iamasadlittleboy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Whoa. Talk about out of left field. John Duddy just issued a statement announcing his retirement Dan Rayfeels Twitter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Medical grounds or just disillusioned with the sport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Probably the smart move.He wasn't really going anywhere and he wasn't going to make all that much money against Lee either from what I understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 surprising... seems like the better plan would have been to go through with the fight and collect one last paycheck. if he really wants to retire though, i respect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6035063 theres the story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulais_valley Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 He seems pretty set in his mind and therefore it is hard to argue with. The sheer diference in class when he came up against the limited Chavez Jnr was telling and it really was hard ot see Duddy achieving much after that. All said though, I'm suprised he isn't opting for at least one more pay day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Best to retire too soon rather than too late. If his heart isn't in it, he's made a smart move. More boxers should follow his example. Best of luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faulks Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 My (Irish) pal will be gutted about this had his trip planned to watch this and paddies week in NYC. Strange he didn't have the last fight though can't blame him. I never liked Duddy but I respect the guy for calling it a day now rather than later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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