Fighters who retired as champion and never made a comeback

[1SILVA]

I know there have been many fighters who retired as champion, but how many never made a comeback? I came up with a few. Can the board list others?

Lennox Lewis
Rocky Marciano
Gene Tunney
Joe Calzhage
Carlos Monzon
Sandy Saddler
Ricardo Lopez

I know there are quite a few more.

[StarshipTrooper]

Marvin Hagler

[JAB5239]

Marvin Hagler

Sadly Marvin didn't retire as champ. But the was the first name to come to my mind too.

[StarshipTrooper]

Sadly Marvin didn't retire as champ. But the was the first name to come to my mind too.

Ah good point! I didn't read it closely enough

Poet

[Jim Jeffries]

Sven Ottke.

[Bundana]

Duilio Loi
Khaosai Galaxy
Ji-Won Kim

Maybe "retired" isn't the right word, but Masao Ohba and Salvador Sanchez of course died when they were reigning champs.

[mickey malone]

There's quite a few

Horacio Accavallo FLY
Mickey Walker MW
Gene Tunney HW
Bruno Arcari LWW
Henry Armstrong FW
Joe Beccerra BW
Charley Rosenberg BW
Roberto Duran LW
Ray Robinson WW
Rinty Monaghan FLY
Carlos Monzon MW
Marcel Ernesto FW
Jimmy Barry BW
Jack McAuliffe LW
Rocky Marciano HW
Terry Marsh LWW
Duilio Loi LWW
Sven Otkke SMW
Khaosai Galaxy SFLY
Joe Calzaghe SMW
Lennox Lewis HW



Salvador Sanchez FW
Ohba Masao FLY
Stanley Ketchel MW... NB: All 3 died while they were world champions..

[mickey malone]

I know there have been many fighters who retired as champion, but how many never made a comeback? I came up with a few. Can the board list others?

Lennox Lewis
Rocky Marciano
Gene Tunney
Joe Calzhage
Carlos Monzon
Sandy Saddler
Ricardo Lopez

I know there are quite a few more.

Not 100% on Saddler.. Think he may have made a comeback..

[Sαntα]

In-Jin Chi

[mickey malone]

In-Jin Chi

True.. Well spotted!