Comments Thread For: Lomachenko: Who Made Rules About Age In Boxing? I'm Just 32; I Feel Young

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Teofimo Lopez likened his showdown with Vasiliy Lomachenko to a primal battle between a young lion and an old lion during a virtual press conference Monday. A day later, the 32-year-old Lomachenko scoffed at the contention that he is anything resembling old.
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[Jab jab boom]

32 is still prime. It's known historically that about 95% of the time once you hit 35 years old is when there starts to be a real decline.

[deathofaclown]

It’s not about rules, it’s just a fact you will decline at some point

Loma had a long amateur career and been mostly active as a pro. A few injuries have started creeping in during the past couple of years, could be coincidence, could be wear from years and years of training and fighting

That said, he’s not really old enough for age to be a real factor. Still, 32 is no spring chicken for a featherweight/lightweight usually.

[ThunderFists]

32 isnt old

[DoubleMM]

32 isn't old at all, but for american fighters they might age faster.

american athletes use more plant/fruit based diets and that's why they decline faster.

i know for a fact lomo eats tons of fat/raw eggs/butter like a real european, that's why he has insane strength and stamina.

[Mammoth]

Yep. The Loma is old stuff is BS. I don't know why it even started...

[2Shotz]

Father Time makes the rules. That’s who. Undefeated.

[angkag]

32 isn't old at all, but for american fighters they might age faster.

american athletes use more plant/fruit based diets and that's why they decline faster.

i know for a fact lomo eats tons of fat/raw eggs/butter like a real european, that's why he has insane strength and stamina.

Not really anything to do with being American, just a question of how well the individual looks after themselves in-between fights. eg Mayweather and Hopkins looked after themselves - no large weight fluctuations or other excesses between fights, and they went longer as a result. Same with Loma, he looks after himself, which will add some years to his ability to perform at peak.

[Zaryu]

It’s not about rules, it’s just a fact you will decline at some point

Loma had a long amateur career and been mostly active as a pro. A few injuries have started creeping in during the past couple of years, could be coincidence, could be wear from years and years of training and fighting

That said, he’s not really old enough for age to be a real factor. Still, 32 is no spring chicken for a featherweight/lightweight usually.

Exactly, it's not a rule, just an observation.

[ELPacman]

Loma has a point to an extent. Fighters who went through wars in their 20s will look like they're a 40+ yr old boxer in their 30s. Just shop worn. A body that doesn't take much to put down. Like they're going into the ring with no armor on them as opposed to in their 20s, they were covered in full chainmail.

On the other hand, assuming the 20yr old went through his 20s with relatively no damage and hits his 30s. You are just on the human body's organic clock of how well you can perform. I've always felt your body will be at the best it can possibly perform at around 28-31-32 ish. That is like the peak of growth and everything kicking properly. Once 32-33 hits, everything appears to be more difficult. You can injure easier, it takes longer to lose weight, you slow down a tad in reflects and overall.

I think it's more noticeable at the lower weights where speed is apparent so reflects need to be sharp. Heavyweights can get by easily to their 40s because most of them are slow plodding power punchers. Your power is the last to leave you so even if you lost some muscle, the power is still there. Even if you lost some stamina, the chance is still there in the early going.

It's just fighting in the featherweights is a whole different story than looking at the heavyweights for example.