How come Pacquiao was able to still be fast at age 40?

Because genetics. Some people are more gifted physically.. shocker

Thurman beat Garcia easy. Garcia knocked Khan out within 6 rounds. Not sure what DSG vs Con has to do with anything

Pacquiao fans love pretending the Jeff Horn and Ugas losses never happened. He lost his speed a long time ago. - - Like U didn't need a 2 week backdated TUE along with the rejiggered consolidated scoring card that originally had Manny winning to secure ill gotten Vegas Commish lucre. What, U still ain't paid Logan for BTFO U? Guess Ellerbee Wannabee be blackmailing U for...well, U know better than any...:bling:

He still had speed, but not like when he was young. Go watch his early fights. his hand speed was actually faster and more powerful as he got older, its his legs that slowed first, roy jones jr said its always the leg speed that goes, once pacman loses a step its a wrap and we saw that in the ugas fight, his hands were blazing fast but he was stuck in cement, he used float in the air when throwing combos.

Pacquiao didn't only have speed he had power and a good chin and was more accurate and more intelligent in the ring. Pac became a more clever and tactical fighter as he got older, Khan stayed the same idiot he always was but didn't have the stamina and recovery powers of his youth to still help him out. So much of when a fighters prime is depends on the brain. A guy like Bernard Hopkins had the ability to learn from every fight he was in, and by the time he was 40 years old he was probably the best he's ever been. This is common amongst many sports. I can name you players in football who were as good at 40 as they were at 30,because they never stopped learning, I can also name you players who stopped learning as soon as they got signed to a big team and never improved after the age of 18. The whole "prime is 28-32" thing is so subjective, some fighters are FINISHED by then, some aren't getting started. So much this. Pacquiao was actually an intelligent fighter with great defence although he did have some bad habits. Most importantly he was excellent at pacing himself later on in his career so he wouldn't gas. Prime Pac would just let loose like a bazooka for 12 rounds.

Pacquiao fans love pretending the Jeff Horn and Ugas losses never happened. He lost his speed a long time ago.

He still had speed, but not like when he was young. Go watch his early fights. Still faster than most welters around now though, probably all tbh. His footspeed declined notably though. And his chin/intelligence.

He had an easy go of it at WW. He didn't really take on too many risks. Thurman beat Garcia easy. Garcia knocked Khan out within 6 rounds.

Saltwater Man!

Genetics and skill. How did Michael Jordan come out of retirement twice, and in the 2nd time still punk dudes around the league and retire at 40?

He was still fast because had a lot to lose before he wasn’t anymore. At 40 he wasn’t nearly as fast as he was when he was splitting Oscar’s guard with lead lefts. {"data-align":"none","data-size":"custom","height":"249","title":"pacquiao%20left%20hand%20vs%20de%20la%20hoya.gif","width":"444","data-attachmentid":31306968} Fast is a relative term. {"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"pacquiao-delahoya-mobile.gif","data-attachmentid":31306969}

He still had speed, but not like when he was young. Go watch his early fights. This. 40 year old Pac's opponents just weren't able to handle the slower version Pac and it made him still look fast. Young Pac was like, watching his punches in slow motion looked "fast". He dropped plenty just because they couldn't see where the hell the punch came from. On that note, Amir had a moment of speed shown but he lost it quickly. I believe Kell's ability to time him just made him more hesitant to go crazy throwing and he slowed down a tad to be more calculated which didn't help him either. Listen, you can't even put Amir and Pac's name in the same sentence. They're so far apart, it's not even funny. Pac speed > Khan speed all day.

Diet is a big factor, Amir would always balloon up after a fight. Man loved his food.

He had an easy go of it at WW. He didn't really take on too many risks. - - Holds Ring record for most P4P wins, KOs, and fights. How much U spend on U BarneyBigBoys every month?

How come Pacquiao despite suffering a bad ko was able to be fast at age 40 while most guys like Khan lose their speed at 32-33? Tbh, mate, I'm guessing a large portion of this is down to lifestyle. I mean, Pac must have suffered some speed/reflex decline, but he appears to live the life of a boxer. Wladimir and Vitali still train now, so same for them. Khan and Brook either degenerate or blow up between fights; in Khan's case, his gap was almost a 4 year interim. You see it in other sports. In soccer (football for me) it was noticeable who was dedicated to the craft, performing as they could into their late 30s, and who was eating ice cream near constantly, such as Wayne Rooney, who admitted as such, and became shit aged 30. Sorry, I know this reply would be better suited to Quora

He had an easy go of it at WW. He didn't really take on too many risks.

He still had speed, but not like when he was young. Go watch his early fights.

Most of all, GREAT GENETICS & the fact he doesn’t eat junk food or drink. (Remeber B Hop?) I think many in here would be surprised at some of these 40-50 year old boxers being fat and out of shape could STILL whip 18-30 year old INTERNET keyboard boxers who are in shape.

His win over Thurman was Tom Brady like Who knows kan-- god?

Pac has a good center of gravity, his tree trunk legs.