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  • JAB5239
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    Fighters who went on to long

    Watching Tyson tonight was kind of sad. As an older man I was hoping he could turn back the clock and get the win. But his legs looked stuck in mud and he just couldn't pull the trigger. My trainer told me recently after my last fight that "father time waits for no one. It's the one thing you can't escape and sooner or later it will dictate your life". It didn't hit home when he said it. Maybe because I'm to stubborn. But tonight it did. It is what it is.

    Who are some fighters who went on to long or tried to turn the clock back unsuccessfully? Jim Jeffries comes to mind. Sugar Ray Leonard. Who are some others? For every George Foreman or Bernard Hopkins there are dozens of guys I'm sure who thought they could pull off the big win just one last time.
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    Kovalev.

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    • galindez74
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      There must be a million. Ali springs to mind.

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        Originally posted by JAB5239
        Watching Tyson tonight was kind of sad. As an older man I was hoping he could turn back the clock and get the win. But his legs looked stuck in mud and he just couldn't pull the trigger. My trainer told me recently after my last fight that "father time waits for no one. It's the one thing you can't escape and sooner or later it will dictate your life". It didn't hit home when he said it. Maybe because I'm to stubborn. But tonight it did. It is what it is.

        Who are some fighters who went on to long or tried to turn the clock back unsuccessfully? Jim Jeffries comes to mind. Sugar Ray Leonard. Who are some others? For every George Foreman or Bernard Hopkins there are dozens of guys I'm sure who thought they could pull off the big win just one last time.
        The old saying is the reflexes are the first thing to go. You can have all the power in the world and it's useless if you can't deliver the punch because your reflexes are shot.

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        • IronDanHamza
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          Be easier to name those who didn’t.

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          • Ben Bolt
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            Having lived with boxing, and its pros and cons, for almost 50 years now, my bottom line is:
            every guy who had his second fight went on too long.
            One's brain is such a marvelous, albeit so fragile, computer.

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            • Marchegiano
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              Evander as well.

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              • JAB5239
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                Originally posted by Marchegiano
                Evander as well.
                Agreed. How do you think his legacy would look if he was rightfully given the decision over Valuev and won back the WBA trinket?

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                • QueensburyRules
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                  Originally posted by JAB5239
                  Watching Tyson tonight was kind of sad. As an older man I was hoping he could turn back the clock and get the win. But his legs looked stuck in mud and he just couldn't pull the trigger. My trainer told me recently after my last fight that "father time waits for no one. It's the one thing you can't escape and sooner or later it will dictate your life". It didn't hit home when he said it. Maybe because I'm to stubborn. But tonight it did. It is what it is.

                  Who are some fighters who went on to long or tried to turn the clock back unsuccessfully? Jim Jeffries comes to mind. Sugar Ray Leonard. Who are some others? For every George Foreman or Bernard Hopkins there are dozens of guys I'm sure who thought they could pull off the big win just one last time.
                  - - Mike knew he ain't winning anything more that 10-20 mil$.

                  Jake can contact me for that amount any time on this board, but he ain't calling some no account bar keep.

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                  • QueensburyRules
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                    - - Record Breaking Tidbits- Netflix. 60 million households watched the Paul/Tyson fight worldwide, peaking at 65 million. Near 50 million for Taylor vs. Serrano 2.

                    72,000+ filled Cowboy stadium, breaking the previous gate record held by Canelo.

                    Remember, Mike was deathly ill months before that cancelled the first date. $ the only reason he was in the ring, and good on him after being robbed by bloodsucking DKing and his minions.

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