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I doubt it. I say probably 1 or 2 more.
After the Cotto fight, in the interview he looked like he was tired of boxing and really wanted to retire. I think 2 more tops and he's done. Some people don't realize this, but Floyd IS old already.
36 is old for any athlete on any sport unless we're talking about Golf or Pro Wrestling. It's an age where many athletes are not only past prime, but most of them are even shot, even before that age. 36 is not an athlete's age. A select few make it look easy or where competitive at the top at that age, Foreman, Hopkins, Johnson, Mosley, Mayweather, Tarver, Wladimir, Vitali, Marquez.
It's really hard to fight at the top 5 level at this age but these guys did it/are doing it and I don't think they have much left. I expect Floyd to retire after 2 more fights. Remember, with Floyd, when you say 1 fight, we're talking about a year here, when you say 3 fights, that's 3+ years. And Floyd will not be fighting at 39-40, if he is, then it's because he's obsessed with the sport, not money. He most likely has enough money right now for his grandkids to live a comfortable life. To stay in the shape he's in at this age, you really have to love the sport. If he was only in it for the money, you could tell by the way he's training. But instead all you hear is boxers who visit his gym, amazed at how hard he works and he makes any one who watches him train, feel like a lazy couch potato. Fighters like Ashely Theopane and Andre Dirrell both said the same exact thing about how hard Floyd works out.
After the Cotto fight, in the interview he looked like he was tired of boxing and really wanted to retire. I think 2 more tops and he's done. Some people don't realize this, but Floyd IS old already.
36 is old for any athlete on any sport unless we're talking about Golf or Pro Wrestling. It's an age where many athletes are not only past prime, but most of them are even shot, even before that age. 36 is not an athlete's age. A select few make it look easy or where competitive at the top at that age, Foreman, Hopkins, Johnson, Mosley, Mayweather, Tarver, Wladimir, Vitali, Marquez.
It's really hard to fight at the top 5 level at this age but these guys did it/are doing it and I don't think they have much left. I expect Floyd to retire after 2 more fights. Remember, with Floyd, when you say 1 fight, we're talking about a year here, when you say 3 fights, that's 3+ years. And Floyd will not be fighting at 39-40, if he is, then it's because he's obsessed with the sport, not money. He most likely has enough money right now for his grandkids to live a comfortable life. To stay in the shape he's in at this age, you really have to love the sport. If he was only in it for the money, you could tell by the way he's training. But instead all you hear is boxers who visit his gym, amazed at how hard he works and he makes any one who watches him train, feel like a lazy couch potato. Fighters like Ashely Theopane and Andre Dirrell both said the same exact thing about how hard Floyd works out.
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