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    Default Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    We always talk about brain damage of retired fighters. Some fighters have brain damage and still fighting. But how many other guys out there that have all of their senses after the fight game?

    1. Bert Cooper. Heard an interview with him that was posted in 2012. He has all of his senses and sounds better than a college student. lolol....

    2. Michael Moorer. He sounds a clear as a bell. Good, crisp, coherent and very much in tune with his surroundings.

    3. Oscar DLH... still has all of his faculties. He was in a great many wars. Long career at the top. Sounds better than Floyd Mayweather.

    4. Bernard Hopkins. Sounds like he is a candidate for Mensah.

    Who else still has their mind after the boxing trauma...
    Bigger man George, bigger punch!

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
    We always talk about brain damage of retired fighters. Some fighters have brain damage and still fighting. But how many other guys out there that have all of their senses after the fight game?

    1. Bert Cooper. Heard an interview with him that was posted in 2012. He has all of his senses and sounds better than a college student. lolol....

    2. Michael Moorer. He sounds a clear as a bell. Good, crisp, coherent and very much in tune with his surroundings.

    3. Oscar DLH... still has all of his faculties. He was in a great many wars. Long career at the top. Sounds better than Floyd Mayweather.

    4. Bernard Hopkins. Sounds like he is a candidate for Mensah.

    Who else still has their mind after the boxing trauma...
    George Foreman? Roy Jones?

    Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch.

    You could go on. Most sound no different.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
    We always talk about brain damage of retired fighters. Some fighters have brain damage and still fighting. But how many other guys out there that have all of their senses after the fight game?

    1. Bert Cooper. Heard an interview with him that was posted in 2012. He has all of his senses and sounds better than a college student. lolol....

    2. Michael Moorer. He sounds a clear as a bell. Good, crisp, coherent and very much in tune with his surroundings.

    3. Oscar DLH... still has all of his faculties. He was in a great many wars. Long career at the top. Sounds better than Floyd Mayweather.

    4. Bernard Hopkins. Sounds like he is a candidate for Mensah.

    Who else still has their mind after the boxing trauma...
    George Foreman? Roy Jones?

    Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch.

    You could go on. Most sound no different.
    Roy sounds a little off, though.... spot on with the other names.
    Bigger man George, bigger punch!

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    Chavez Sr.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Easy to judge with guys on the mic. Of course they won't put a guy on who sounds like he has a mouth full of peanut butter but like Paulie, or a Kevin Kelly. Two very sharp fastest talkers for sure.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Vitali and Wlad between the two of them I think they have a 100+ plus fights, Lennox always seems like he still has all his wits as well...and all three at some point or another got/get shit on for being safety first...hmm.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    George Chuvalo is probably the best case for the thread, he's a pretty sharp guy and was in with so many great HW punchers. Mind you, he's a guy who was able to take the punches and rarely if ever was seriously hurt or concussed in the ring, that's got to be a huge part of it. Same deal with guys like Chavez Sr, or Hopkins, these are guys who NEVER got badly hurt. Obviously some are lucky to recover well or not lose their senses, I haven't heard much of Michael Moorer or Kevin Kelley but if they sound good, they are two of them If David Tua punched me once I would probably be pronounced dead within minutes.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by armin View Post
    Vitali and Wlad between the two of them I think they have a 100+ plus fights, Lennox always seems like he still has all his wits as well...and all three at some point or another got/get shit on for being safety first...hmm.
    Lennox sounds confused and can't put his thoughts together. The Atomic Bull Oliver McCall, while a little dumb, is clear as a bell too.
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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Johnny Nelson but he did not fight too much.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

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    Sugar Ray Leonard.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    1. Barrera
    2. Marquez
    3. Calzaghe
    4. Mayweather
    5. Lewis
    6. Tyson (as lucid and sane as ever)
    7. Hopkins
    8. Wlad Klit (all that holding, I guess)
    9. Vit Klit
    10. Malignaggi

    Most of these fighters are intelligent and articulate and their careers are at an end or else drawing to a close.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by p4pking View Post
    George Chuvalo
    First guy that came to mind. Given the punishment he took physically inside the ring and that mentally which he took outside the ring, I'm surprised he does not communicate using cave drawings.

    Archie Moore was another. 28 years over 200 fights.

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Johnny Nelson but he did not fight too much.


    Johnny "The Pacifist" Nelson , was a boxer ?

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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Johnny Nelson but he did not fight too much.


    Johnny "The Pacifist" Nelson , was a boxer ?
    He did fight at heavyweight when really he was a cruiserweight.
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    Default Re: Who has their senses, surprisingly, after a long career?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Johnny Nelson but he did not fight too much.


    Johnny "The Pacifist" Nelson , was a boxer ?
    He did fight at heavyweight when really he was a cruiserweight.
    Old Johnny was a hugger not a fighter. Fair play to him, he sounds like years in the ring did no damage, same goes for Richie Woodhall too.

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