Who is the oldest fighter to have a pro fight

[Tins06]

"joe loius was a 100 years old when he fought marciona"

according to a quick internet search a guy called Jem Mace was still boxing at 73!....but he was fighting in the late 1800's....I know of no decent proof of this though.

[Gandalf]

"joe loius was a 100 years old when he fought marciona"

according to a quick internet search a guy called Jem Mace was still boxing at 73!....but he was fighting in the late 1800's....I know of no decent proof of this though.

73 That is fantastic!!

[CutMeMick]

Don't know why but I just had to post this here...

Fucken classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgAxWIbTqCs

[Drago]

Don't know why but I just had to post this here...

Fucken classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgAxWIbTqCs

thats fkin hillarios, no one could do that anymore fkin classic

cheers mick!

[brocktonblockbust]

My great great uncle Albert "The Italian Destroyer" Merlini fought a 6 round exhibition at the age of 77 against a 44 year old Polish fighter named Nils Czarnecki in my backyard when I was drunk at my 6th birthday party.

I actually refereed the fight and waved the 3 knockdown rule late in the 5th round.

I was the only judge and I scored the fight 59-55 for my uncle.

[Britkid]

according to a quick internet search a guy called Jem Mace was still boxing at 73!....but he was fighting in the late 1800's....I know of no decent proof of this though.

Jem Mace did indeed fight late on, he had his last listed fight against Mike Donavon in September 1897 aged 66; for the Veterans Championship; he boxed his last Public exhibition on his 74th Birthday in April 1905.

Mace was an amazing character, not just Boxing's first Worldwide superstar, but Sports first as well.