The Top Boxers today are all past 35 years of age!

[tanibanana]

because young fighters are avoided when they seemed to be dangerous..
Today fighters need to build up name first rather than quality wins, unlike before.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

PEDs and lack of good amateur program are producing less talented prospects and young fighters than they did in prior decades, hence why these old school guys are going strong and the guys that came up in the amateurs since 2000 are alittle behind the curve overall... There is still some really solid amateurs turning pro, but nothing like how it use to be in the 70s, 80s, 90s...
Seems to be that the Eastern Europe, Cuba, UK, Russia are still producing top amateurs but i havent seen an olympic prospect with hype actually reach the top level in boxing in awhile,, Cotto was the last dude that had alot of hype early and panned out.. Rigo of course but he is kinda the exception since he fought all his prime years in amateurs..

[Sugar Adam Ali]

because young fighters are avoided when they seemed to be dangerous..
Today fighters need to build up name first rather than quality wins, unlike before.

Yeah totally agree, great point,,, Fighters dont get the rounds or experience they need when coming up, and then when they fight top level they get exposed...
Wilder is in line for a title shot, yet has never gone 4 rounds, and has never fought anyone that was truly ranked....

Same way with canelo,, he went from having one decent opponent in trout, to the floyd fight... Had they moved him along better and kept him busy for the past 2 years, Canelo would be a much better fighter, and a Sept showdown with floyd this year would have been better for him,, Canelo needed so big fights before taking on floyd....His first ppv should have been cotto, then angulo, ortiz, etc.. Let him slowly build up the level of competition before taking on floyd...