For something so often referred to as the "sweet science," few sports routinely dole out as sour an ending as boxing.
Daisuke Naito and Roy Jones Jr. became the ruthless competition's latest casualties this past week.
Naito was battered and bruised for 12 rounds by challenger Koki Kameda in their WBC flyweight title bout last Sunday in Saitama, losing his title via unanimous decision. A few days later, Jones' fall from grace continued with a humbling first-round TKO at the hands of Australian Danny Green.