Hopkins and Over-40 Greats

[Spicoli]

Virgil hill carried on late and obtained yet another belt when he was 42

[Mikkel_K]

Virgil hill carried on late and obtained yet another belt when he was 42

True, but there is a world of difference between beating Valery Brudov and beating Kelly Pavlik (or Tarver or Wright for that matter).

[kingfrnk]

wasnt SRR 30-10 after he turned 40 and if so thats great for a guy fighting around 40 fights after he turned 40.

[Dark Lord Al]

I think Carl Froch will be the best over 40's champion lol

[DaxxKahn]

wasnt SRR 30-10 after he turned 40 and if so thats great for a guy fighting around 40 fights after he turned 40.

Archie Moore fought 42 times...Held the LHW title and lost only 3times in those 42 bouts...and those losses came to prime Patterson, Marciano and Ali...All 3 losses at HW above hism perspective division

[GeorgeForeman8]

Foreman fought Evander Holyfield, Michael Moorer, Lou Savarese, Tommy Morrison, Axel Shultz, Shannon Briggs, Pierre Coetzer, Bert Cooper, and Alex Stewart all past the age of 40 which is alot more impressive than Hopkins beating Pavlik, a fighter who is impressive but was moving up in weight to fight Hopkins.

[Spicoli]

Foreman fought Evander Holyfield, Michael Moorer, Lou Savarese, Tommy Morrison, Axel Shultz, Shannon Briggs, Pierre Coetzer, Bert Cooper, and Alex Stewart all past the age of 40 which is alot more impressive than Hopkins beating Pavlik, a fighter who is impressive but was moving up in weight to fight Hopkins.

Foremans face looked like a month old battered & soggy pumpkin at the end of the Stewart fight.And Shultz was just plain looted and robbed by the judges.....of course,Foreman can claim the same at the hands of Briggs I believe.

[GeorgeForeman8]

I was giving you names of people he fought after 40 not saying if he wont or not. He still got in the ring with guys waaaaay younger than himself and either won or still held his own.

[Spicoli]

Virgil hill carried on late and obtained yet another belt when he was 42

True, but there is a world of difference between beating Valery Brudov and beating Kelly Pavlik (or Tarver or Wright for that matter).

No doubt about that....ecspecially The beating Pavlik (?) part