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

[observer]

32 isn’t old, and Loma doesn’t let himself go between fights. I’m sure he could be one of those guys who fights into his forties for that reason.

Was anyone ever a champion at 135 in their 40-s??

[hitmanjosh]

Life is what life does

It always depends on how you live your life, I know of a fighter who fought 3 champions back in the 90’s and he’s not 50 but has been in a nursing home for several years so what that say is you lived a reckless lifestyle, expect for it to catch up to you! Campbell caused problems for Loma so a younger more powerful guy Like Lopez can as well and it’s not about age but youth and talent and power!

[Ajvar]

Lomachenko will be older after his fight with lopez. I plan to bet on lopez and that is coming from someone who HAS NEVER bet before!

[observer]

Lomachenko will be older after his fight with lopez. I plan to bet on lopez and that is coming from someone who HAS NEVER bet before!

That sounded so much better in your head...

[Victor valdez]

Good so you don't have any excuses when you get knocked out cold by Lopez

[The Big Dunn]

Well said! I'd even add that boxing moving away from 15 round fights also helped. Remember the thrillers we got to enjoy, not realizing that the guys we admired were leaving big chunks of themselves in the ring.

Excellent point. The networks negotiated fights down to 12 rounds so they could essentially broadcast the whole fight in an hour rather than 90 minutes.

[wlad1111]

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.

sounds like some pseudo nutrition. You must think the keto diet is more than just some fad diet.

[Rick Taylor]

in the post mayweather era, 32 is nothing because you're only fighting twice a year! In the sugar ray robinson era, you're probably lunch drunk by 32!

i'm usually lunch drunk by 2pm, especially if out with clients.

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[-Kev-]

Lomachenko is def not an old 32. Doesn’t even look that age, looks late 20s. He also doesn’t move like an old fighter. Lopez on the other hand is too young, he’s green and will most likely get his 0 taken in a schooling.

[deanrw]

It is not a rule per say, but Athletics is a huge part of his boxing game and all humans slow down at some point in their 30s. Remember RJJ? Yeah.


A couple advantages he has is his ring savvy and defence. He has not taken any real punishment, so that may extend him a couple years.