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Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 12:32
by DG.
I hope these guys call it a day.

1) Holyfield ( Still on of the best - but its time for him to retire).
2) Hopkinon So bloody boring.
3) Winky Wright See above


Any more?


:D

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 12:55
by jeej
Audley.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 12:58
by The Law
Audley Harrison
Antonio Tarver
Roy Jones Jr
Marco Antonio Barrera

..... to name a few.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 13:05
by Poncey
Harrison, Williams, Maskaev, Ibragimov. I'm seeing a trend here.

DLH.

Can't agree with Tarver, but only because I don't want Woods to quit. Although if he loses...

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 13:13
by hitman_hatton1
joe calzaghe - quite convinced actually. ;;-)

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 13:49
by liamlion
Its gotta be Roy Jones and Evander Holyfield.

Those two are both seriously deluded and appear determined to damage their health and undermine their own legacies.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 14:45
by steve689
Barrera
De La Hoya
Williams (of the Danny variety)

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 15:27
by stujones
Who I would like to see retired in 2009.

Barrera, Morales (heard about a comeback), DLH, Jones Jnr, Holyfield, Bowe, Toney, Mosley, Winky Wright.

British fighters
Woods, Neil Sinclair, Williams, A force, Sprott, Eastman, Gomez, Earl,

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 13:38
by hitman_hatton1
hitman_hatton1 wrote:joe calzaghe - quite convinced actually. ;;-)
even more reason to enjoy retirement.

Image

:P

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 13:59
by whiskey
She's not my 'bag' mate :lol:

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 14:04
by Captain Hook
'Bag' is the appropriate word :TU:

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 14:21
by Rocky Balboa
Not too sure who I want to hang up the gloves but I'm pretty sure 2009 will the last year as a fighter for Hatton.

Ricky has stated if he can beat Pacquiao & set the record straight he will have to take a look to see what else there would be to achieve! However, I believe Pacquiao & Mayweather would both beat Hatton.

Win or lose, this is Hatton's last year in the sport as a boxer!

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 14:35
by DG.
Rocky Balboa wrote:Not too sure who I want to hang up the gloves but I'm pretty sure 2009 will the last year as a fighter for Hatton.

Ricky has stated if he can beat Pacquiao & set the record straight he will have to take a look to see what else there would be to achieve! However, I believe Pacquiao & Mayweather would both beat Hatton.

Win or lose, this is Hatton's last year in the sport as a boxer!
I am not sold on Pacman. JMM is the netter of the 2 imo.

PBF always beats Hatton, but I think Hatton knows this also.

Yes, his last year in the Sport.


:TU:

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 14:56
by EddieShredder
I don't actually want Calzaghe to retire, just because I'd like to see him fight Dawson/Froch/Pavlik. If he doesn't take on one of them though, he best get out...

Jones Jr, Barerra, DLH, Holyfield, Toney, Rahman, Eastman - all time to go....
Chris Byrd (not sure if he's officially hung 'em up or not?)
Reggie Johnson - who's bizarrly made a comeback this year...
Ricardo Mayorga - time to go back to a life of booze, cigars and hookers. Actually, did he ever leave it?
Sam Soliman - great guy, but time to get out rather than getting beaten by Mundine every other month
Graham Earl - again, nice guy.... but if he won't quit off his own back, someone needs to stop him before he gets hurt badly
Mosley - will see how he gets on against Margarito, but if he gets the hellacious beating I suspect then he should probably get out..

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 15:22
by pasty_spud
hatton might retire after pacman destroys him in may

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 16:30
by Dioufy
I would say Hatton. In a perfect world he fights and beats Pacquiao in May and then gets a Mayweather rematch at 140lbs. But regardless of the outcome of them two potential fights he has a maximum of two fights left at a world-class level for me.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 16:47
by whiskey
EddieShredder wrote: Graham Earl - again, nice guy.... but if he won't quit off his own back, someone needs to stop him before he gets hurt badly
Talk about retire in 2009.......this cat should have turned it in about 3+ years ago.

Shot ? more like atom-bombed.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 22:47
by Twinkle Toes
Franklyn Warren

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 03:56
by Londonirish
G0mez wrote:
EddieShredder wrote: Graham Earl - again, nice guy.... but if he won't quit off his own back, someone needs to stop him before he gets hurt badly
Talk about retire in 2009.......this cat should have turned it in about 3+ years ago.

Shot ? more like atom-bombed.


Did pack in after the Castle Fight, but now i hear he is trying to get his Licence back, not a god move i know and like Earl as a person but carrying on boxing is not good for him...

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 04:53
by Hounddawg
Anyone 38 years or older, tired of seeing oldmen fight.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 06:47
by m1kee50
Evander. Poster and Boxer.

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 07:44
by EddieShredder
MatthewS wrote:Evander. Poster and Boxer.
:lol:

Maybe for each head shot Evander the boxer takes, Evander the poster's mental health deteriorates :o

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 08:57
by hitman_hatton1
pasty_spud wrote:hatton might retire after pacman destroys him in may
i hope he sticks to his 2 more yrs and out policy. :bow:

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 10:14
by observer1
Calzaghe is probably going to wait for Michael Spinks to fight him. Would like him to rematch Hopkins, if not, retire

ALot of the HW's should retire now though

Re: Retire in 2009

Posted: 28 Dec 2008, 03:35
by Grilling Machine
I agree about Mosley. He was far too good to end on a series of dispiriting lows.