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I do think the opposite, Fighters who rely on their athleticism and physique are the ones who always start to decline first because their boxing is all about movement and flashyness, while fighters who can fight with the less movement but on an efficient way tend to fight great at older ages.
Mayweather and Toney come to my mind first, Floyd stopped moving that much when he got to a certain age he relied more on his upper body movement and his IQ, the 135 Floyd who stopped Corrales doesn't fight anything like the 147 Floyd who fought for example Robert Guerrero.
Toney didn't had to move a lot to brutalize hsi opponents it took a young athletic freak of nature in Roy Jones to beat his style.
GGG was and is a fighter who always has relied on his physique his style is not aging well, Hopkins is all about efficient movement, defense and IQ that why he still was a top fighter at his almost 50 years old.
Martinez suffered and injury on his knee and he was done. Look at the lighter BJS who fought Lemieux and look at the bigger BJS who fought Coceres.
Look at the Roy Jones who played with Toney and the Roy Jones who lost to Calzaghe.
Canelo's style is gonna age sweet, his style is about efficiency only thing that would make him a shot fighter would be his relfexes deteriorating.
Mayweather and Toney come to my mind first, Floyd stopped moving that much when he got to a certain age he relied more on his upper body movement and his IQ, the 135 Floyd who stopped Corrales doesn't fight anything like the 147 Floyd who fought for example Robert Guerrero.
Toney didn't had to move a lot to brutalize hsi opponents it took a young athletic freak of nature in Roy Jones to beat his style.
GGG was and is a fighter who always has relied on his physique his style is not aging well, Hopkins is all about efficient movement, defense and IQ that why he still was a top fighter at his almost 50 years old.
Martinez suffered and injury on his knee and he was done. Look at the lighter BJS who fought Lemieux and look at the bigger BJS who fought Coceres.
Look at the Roy Jones who played with Toney and the Roy Jones who lost to Calzaghe.
Canelo's style is gonna age sweet, his style is about efficiency only thing that would make him a shot fighter would be his relfexes deteriorating.
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