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Worst Sports Comebacks!
Posted on: Thu, 01/17/2008 - 12:12pm
This Saturday (1/19) former Puerto Rican boxing sensation Felix "Tito" Trinidad will be returning to the ring after suffering an embarrassing loss in ‘05. Tito isn't the only one who should've stayed out the game. Read on as [Si] breaks down the five worst sports comebacks in recent memory.
5. Mike Tyson (2005) - In the late 1980s and early 1990s he was the most feared man in the boxing ring. Now Mike Tyson is the butt of most people's jokes. Not because of the half-assed tattoo on his face or the little sissy voice that God gave him as a cruel joke, but because of his antics inside of the ring. The man bit Evander Holyfield's ear off! He went on to lose the fight. Then he lost the rematch. Then he lost to Lennox Lewis. And that was just the beginning of his comeback. He went on to lose the next two of his next three fights. And in a moment that absolutely stunned the world, Mike quit in the seventh round of his final fight against Kevin McBride. Guess he wasn't married to the game... I still wouldn't fight him though.
4. Felix Trinidad (2007) - It's one thing to make a comeback and fight a few bums that you know you can whup. But to return and go directly at dudes that fight for fun is not a good idea. Remember what Winky Wright did to that ass in 2005? Now you wanna come back and go up against Roy Jones Jr., a man who most consider pound-for-pound the best fighter in the world? Son! Are you broke?! Do you need the money that bad? I'll lend you a $20 spot if it's that serious. I just don't wanna see you get hurt . . . again.
3. Deion Sanders (2004) - Deion Sanders used to be the man. Like Bo Jackson he played both football and baseball and was pretty damn good at both. Then he decided to become a rapper. That's when it all fell down like Kanye West. Anyway, the man retired in 2001, but came back in 2004 and played for the Baltimore Ravens. Man, was that a waste of space on that bench. He strained his hamstring and faded away for the rest of the season. Must've been the money.
2. Roger Clemens (2007) - The Rocket came out of retirement in 2007 largely due because the NY Yankees were so desperate for pitching that they paid him $4.5 million a month. With the money the Bombers spent on him they could've sent the entire team to a Chinese massage parlor with "happy endings" before every game to get them loosened up. Roger went on to get lit up at almost every game he pitched and ended the season with a 6-6 record. Maybe he needed some extra "training sessions" aka "steroids" in his system to get the job done.
1. Michael Jordan (2001) - There once was a time when the whole world wanted to be like Mike (I wanted to be like Barkley and throw people out of windows) and those same fans were excited that their hero was coming out of retirement and joining the Washington Wizards in 2001. After the season was done the world felt a tad different. Not only did the Wizards still suck like the sneakers he wore at the time, but Jordan got his ankles broken by every rookie that came into the league that year and the next. And then when he retired again in 2003 the Wizards took away his stake in the team. Talk about grimey. Then again he cheated on his wife numerous times. Karma's a b***h.
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Yeah, it was a wrap. Can't say anyone was surprised though. Well, maybe the good people of Puerto Rico were...
Someone got sent to the canvas. . .