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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.

I believe you are thinking of Kronk fighter Jemal Hinton.

Expug wrote: ↑18 Apr 2026, 14:21 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

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

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

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Apr 2026, 15:38 Naseem Hamed wasn't yet 30 when he called it a career right?

Yep, he was 28

Dmitri Pirog, Artem Chebotarev

Cent0089 wrote: ↑19 Apr 2026, 08:32 Dmitri Pirog, Artem Chebotarev

Pirog retired due to injury rather than just chose to stop

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

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑19 Apr 2026, 14:16 How this one: Fidel LaBarba.
Retired at the age of 27. Had over 90 fights in a Hall of Fame career.

Nice one Alp !

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

Tony Janiro

Good one. A few more;

Gypsey Joe Harris
Mike Rossman
Johnny Bumphus
Buddy Baer

Sean O’Grady fits the bill. Retired at 24

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

JC wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 16:35 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

gilgamesh wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 16:47

JC wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 16:35 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.

The discussion ends with Daley. Beyond belief.

Controversial wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 17:14

gilgamesh wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 16:47

JC wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 16:35 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.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 19:25

Controversial wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 17:14

gilgamesh wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 16:47

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

Fighting Harada of Japan retired at age 27.