What is the most heartbreaking final fight in boxing history?
Careers seldom end on a good night. Here are the last ones, when everyone in the arena already knew.
1Muhammad Ali vs Trevor BerbickAli's last fight, a ten-round decision loss in Nassau in December 1981, staged in the Bahamas because no US state would licence him.
2Joe Louis vs Rocky MarcianoMarciano knocked the 37-year-old Louis through the ropes at Madison Square Garden in 1951.
3Mike Tyson vs Kevin McBrideTyson quit on his stool in 2005 and said afterwards he no longer had the fight in him.
4Sugar Ray Robinson vs Joey ArcherRobinson, 45, was dropped and outpointed in his 200th professional fight in 1965.
5Roberto Duran vs Hector CamachoDuran's fifth decade of fighting ended with a decision loss in 2001 at the age of 50.
6Evander Holyfield vs Vitor BelfortA 58-year-old Holyfield was stopped in the first round of an exhibition in 2021.
7Thomas Hearns vs Shannon LandbergHearns fought on until 2006, long after the era that made him famous had ended.
8Roy Jones Jr. vs Scott SigmonJones, once untouchable, closed his career with a routine win over a club fighter in 2018.
9Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis UgasPacquiao lost a decision in 2021 and retired at 42 after two decades at the top.
10Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny PacquiaoDe La Hoya quit after eight rounds in 2008 and never fought again.
11Jake LaMotta vs Billy BelloThe Raging Bull finished his career with a loss to a 20-year-old prospect in 1954.
12Riddick Bowe vs Gene PukallA former undisputed champion ended up on small cards in Germany in 2008.
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