Comments Thread For: Oleg Maskaev is Planning a Mid-May Ring Return

[Ravens Fan]

I think we can blame all these old fighters continued activity on one person.........George Forman.

There is a long list of boxers who fought way past their prime and the list pre-dates Foreman by quite a bit.

[The Hammer]

Maskaev is old and shot. He needs to retire.

[-Blackout-]

What's with these HW and the need to continue on? We even got Holyfields old ass in the game.

[Pirao]

One would have thought that getting KOd in 1 by Aguilera would have made him realized it's time to retire, but apparently not...

[Fighting Spirit]

Oleg is a washed up fighter. It would be best all round if he retired, but it looks like he isn't going to.

Oleg can no longer compete at the elite never no more. I just hope now he stops living in dream world and stops calling out Vitali.

How about Oleg vs UK's Tyson Fury, or Audley Harrison? Am sure both fights would make for interesting affairs.

[Tiozzo]

I think we can blame all these old fighters continued activity on one person.........George Forman.

Not at all. Foreman was still great, and he ended his career with a whooping of a strong and young Briggs. Foreman never looked shot, and he was never dominated or ko'ed during his second career ( while he was old).

We can only blame those shot and old fighters will to fight on on their financial obligations, no doubt. So those today old fighters like Maskaev can't even compare themselves to Foreman. Foreman didn't even needed the money at some point in his comeback. Maskaev is more shot than a dead Jesse James, and probably broke.

[ChopperRead]

There is a long list of boxers who fought way past their prime and the list pre-dates Foreman by quite a bit.

As long as there is boxing, there is going to be the temptation for ageing boxers to give it one more shot, for the money, for the glory, for whatever reason.

[ChopperRead]

Oleg is a washed up fighter. It would be best all round if he retired, but it looks like he isn't going to.
Oleg can no longer compete at the elite never no more. I just hope now he stops living in dream world and stops calling out Vitali.

How about Oleg vs UK's Tyson Fury, or Audley Harrison? Am sure both fights would make for interesting affairs.

I don't like it either, but if he can get fights and get people to pay to come and watch him, more power to him I suppose. We don't have to watch.

[joe strong]

Oleg just wants to compete.he's made millions & I don't think he's broke.it's pretty normal for past their prime,former champions still fighting in their 40's.maskaev is no different.let him fight.he's just a journeyman now