People need to change the way they think about age

[Earl-Hickey]

Especially in the heavyweight division.

This isn't the 60s or 70s, where guys aged 32 were over the hill and by 35 they were tottering about like old corpses.

It's now possible for a fighter to be still in very good shape and not too far removed from their absoloute prime in their late 30s.

Compare klitschko in the AJ fight aged 41 to Muhammed Ali aged 39 vs Berbick.

Klitschko 2 years older but a million times better preserved, he still had strong legs, power, accuracy. He was a step off his prime yes but he could still go at the highest level.

Chisora last night looked as good as I've ever seen him aged 37, now that he actually takes his training seriously. Likewise Arreola was able to very easily go 12 hard rounds aged 40 and give a good account of himself and he didn't even look out of breath.

I get sick of hearing such and such fighter is an "old man" and writing them off because they are over 35.

Again, this isn't the 70s anymore.

[abracada]

The biggest threat to Tyson Fury;


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[Zelda]

Especially in the heavyweight division.

This isn't the 60s or 70s, where guys aged 32 were over the hill and by 35 they were tottering about like old corpses.

It's now possible for a fighter to be still in very good shape and not too far removed from their absoloute prime in their late 30s.

Compare klitschko in the AJ fight aged 41 to Muhammed Ali aged 39 vs Berbick.

Klitschko 2 years older but a million times better preserved, he still had strong legs, power, accuracy. He was a step off his prime yes but he could still go at the highest level.

Chisora last night looked as good as I've ever seen him aged 37, now that he actually takes his training seriously. Likewise Arreola was able to very easily go 12 hard rounds aged 40 and give a good account of himself and he didn't even look out of breath.

I get sick of hearing such and such fighter is an "old man" and writing them off because they are over 35.

Again, this isn't the 70s anymore.

Before you start insulting Ali like that, do know that Ali at 39 already was well into his Parkinson's and was coming out of his second retirement and fighting against the doctor's advice. Ali would not train much for those fights either that he simply fought for the payday due to divorce settlements (and they say women are oppressed?). Foreman came back much later and won the title. He was also from the 70s. Holmes fought till quite late too.