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fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 22:45
by margaret thatcher
i was thinking of hughie fury, and how at 27 next month it still often gets mentioned that 'he's still just a babeh', but seemingly has shown little sign of improving with age
made me wonder about a related issue.....who are some fighters who burnt out at a younger age than normal and didnt have the normal peak years?
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 23:34
by oogiebe
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑12 Aug 2021, 22:45
i was thinking of hughie fury, and how at 27 next month it still often gets mentioned that 'he's still just a babeh', but seemingly has shown little sign of improving with age
made me wonder about a related issue.....who are some fighters who burnt out at a younger age than normal and didnt have the normal peak years?
Hughie was never hot enough to burn out.
I'll get to you on the thread topic.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 00:43
by bennie
Wilfred Benitez. World champ at 17 and shopworn at 24.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 01:36
by lefthook82
Tyson
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 01:56
by Bleak
I seem to Remember Paul Appleby
Winning the British Title quite young,
He faded quite soon after though
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 02:24
by DrDuke
Riddick Bowe, Floyd Patterson, Tommy Morrison.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 02:56
by handsofstone
Hatton
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 03:10
by Old bones Ian
Matthew Hilton champ at 21 finished by 23/24
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 03:25
by My Name Is Earl
'Boom Boom' Mancini.
Champ at 21'ish, finished a few years later. To be fair he fought for another title in a comeback
in his late 20's. Cracking short career.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 03:42
by MasterG
George Collins.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 05:24
by Coco
Hamed
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 05:41
by handsofstone
Coco wrote: ↑13 Aug 2021, 05:24Hamed
I was gonna say Naz but did he burn out or just lose the hunger? I still reckon a fit and focused Naseem Hamed is a ATG Featherweight but I guess we'll never know
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 05:54
by jameswilson
Lewis Ritson.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 05:58
by stujones
Considering he was oldest heavyweight champion - it might seem daft - but I will say Foreman. Even when he returned he was super slow considering he was 38 - which isn't exactly overly old for a heavyweight these days.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 06:44
by coghaugen11
It was overly old for a heavyweight in those days.
And he didn’t throw a punch for 10 years.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 08:43
by Flump
Fernando Vargas, David Reid. And possibly Josh Kelly, but that may be more that he just isn't very good.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 10:30
by Foggy
Spencer Oliver - although wish the circumstances could have been better for him
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 10:45
by orbtastic
Francisco Bojado had a lot of hype. I’m faritly certain he was in one of the fight night games too.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 12:01
by Old bones Ian
MasterG wrote: ↑13 Aug 2021, 03:42
George Collins.
I'm sure there were question marks over his age
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 12:06
by Old bones Ian
Barry McGuigan 1st phase of career finished by 24/25
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 12:09
by Old bones Ian
Sean O'Grady 86 fights and retired at 24
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 12:10
by margaret thatcher
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑13 Aug 2021, 12:09
Sean O'Grady 86 fights and retired at 24
wont see that a champ like that again!
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 13:46
by Coco
Colin Jones
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 15:39
by oogiebe
Donato Paduano.
Re: fighters who burnt out young
Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 15:43
by oogiebe
Mike Rossman was only 24 when he started his fall. 1979.