Quote Originally Posted by Lords Gym
Quote Originally Posted by armin
Yes evander does live to box, but at some point he has to call it quits whether he likes it or not, and why not do it while he still has most of his health in tact. Great athletes always find it hard to quit, except in most other sports they don't endanger their health by stickin around 1 to many games...where as in boxing they risk their health in their primes, let alone at age 43.
I think in other sports and also in lighter weight classes getting old is a problem as the younger guys are faster , and stronger, and its more exaggerated, meaning that it shows up more, however in the Heavyweight Division, its not such a factor and might actually be beneficial this day and age. . The Heavyweight Division is green, Evander has more experience and is a real fighter. . Fighters in this division aside from the Russians have very little amateur experience and after 30 boxing matches still don’t know how to box well.. Evander is conditioned young, he in better shape then most 25 years old Heavyweights. He has a few years left, now that his shoulder is healed up. He should have the opportunity to fight on .
I agree Lords...I also believe that Evanders corner keeps a good eye on him when he fights and will not let him sustain an accumalative beating....Evander is a cagy and well seasoned veteran and if the shoulders were the root of the problem and are healed, I see him outsmarting his opponents and doing Hopkins like tactics and tricks in the clinch and other types of things to sustain him in the fight....Evander will be fine he has a wealth of experience..