Which boxer, retired in the last 10, do you miss the most?

[ironbeard]

No poll. Just boxers you personally miss the most who have retired in the last 10 years.

[Counter-puncher]

Marquez

[Noxy]

Ricky

[KiwiRider]

George Groves.
He finally got a world championship belt after trying for so many years, and lost it within months during the WBSS.
Who would have thought he had such a long career in him after Carl Froch KO'd him for the second time.
But he did, he kept at it. He grafted harder, he wore his heart on his sleeve, and it was a big heart.
He never turned down opportunities, he never ducked as far as I know.
Boxing needs guys like that, and we miss them.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Froch, rarely in a dull fight, produced some cracking nights of action.

[Enlightened-One]

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

No other fighter within the last decade has achieved global crossover mainstream appeal like he has.

I understand the reason why people dislike him though, but we have to appreciate that he intentionally portrayed the role of a stereotypical pantomime villain - it was part of his shtick to "put cheeks on seats!"

He somehow compelled people to handover their hard-earned cash in order to pay for the privilege to potentially watch him lose, even when he was considered the overwhelming betting favourite.

Nowadays, most of the big-names appear exclusively on PPV, which hinders their popularity and commercial worth, resulting in most mainstream casuals knowing little to nothing about the likes of Canelo or AJ.

And whether you like him or loathe him, there’s no denying Money May’s historical contribution to the sport, because he made boxing “relevant’, which I feel is no longer the case.

It's popularity is dwindling, because the sport is incredibly expensive to watch!

[jamesmcdonnell]

Marquez

I have to say, I was so glad that he absolutely flattened Manny in their final fight, after getting jobbed in at least two of the previous fights.

[KiwiRider]

Froch, rarely in a dull fight, produced some cracking nights of action.

Yeah, George Groves made him

[H8Usernames]

Maybe Lennox Lewis. Perhaps Bernard Hopkins. Maybe Mairis Breidis even though he is still active. Eh can't say I really miss any of them. Moneyhungry whores the lot of them.

[Counter-puncher]

George Groves.
He finally got a world championship belt after trying for so many years, and lost it within months during the WBSS.
Who would have thought he had such a long career in him after Carl Froch KO'd him for the second time.
But he did, he kept at it. He grafted harder, he wore his heart on his sleeve, and it was a big heart.
He never turned down opportunities, he never ducked as far as I know.
Boxing needs guys like that, and we miss them.

I really warmed to him as his career went on

[gilgamesh]

Marcos Maidana

[ironbeard]

Marquez

I have to say, I was so glad that he absolutely flattened Manny in their final fight, after getting jobbed in at least two of the previous fights.

JMM was the first to come to mind for me. I have been going through his fights lately. Damn could he throw the combos, counter, take shots, get floored and comeback fast.

Loved that he finally got his W v Manny in a FOTD.

Miss him a lot, but happy he got out at the right time.

[Counter-puncher]

Marquez

I have to say, I was so glad that he absolutely flattened Manny in their final fight, after getting jobbed in at least two of the previous fights.

JMM was the first to come to mind for me. I have been going through his fights lately. Damn could he throw the combos, counter, take shots, get floored and comeback fast.

Of all the things I loved about him, I think above all it was the fact that we saw him knocked down, what, 8 times, seriously hurt in most of them.

Think back to the aftermath of those knockdowns- he NEVER ran. He NEVER held. He NEVER just hid behind his guard or went into some other kind of shell hoping he could bide time and take no risks until he was recovered.

He ALWAYS fvcking fought back, set himself to counter and take the opportunities that came HIS way (which is to show the depth of his counterpunching skill, how deeply ingrained into his muscle memory and psyche it was) Remember the look in his eyes at the end of the round after the KD IN the second Pac fight, staring back in intense fury even as his fkin legs were almost giving way on him.

Quite apart from his skill, the above made me love him with utter fervour. Cos, that running holding or shelling up thing? Everybody else does it at some point or another, pretty much.

[brilo33]

Kelly Pavlik

[ironbeard]

George Groves.
He finally got a world championship belt after trying for so many years, and lost it within months during the WBSS.
Who would have thought he had such a long career in him after Carl Froch KO'd him for the second time.
But he did, he kept at it. He grafted harder, he wore his heart on his sleeve, and it was a big heart.
He never turned down opportunities, he never ducked as far as I know.
Boxing needs guys like that, and we miss them.

Good call. Groves was always good value, always gave his all.

