What allows fighters to fight passed prime age

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  • LiLHopkins
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    #1

    What allows fighters to fight passed prime age

    Ages like 35 to 45. What allows them to fight is that I think that they have Technical skills to fall back on that allows them to fight a lon time. Fighters like James Toney, Winky Wright, Wladimir Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins all haves skills that they all can or had fall upon to continue a successful career. Fighters like Roy Jones, Diego Corrales, Castillo, Hatton, Tarver, and Gatti don't possess these skills so as they get older they don't have nothing to fall back on, because they ain't use to fighting two different ways.
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    Originally posted by LiLHopkins
    Ages like 35 to 45. What allows them to fight is that I think that they have Technical skills to fall back on that allows them to fight a lon time. Fighters like James Toney, Winky Wright, Wladimir Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins all haves skills that they all can or had fall upon to continue a successful career. Fighters like Roy Jones, Diego Corrales, Castillo, Hatton, Tarver, and Gatti don't possess these skills so as they get older they don't have nothing to fall back on, because they ain't use to fighting two different ways.
    money,money,money. they look at it as a career move.how much money can they make, is it worth the pain. idiot tyson has milked it out absurdely. hopkins,dlh, etc., its a business. how far can they go before even the general boxing fan thinks theyre a clown. child boxing fans on this site are still talking about lackys like tyson.
    money talks.and since general boxing fans are the ones with the most money they will pay for tyson,holyfield,etc fights.

    look at tua, of coarse he's washed up. but with the hvwt div. loaded with clowns why shouldnt he try to make money. he
    s not in shape and probably doesnt give a ****. but he's making money and holding off creditors. what would you do?
    Last edited by STEELHEAD; 11-20-2006, 10:09 PM.

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    • realheavyhands
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      the ones that that really love to fight but money does push them..if you really love it you never stop getting better you can always learn even when your the greatest that ever lived you can never reach perfection and certain fighters never stop trying... like archie moore

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      • GEOFFHAYES
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        Timing > Speed

        Experience > Everything

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        • Mishra100
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          #5
          Defense, accuracy, drive, and training.

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          • Kball15
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            if u depend on reflexes like ROY JONES and MAYWEATHER, ur not gonna be able to fight when u get older.

            But if train nonstop ur entire career, like Mayweather, Jones Jr, and Hopkins, u can fight effectively for a long time. You gotta be a gym rat though

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            • hemichromis
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              #7
              Originally posted by LiLHopkins
              Ages like 35 to 45. What allows them to fight is that I think that they have Technical skills to fall back on that allows them to fight a lon time. Fighters like James Toney, Winky Wright, Wladimir Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins all haves skills that they all can or had fall upon to continue a successful career. Fighters like Roy Jones, Diego Corrales, Castillo, Hatton, Tarver, and Gatti don't possess these skills so as they get older they don't have nothing to fall back on, because they ain't use to fighting two different ways.
              usually its money that forces a fighter to go on but some fighters do age slower than others foreman for example could be effective after a 10 year lay off yet frazier and bowe were spent after a few short years

              lennox lewis true potential was only realised after he became 30

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              • ROSEWOOD
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                the fear of not being able to do what it is you have been doing all your life...The fear of having to watch others do what you FEEL you can do...the fear of retiring...retirement is scary by itself......oh and money

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