What age do fighters slow down

[TheReadyTimeBoy]

Crawford and Loma are in their early 30s but I see no sign of them slowing. Most fighters in the past has slowed down by that age. Is it cause today's guys fight less, they have a longer shelf life? Or is it PEDs?

What age do most fighters slow down?

[Vinnykin]

33/34 is where fighters usually drop off........ Mayweather got by after that age because of his ring IQ and footwork....... Pacquaio gets by on his speed and also footwork.

I truly believe you can only go past prime years if you hae elite footwork.

[*TonyMontana*]

33/34 is where fighters usually drop off........ Mayweather got by after that age because of his ring IQ and footwork....... Pacquaio gets by on his speed and also footwork.

I truly believe you can only go past prime years if you hae elite footwork.

George Forman

[megh50]

Lots of factors contribute to a fighter slowing down or to the perception of them slowing down
1. Genetics
2. Lifestyle, diet and training discipline
3. Matchmaking and the type of fights they take
4. Skill level and flexibility
5. Fighting style
6. The level of competition in their divisions

You would have to look at all of these to see if a fighter nowadays is slowing down. Both Loma and Crawford have great iqs, they are disciplined and don't take punishment. Their bodies don't seem to break down because of genetics (maybe) like a Ward or David Haye and they have had good matchmaking so far. My one worry would be that their styles depend on their reflexes, foot and handspeed, but if they can adapt when these things slow down, the will continue to win and disguise the appearance of slowing down for longer....like Mayweather and Manny did.

[Vinnykin]

George Forman

Heavyweight is a different animal...... everyone knows they push past the lower divisions by 7/8 years.

With Foreman, that is the exception, not the norm....

[Roadblock]

Judge them individually they people, and no two are the same.

I think it was Archie Moore winning into his 50s and then another guy is burned up by 30, its whats inside the fighter that makes the difference.

[VirusTI]

It depends on the weight class, but I think you could see fighters slow around these ages(this does not mean they are shot, just that they are a bit physically slower than they were):

100-140: 31/32 (Think Pacman, by the shame mosely fight(33), he is clearly a little slower and less explosive than 2 years prior, or think about how Loma looks a little bit more vulnerable than a few years ago. Floyd also changed up his style around this time to adjust to the slightly slower reflexes)

147-175: 34/35(Roy jones becomes just slow enough at 35 slowing down just a little to get beat by tarver, or Kova losing a small step by ward 2)

200 and over: 37/38(Povetkin at 38 is having a harder than usual time Christian Hammer compared to his great run of koing Char, Takan and Perez a few years prior. David Haye looking fast and in prime at 32 vs chisora and then falling apart and much slower vs Bellow(1) at 37)

Obviously people are different and some age faster, some age slower.

[Bunch Pag]

Fighting once or if we're lucky twice I think todays breed have 'slowed down' before they've started...

[Citizen Koba]

Depends what you mean, man. Of all the traits required for success in boxing reflexes and reaction time are the first to go and any fighter above 28 or so is slowing down, however this needs to be balanced against the greater ring acumen and the ability to predict and even guide what's coming next that comes with experience.

In general terms the smaller guys are the faster they gonna move and the more dependent they are on their reflexes and reactions (including mental quickness) and so the younger they are when the inevitable physical decline can no longer be compensated by experience, skill and ring IQ. It's a massive genralisation but I'd say at the lower weight classes 30 - 31 mid range 32 - 33 and Cruiser to Heavy late 30s.

[Mike_b]

Sergio mora claimed "you are only as good as how hungry you are." Mosley never blamed anything on age, I don't think he cared too much about deteriorating, he took all the hard fights. You could see even in the canelo fight his punches had no snap on them. However power is the last thing that goes they say.