[ironbeard]

I have to say, I was so glad that he absolutely flattened Manny in their final fight, after getting jobbed in at least two of the previous fights.

JMM was the first to come to mind for me. I have been going through his fights lately. Damn could he throw the combos, counter, take shots, get floored and comeback fast.

Of all the things I loved about him, I think above all it was the fact that we saw him knocked down, what, 8 times, seriously hurt in most of them.

Think back to the aftermath of those knockdowns- he NEVER ran. He NEVER held. He NEVER just hid behind his guard or went into some other kind of shell hoping he could bide time and take no risks until he was recovered.

He ALWAYS fvcking fought back, set himself to counter and take the opportunities that came HIS way (which is to show the depth of his counterpunching skill, how deeply ingrained into his muscle memory and psyche it was) Remember the look in his eyes at the end of the round after the KD IN the second Pac fight, staring back in intense fury even as his fkin legs were almost giving way on him.

Quite apart from his skill, the above made me love him with utter fervour. Cos, that running holding or shelling up thing? Everybody else does it at some point or another, pretty much.

Excellent post. 100% agree.

[Counter-puncher]

Camacho spent the rest of his career running like a thief after taking just two separate shots from Rosario in their fight. Marquez got hit way harder and hurt worse than Camacho did then, on multiple occasions, and instead was EG kicking the sh1t out of Katisidis by the end of that round or roaring back at PAC about 5 times.

[ironbeard]

Ricky

I was not a huge fan but we could use a few Ricky Hattons around these days; hard fighting, hard partying old schoolers.

[ironbeard]

Froch, rarely in a dull fight, produced some cracking nights of action.

Froch was the second fighter I thought of when I thought about this topic. Absolute old school hard man, with under rated boxing skills and the definition of a warrior’s never say die heart.

JMM and Froch are my kind of fighters. You could see the fire in their hearts through their eyes. They were truly the definition of go out on your shield warriors.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Marquez

I have to say, I was so glad that he absolutely flattened Manny in their final fight, after getting jobbed in at least two of the previous fights.

JMM was the first to come to mind for me. I have been going through his fights lately. Damn could he throw the combos, counter, take shots, get floored and comeback fast.

Loved that he finally got his W v Manny in a FOTD.

Miss him a lot, but happy he got out at the right time.

I was at the first fight with Pacman, in the press section, so had a really good view of the action. The first knockdown was just a straight shot that caught him with his legs square, and forced him over, he wasn't hurt, the 2nd, he was hurt, got up a little too fast, and hadn't properly recovered.

If you watch the 3rd, Manny clumps him when he's on the floor, and it's that 2nd shot that hurts him bad, I remember watching him hauling himself up with the ropes, and thinking 'no way he survives the round' as he was properly hurt.

Marquez went toe to toe with Manny for the last I think 45 seconds it was, and took some meaty shots, but just bit down on his gumshield, and gutted it out. How he didn't go down again is beyond me, because he took some flush shots. He did the right thing though, if he'd have run, or covered up, he would have been eaten alive, and the ref would probably have jumped in.

Fair play to Cortez, he could easily have stopped it when he got up at 8 from the 3rd knockdown.

What a fighter.

[ironbeard]

Kelly Pavlik

Wow, I haven’t thought about Pavlik in a long time. I always thought of him as an overachiever. He won fights I did not favor him in. He was one tough SOB who only lost to two excellent boxers.

He may have achieved more if not for his outside the ring issues, but I think that he pretty much achieved his potential.

I was really disappointed when the PWill fight never happened. That had FOTY written all over it.

[brilo33]

Kelly Pavlik

Wow, I haven’t thought about Pavlik in a long time. I always thought of him as an overachiever. He won fights I did not favor him in. He was one tough SOB who only lost to two excellent boxers.

He may have achieved more if not for his outside the ring issues, but I think that he pretty much achieved his potential.

I was really disappointed when the PWill fight never happened. That had FOTY written all over it.

yea those Jermain Taylor fights
were something else , but that vulnerability outside the ring i think makes him even more likeable he wasnt made in a promotors office some where

[jamesmcdonnell]

How could I forget MAB!

And of course El Terrible, his nemesis!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Last 10?

Years?

[brilo33]

How could I forget MAB!

And of course El Terrible, his nemesis!

of course, i think morales wants to fight they both want to fight. morales v pac, morales is king kong though ab was legend his self but losing to khan let him down