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    Default Retirement..age vs mileage?

    You like to think that around 35 is the age that the majority of fighters think about retiring from the game.

    Let’s talk about age vs mileage and who you think has had so many tough fights he should consider retirement now.

    Khan is showing signs of slurring his words and has fought some tough competition in his time..he is 31.

    Groves has had some seriously tough career ending fights..he is 30.

    Anymore names that should be pulled aside and told to give it up?

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    Default Re: Retirement..age vs mileage?

    Depends on weight class. Generally the HWs nowadays are prime years by the time the little guys are calling it quits.

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    Default Re: Retirement..age vs mileage?

    Age is not as important factor as how many boxing rounds a fighter has done. Amateur bouts also take a lot out of a fighter.

    A lot of the time the fighter is hitting the peak of his financial potential when they are past their physical peak but have to continue because they have worked so hard to get to that position.

    Golovkin comes to mind.
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    I feel that it is boxer dependent more than anything. Sometimes punishment is worse, for say meldrick taylor (after JCC fight). Other times it is an age thing, where Mike McCallum started to lose and be less effective as he got older. Some fighters like Glen Johnson actually improve as they get older, but I think most of those fighters had limited amateur careers and take some time to figure things out. Limiting punishment and staying in top shape can extend a career, as Hop n Floyd have proven. Both of those guys have great genetics also though, so I feel they are the exception and not the rule. The last two factors to me are weight fluctuations (up and down), and just rising too high in weight. Roy and Chris Byrd are examples of guys who went up and down at a point in their careers and seemed to lose something. Mayorga and Vince Phillips are examples of guys who were good at a specific weight (147,140) but ineffective at anything higher.

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    High octane fighters like Tyson and Hatton will fade quicker than their opposites.
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    Default Re: Retirement..age vs mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    High octane fighters like Tyson and Hatton will fade quicker than their opposites.
    Agree, but find it interesting that Manny is still pretty good despite being a high octane guy who fought killers throughout his career. He is more the exception though, as the two you named as well as Aaron Pryor, John Mugabi and many others have proven over the years.

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