Good fighters or prospects that retired young.

[Controversial]

Let's say under the age of 30, not guys who died but retired and stayed retired. Who you got?

Barry McGuigan was 28

There was a fighter whose name escapes me but I remember him being undefeated (maybe 20 or so fights) and highly touted and he just quit, I don't think he even fought for a belt/title. Driving me nuts trying to remember him, he was a black American fighter and I seem to recall it being either that he found god or he didn't want to hurt people anymore. Anyone remember? Pretty sure it was in the 1980s or 1990s.

[Expug]

I believe you are thinking of Kronk fighter Jemal Hinton.

[Controversial]

I believe you are thinking of Kronk fighter Jemal Hinton.

Yes that’s him, thank you. Retired at 22, I was pretty accurate with the other details. Just saw he died a few years ago after a car accident., he was only 51.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/40185

[Controversial]

Artie Levine was only only 24 but squeezed in 73 fights in 8 years and was top 10 ranked for a while

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/013083

[gilgamesh]

Naseem Hamed wasn't yet 30 when he called it a career right?

[Controversial]

Naseem Hamed wasn't yet 30 when he called it a career right?

Yep, he was 28

[Cent0089]

Dmitri Pirog, Artem Chebotarev

[Controversial]

Dmitri Pirog, Artem Chebotarev

Pirog retired due to injury rather than just chose to stop

[Ambling Alp II]

How this one: Fidel LaBarba.
Retired at the age of 27. Had over 90 fights in a Hall of Fame career.

[Controversial]

How this one: Fidel LaBarba.
Retired at the age of 27. Had over 90 fights in a Hall of Fame career.

Nice one Alp !

[Expug]

I like that Alp went back to the real past to pick one.
Here’s another, Packey McFarland. Undefeated in 113 fights.
Retired at 26

[goose 5]

Tony Janiro

[Ambling Alp II]

Good one. A few more;

Gypsey Joe Harris
Mike Rossman
Johnny Bumphus
Buddy Baer

[Expug]

Sean O’Grady fits the bill. Retired at 24

[JC]

Nipper Pat Daley retired aged 17 with 119 pro fights. I’m pretty sure his son (maybe grandson) used to post on here.

[gilgamesh]

Nipper Pat Daley retired aged 17 with 119 pro fights. I’m pretty sure his son (maybe grandson) used to post on here.

That's absolutely unreal. Done with fighting before he was even able to vote

[Controversial]

Nipper Pat Daley retired aged 17 with 119 pro fights. I’m pretty sure his son (maybe grandson) used to post on here.

That's absolutely unreal. Done with fighting before he was even able to vote

I find it hard to believe that he was legitimately beating adult men at the age of 9 or 10.

[goose 5]

The discussion ends with Daley. Beyond belief.

[gilgamesh]

Nipper Pat Daley retired aged 17 with 119 pro fights. I’m pretty sure his son (maybe grandson) used to post on here.

That's absolutely unreal. Done with fighting before he was even able to vote

I find it hard to believe that he was legitimately beating adult men at the age of 9 or 10.

He was surely being matched against other kids roughly his age.

[Controversial]

That's absolutely unreal. Done with fighting before he was even able to vote

I find it hard to believe that he was legitimately beating adult men at the age of 9 or 10.

He was surely being matched against other kids roughly his age.

He was doing 15 rounders a year or so after turning pro, the reason he retired so young was he was burnt out from fighting so much and fighting grown men

[elmersalsa]

Fighting Harada of Japan retired at age 27.

[JC]

Dwight Muhammad Qawi's trainer Wesley Mouzon retired aged 19 with a record 26-3-1, with the draw coming against Ike Willaims and a win and a loss vs Bob Montgomery (the loss being for the title).

[Ambling Alp II]

That's a good catch!

Another was Robin Blake.

[margaret thatcher]

Dwight Muhammad Qawi's trainer Wesley Mouzon retired aged 19 with a record 26-3-1, with the draw coming against Ike Willaims and a win and a loss vs Bob Montgomery (the loss being for the title).

that is a pretty crazy record for 19, i guess different times

[JC]

Not sure if he was seen as a prospect but Jake Lamotta’s brother, Joey, had a pro career of 39 fights in 18 months.