Fighters never the same after their first loss

[Controversial]

Who you got? Fighters who dramatically declined, went from a prospect or top 10 fighter to losing and never being the same again or winning a title.

[Noxy]

Errol Christie, Gerry Cooney

[keithmoonhangover]

David Price.

[Expug]

Meldrick Taylor , Mark Breland.

[witherspoon]

Jeff Lacy, Riddick Bowe.

[funso banjo baby]

John Tate
Pete Rademacher

[Controversial]

Prince Naseem Hamed

[margaret thatcher]

adam kownacki, from 20-0 contender beating recognizable names and showing some chin, to 20-5 (4) and getting splatted in a round by local polish guys

[Benny The Kid]

Jeff Lacy, Riddick Bowe.

Man I loved Jeff Lacy so much as a fighter. That was hard to take.

[keithmoonhangover]

Meldrick Taylor , Mark Breland.

I've gotta disagree with Breland. He did better in the Starling rematch than he did in the first fight.

[Expug]

Ya looking at Marks record, he did seem to regroup after that. I remember thinking he seemed beatable after that first loss. Bad Kayo loss to Aaron Davis must’ve been on my mind.

[keithmoonhangover]

Ya looking at Marks record, he did seem to regroup after that. I remember thinking he seemed beatable after that first loss. Bad Kayo loss to Aaron Davis must’ve been on my mind.

I definitely think he left a lot in the amateurs.

[Controversial]

Lucian Bute, Tavoris Cloud

[Expug]

Ya looking at Marks record, he did seem to regroup after that. I remember thinking he seemed beatable after that first loss. Bad Kayo loss to Aaron Davis must’ve been on my mind.

I definitely think he left a lot in the amateurs.

I agree. There have been many fighters who were phenomenal amateurs who when they turned pro were a bit shopworn.

[giacomino]

Nunn after the Toney loss. Won another belt but wasn’t nearly as aggressive
Both of the Z brothers, Zamora and Zárate fit the bill.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Prince Naseem Hamed

He only fought once after that though, which he barely trained for.

[Controversial]

Prince Naseem Hamed

He only fought once after that though, which he barely trained for.

Yeah but arguably that loss ended his career, he was only 27 when he lost and 28 when he retired

[Jaywheel]

Vargas was never the same after Trinidad, that fight took a lot out of him.

[gilgamesh]

Jeff Lacy, Riddick Bowe.

Yeah with Lacy it almost seemed like he just lost all of his confidence. He even struggled with journeymen after losing to Calzaghe.

[gilgamesh]

Davey Moore was 12-0 and a World Champion heading into the Duran fight, and he ended his career at 18-5.

Probably was a case of too much, too soon.

[Expug]

Gotta throw in James Scott. He was rolling along pretty well. His fights from Rahway penitentiary were garnering a lot of attention back in the late seventies. Even out hustled Eddie mustafa Muhammad to cop a decision. He got beat by Jerry the bull Martin and that seemed to derail him. Fought twice more including loss to Qwawi and that was that.

[Caractacus]

Mac Foster
Leon Spinks

[Ambling Alp II]

John Tate
Pete Rademacher

John Tate is a good one. Until the last round of the Weaver fight, it looked like he was headed for a big $ showdown with Holmes.
Pete Rademacher ?

Donald Curry is one. A lot of people thought he was going to be the next great fighter until he lost to Honeyghan. He had some decent performances after that, but he was never as good as he once was.

[keithmoonhangover]

John Tate
Pete Rademacher

John Tate is a good one. Until the last round of the Weaver fight, it looked like he was headed for a big $ showdown with Holmes.
Pete Rademacher ?

Donald Curry is one. A lot of people thought he was going to be the next great fighter until he lost to Honeyghan. He had some decent performances after that, but he was never as good as he once was.

Good call. Honeyghan mauled him. Bizarrely, Honeyghan was the never the same after that fight either IMO.

[Caractacus]

Michael Spinks