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Darrin Van Horn

Posted: 11 Feb 2008, 23:42
by Joe Boxer
Why did Darrin Van Horn retire?

I just watched an old fight of James Toney's, and he said he'd be defending his super-middleweight title against Van Horn in July ('93).

Anybody know why that fight never took place?

Posted: 11 Feb 2008, 23:42
by Joe Boxer

Posted: 12 Feb 2008, 19:31
by Klee Gluckman
He must have assumed he would beat Iran Barkley which of course he did not so Toney fought Barkley and beat him instead.

Posted: 14 Feb 2008, 05:43
by Joe Boxer
Klee Gluckman wrote:He must have assumed he would beat Iran Barkley which of course he did not so Toney fought Barkley and beat him instead.
I don't think your reason works. See, here's a a very brief timeline:

Jan 1992 - Barkley beats Van Horn
Feb 1993 - Toney beats Barkley
June 1993- Toney beats Glenn Thomas, and says in the post-fight interview that he'll be fighitng Van Horn in July. But the fight never happened.

Van Horn ended his career in 1994, with his fourth win in a row. I wonder why he retired, and why he stayed retired?

Anyone know?