Does a fighter lose punching power with age?

[a-raines21]

Joe Calzaghe
Marco Antonio Barrera
Roy Jones Jr.

Those are 3 of the more notable examples. I have often heard the saying that the last thing to leave a fighter is his punch, but is that actually true? There is 3 fighters who scored alot of knockouts throughout their careers but then after reaching early 30's the stoppages seemed to... stop coming. This is not an isolated thing, it happens to many fighters.

Any thoughts?

roy was still knocking ppl out at 34
so was ali
and foreman......
if anything u lose speed, which generated power in a way..

[ALT=_=Assassin]

George Foreman was still pretty strong?

He still has the power till this day. I would favor him over Wlad in a heartbeat.











































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[MELLY-MEL...]

eventually, a fighter loses everything with age, and i feel power really is the last thing to go.

[S A M U R A I]

I always said the same thing, usually when people argued that Joe Calzaghe got knocked down by "old" Hopkins and Jones. My argument was "So what? The last thing a fighter loses is his punch, so how come you're surprised?".



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[Chr0nic]

I always said the same thing, usually when people argued that Joe Calzaghe got knocked down by "old" Hopkins and Jones. My argument was "So what? The last thing a fighter loses is his punch, so how come you're surprised?".

so you honestly believe thyre power is the same as when they were younger?

[sunny31]

so you honestly believe thyre power is the same as when they were younger?

I think hopkins is hitting harder than ever at light heavy

[BrendanWoodside]

eventually, a fighter loses everything with age, and i feel power really is the last thing to go.

Couldn't agree more Mel. Look at Foreman as a great example of that.

[S A M U R A I]

so you honestly believe thyre power is the same as when they were younger?

Did I say "it's the same"? No. But can they still bang? Of course. I guess you're one of those who says "LOL Calslappy got knocked on his ass by old men! ROFL!!!!!1 Pwn".

These are / were elite fighters, some of the very best in the world. Of course they know how to punch. So why is it out of the question that they shouldn't occasionally be knocking people down?

Calzaghe = down in the 1st.
Tito = down twice.
Hanshaw = down in the 11th.

Jones still has some pop.



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[Chr0nic]

Did I say "it's the same"? No. But can they still bang? Of course.

righ then...

[Chr0nic]

Did I say "it's the same"? No. But can they still bang? Of course. I guess you're one of those who says "LOL Calslappy got knocked on his ass by old men! ROFL!!!!!1 Pwn".

These are / were elite fighters, some of the very best in the world. Of course they know how to punch. So why is it out of the question that they shouldn't occasionally be knocking people down?

rofl?? pwn?? i have no idea what your typin
and no, i dont think i've ever said that...