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Originally posted by JAB5239 View PostLet me ask you something. How many tennis players at 40 are on top of their sport? The fact is it is highly unlikely because their bodies break down and cannot react the same. Same as boxers except they're not getting punched. When Aggassi regained his top form and got to the top again there were wide spread accusations of doping and rightly so. No difference in this case.
However, age 30 is not the death sentence it used to be in tennis. Agassi indeed did very well after 30, and Federer is still near the top.
Whether that is due to doping, again, I don't know for sure. Agassi only admitted to using meth, not an performance enhancer.
30 these days is young for a heavyweight. Age 40 seems to be in HW boxing what age 30 is men's tennis. The limits in both sports are being pushed, for whatever reason you want to believe: advanced training and nutrition, doping, or all of those.
So you must think that George Foreman was doping during his late career comeback as well. Who knows? It's possible.
One thing seems likely: if the K-Bros are doping, so are most of their opponents. Which is why strict testing is needed. Vendettas against one individual in particular in any sport, be it Vitali or Rafa Nadal, just undermines the seriousness of the need for stricter testing of all these athletes.Last edited by Ubermensch; 01-18-2012, 06:56 PM.
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Originally posted by Ubermensch View PostTennis players tend to burn out a lot quicker than boxers, because of the schedule, the constant travel, the grinding wear and tear on wrists, ankles, knees.
However, age 30 is not the death sentence it used to be in tennis. Agassi indeed did very well after 30, and Federer is still near the top.
Whether that is due to doping, again, I don't know for sure. Agassi only admitted to using meth, not an performance enhancer.
30 these days is young for a heavyweight. Age 40 seems to be in HW boxing what age 30 is men's tennis. The limits in both sports are being pushed, for whatever reason you want to believe: advanced training and nutrition, doping, or all of those.
So you must think that George Foreman was doping during his late career comeback as well. Who knows? It's possible.
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Originally posted by Ubermensch View PostSo you must think that George Foreman was doping during his late career comeback as well. Who knows? It's possible.
One thing seems likely: if the K-Bros are doping, so are most of their opponents. Which is why strict testing is needed. Vendettas against one individual in particular in any sport, be it Vitali or Rafa Nadal, just undermines the seriousness of the need for stricter testing of all these athletes.
Where do you get Vendetta from? My questions are very reasonable just as they were for Hopkins-Jones.
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=368747Last edited by JAB5239; 01-20-2012, 10:59 AM.
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