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  • Ryn0
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    #1

    Smaller fighters age faster

    It's fact, it's the reason the lower down in the weight classes you rarely get fighters fighing past 35 successfully even the great ones. Whereas the higher weight classes have fighters fighting in there 35-40's successfully.

    Manny will decline by the time he's 33 I hope he gets out by then, he's already showing signs like not employing the upper body movement that he used too but it's a very slow decline. He will continue to be successful for another year but noticable signs of decline will begin to show soon. I love the lower weight classes because they tend to be a hell of alot faster than the other classes and the KO's most of the time rely on fast punches from odd angles instead of brute force like you get from fighters like Foreman/Pavlik/Abraham (even though they are exciting) but they do tend to age alot quicker than bigger fighters.
  • Silencers
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    #2
    We rarely see fighters over the age of 35 being successful in the lower weight classes, probably because of how much more they rely on speed throughout their careers compared to fighters at higher weightclasses so yes, Pacquiao could be declining.

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    • GodOfWarII
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      #3
      Originally posted by Silencers
      Pacquiao could be declining
      After that performance the other day, he isn't declining just yet.

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      • T-97
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        #4
        Originally posted by GodOfWarII
        After that performance the other day, he isn't declining just yet.
        Only thing i noticed was he didn't use the body and head movement he used to. However, i think he will start to decline in a year or two.

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        • Silencers
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          #5
          Originally posted by GodOfWarII
          After that performance the other day, he isn't declining just yet.
          He didn't use much upper body movement in the fight, whether that was part of his gameplan we'll see in the near future.

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