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10 Hopeless Boxing Renovation Projects

September 19, 2014 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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Who doesn’t love the career comeback? Every once in awhile a world class fighter, through sheer will to win, turns around a career headed for the boxing trash bin and pushes his way to a ring rebirth. More common, though, is the once-main stage fighter who refuses to accept the fact that, well, it’s over. Once a fighter’s time is done, they can take a break, change trainers, change management…try whatever they like, but the big comeback just isn’t going to happen.

Here’s a look at ten one-time elite fighters still chugging along, fighting in vain pursuit of a return to form.

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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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