Can a 52 year old be a successful boxer without headgear?

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If a person who is exceptionally strong and is 52 and has a warrior's heart wanted to start a boxing career, and was willing to endure the gruelling training regimen, would it be feasible? Could that person fight for a title and work their way up? Would their older age allow fights to happen quicker because they" "didn't have a lot of time left"? What if they had heavy hands for their weight and were a monstor? and punched "pretty good"? (Those were the EXACT words of a professional trainer in NYC last week)