Who are the oldest fighters to lace up the boxing gloves?

**RingSlam** · 04-25-2009, 05:38 PM

anthony mudine was 25 i think.

**Guest** · 04-25-2009, 05:41 PM

Saoul Mamby fought at age 60.

Does that count?

**oojaksoo** · 04-25-2009, 05:41 PM

Do you mean when they first start out or when they still fought? if when they still fought I suppose people like Foreman, Hopkins, Robinson and Holyfield

**Genman1988** · 04-25-2009, 05:50 PM

Larry Holmes fought Butterbean in a 10 round heavyweight fight at 52 I think.. this was in 2002 if I am not wrong

**Genman1988** · 04-25-2009, 05:50 PM

Larry Holmes fought Butterbean in a 10 round heavyweight fight at 52 I think.. this was in 2002 if I am not wrong

**Joey Giardello** · 04-25-2009, 05:54 PM

the oldest fighters to start boxing

**Guest** · 04-25-2009, 05:56 PM

SAOUL MAMBY RULES.

AGE 60

Comeback at 60

At the age of 60, Mamby announced a comeback which was to have taken place in Lapwai, Idaho at the Pi-Nee-Waus Community Center of the Nez Perce Tribe ^[2], in a card that was subsequently cancelled.
^[3] Mamby fought several weeks later at age 60, weighing 149 1/2 pounds (63 kilograms) and lost to a ten round decision journeyman fighter Anthony Osbourne in the Cayman Islands, making Mamby the oldest boxer ever to appear in an officially sanctioned bout.

**Kball15** · 04-25-2009, 06:00 PM

weren't there 2 boxers that fought in THEIR 90's?!?!?!?!

I remember reading a crazy story like that a few years ago on this site. I dont think it was an official professional boxing match though, i doubt they would be sanctioned lol

**ИATAS** · 04-25-2009, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by Kball15

weren't there 2 boxers that fought in THEIR 90's?!?!?!?!

I remember reading a crazy story like that a few years ago on this site. I dont think it was an official professional boxing match though, i doubt they would be sanctioned lol

Not sure if it was in their 90's but I recall it being in their 70's or maybe even 80's

Who are the oldest fighters to lace up the boxing gloves?