Do lower weight fighters improve or decline after 35?

[Check]

Like I said,I aint ****ting on him,but with the lighter guys the decline is sharper. B-hop is a freak of nature though!

Mosley seems to be cut from the same cloth though. I think his win over Margarito is getting a little over hyped because styles make fights and that was a perfect matchup for Shane BUT he is still a tremendous fighter. IMO, if Mayweather beats Shane it will be his greatest win. Greater than when he beat Chico.

[Roger Mellie]

Mosley seems to be cut from the same cloth though. I think his win over Margarito is getting a little over hyped because styles make fights and that was a perfect matchup for Shane BUT he is still a tremendous fighter. IMO, if Mayweather beats Shane it will be his greatest win. Greater than when he beat Chico.

I am not sure about cut from the same cloth,and I dont like Mayweather or what he stands for one little bit,but will give him credit if he gets the win. The major problem I have with it,is the steepness of decline 99% of fighters go through in their mid thirties,and a near 18 month layoff is going to have done Mosley no favours at all at this stage of his career. To say otherwise is crazy IMO.

[jkaisen41]

Not totally ****ting on shane,he is one of my favourite fighters,but it would seem that the *****'s think that Floyd is fighting a guy near to his prime.

comments not necessary,just vote in the poll.

Every fighter declines at 35... even before that... a Roy Jones with 32 as great as he was for example... couldn't do what a 26 year old Jones could do... and 35 even more so... no question about it

[Roger Mellie]

So far 17 votes and not one ***** has voted.

[Roger Mellie]

Come on! wake up *****s! come and tell us how fighters age as well as a vintage Marquez pisstal 44(46?)!

[Evil Abed]

Come on! wake up *****s! come and tell us how fighters age as well as a vintage Marquez pisstal 44(46?)!

I thought you said you where trying not to **** on this fight.

Your getting honest answers to easy question.

But your trying piss off Floyd fans.

Shane is obviously out of his prime.

But hes still an elite WW.

[Schmerzen]

Come on! wake up *****s! come and tell us how fighters age as well as a vintage Marquez pisstal 44(46?)!

how old was de la hoya again against pac ?

[REMOVED SHARK 97]

Age is just a number only when you have the attitude of a Floyd Mayweather or BoreHard.

['Sugar' Freddi]

It really depends on the fighter, the way he fought and if he could take punishment. The lower weight classes seem to have more wars. For example, Marquez - Pacquiao, Marquez - Barrera, - Morales - Barrera, - Marquez - Vazquez, Gatti fights, and more. Not all fighters can take punishment like that, so I would say majority decline but it really depends on the fighter.

I can see the Klitschkos being on top forever if they would like to, because they really haven't been in any big wars, other than Vitali with Lewis.

[FLY TY]

[QUOTE=rj_ct;7382242]there is no poll, and it depends on the fighter.[/QUOTE]

totally agree....your fighting style, not your weight, dictates how long you can fight.


guys that fight in wars, while they are fun to watch, have a time limit on how long their careers can last......technical fighters, especially the ones more reliant on defense and counter-punching, and don't take too many shots, have a longer shelf life. look at hopkins.