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I go with this. Reflexes are the most important. When older fighters say "I just couldn't pull the trigger when I saw openings" it's not because their speed is gone, it's their reflexes. Their synapses just don't fire quick enough, whether it's from too many shots to the head or from simple aging processes is debatable.
I remember thinking this when I was watching Hatton beat Tszyu. Tszyu just couldn't fire off the right hand enough. There were openings throughout the whole night for it and Lewis, his trainer, kept on saying "You have to throw the right hand. You can beat this guy easily, just throw it!", but unfortunately he couldn't and thats the biggest sign of a fighter thats grown old. You can see it in nearly every fight with an aging fighter.
I remember thinking this when I was watching Hatton beat Tszyu. Tszyu just couldn't fire off the right hand enough. There were openings throughout the whole night for it and Lewis, his trainer, kept on saying "You have to throw the right hand. You can beat this guy easily, just throw it!", but unfortunately he couldn't and thats the biggest sign of a fighter thats grown old. You can see it in nearly every fight with an aging fighter.
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