After coming to America only to have his hopes of becoming a world champion completely shattered by a power punching specter, the 31 yr old Gary Lockett has had some time to re-evaluate things.It looks like Lockett's life flashed before his eyes during his last three rounds of boxing. "I am considering my future," said Lockett in an interview with BBC Sports. "I still have my faculties and I want to spend time with my family."
We knew Kelly Pavlik packed a serious punch, but apparently he hits so hard that it makes some people rework there life's plans. Lockett must have seen the light during his fight with The Ghost and at some point decided that he doesn't want to go through anything like that again.
We can't blame him for hanging it up - near death experiences usually result in unalterably changing a person's view on life (plus he finally got a decent payday).
Well, he wasn't really going to die, but he probably felt like it, enough to leave the sport that he has fought professionally in for twelve years.
"Every time he threw punches, it felt like he was making me pay"
- Gary Lockett
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