to guys like Chaplin and Tate in rematches.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 16 Aug 2006, 06:33

John Tate was never the same fighter after his KO loss to Mike Weaver.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 16 Aug 2006, 06:45

Ruby Goldstein "The Jewel of The Gheto".
He was riding high until he met rough Ace Hudkins.Was kod .
Suffered a number of ko defeats after. Most notably against Jimmy McClarnin.

meade95 · Post by **meade95** » 16 Aug 2006, 15:42

thunderfromdownunder wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Barry McGuigan was never the same after the Steve Cruz loss.

Jeff Fenech was never the same after the Azumah Nelson loss.
it was more the "draw" against nelson that ruined Fenech.
like johnny lewis said...they didnt just rob him of the world title that night, they robbed him of his heart and soul

Agree with this - Fenech was completely robbed Vs Nelson in their first mach (a great fight....but Fenech clearly won it).

Fenech was not the same after that. The Fenech that went into the rematch with Nelson was not the same fire in his belly...full of rage...Jeff Fenech we had seen for years prior.......That was clear when he was entering the ring that day......there was no aura around him on the way inside the ring. It was missing.

jsmoke · Post by **jsmoke** » 16 Aug 2006, 17:04

Nile4000 wrote:Mac Foster
Meldrick Taylor
James Tillis
Donald Curry
Carl Williams

meldrick taylor got robbed on that one...man 2 seconds left....thats truly sad

cooney's was pretty bad 2..

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 16 Aug 2006, 17:52

Andrew Golota after Lennox Lewis.

Joe Frazier wasn't able to recuperate from a win - against Ali in 1971.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 16 Aug 2006, 18:11

rex layne after the marciano fight

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 16 Aug 2006, 18:13

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:rex layne after the marciano fight

La Starza after the Marcinao fight.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 16 Aug 2006, 22:05

pundit wrote:
BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:rex layne after the marciano fight
La Starza after the Marcinao fight.

true thats a better example

also

max schmeling after the joe louis fight

Ambling Alp · Post by **Ambling Alp** » 17 Aug 2006, 13:25

There are various reasons why these fighters didn't do well after these defeats. some of them just weren't that good in the first place and started losing when they fought someone good.
However, a few like Meldrick Taylor and Donald Curry seemed to simply lose their confidence. They had showed that they had a lot of talent in their previous fights, but just mentally couldn't rebound after a loss.
One of the things that makes a great fighter great is that he could come back after a loss.