Greatest Fighters over 40 years old...

[ICB]

JCC wasn't too bad past 40 he beat Willy Wise in the rematch, and beat good fighters like Frankie Randall, Ivan Robinson.

[DaxxKahn]

I can't include fighters Like RJJ, Holyfield etc. In truth just because they fought past 40 they pretty much were embaressments of their former selves.

When speaking of Great fighters past 40 I only think of names like Hopkins, Foreman, Moore, etc......Fighters that were among the elite regardless of age

[JonnyFolds]

I almost put JCC in there.. but Frankie randall was 43 when they fought.. Ivan Robinson was a complete bum by then, and Willy Wise? well that's the one I actually give him credit for beating past 40yrs.

What is your list, then.. top to bottom?

[DaxxKahn]

I almost put JCC in there.. but Frankie randall was 43 when they fought.. Ivan Robinson was a complete bum by then, and Willy Wise? well that's the one I actually give him credit for beating past 40yrs.

What is your list, then.. top to bottom?

In no particular order

George Foreman
Bernard Hopkins
Archie Moore
Willie Pep
Larry Holmes
Bob Fitzsimmons (Though I have never seen him fight I know he was LHW champ at 40 still)

[Britkid]

It is a bit of a warped list:

It sort of goes

1: The Ol Mongoose, Ageless Archie Moore.......

















The rest......

Which see's Hopkins as a clear #2, then Foreman, Fitzsimmons and Ray Robinson fighting it our for third place.

The rest is really quite weak, I would say the likes of Eder Jofre with a couple of decent wins gets there, Holmes too, and as mentioned maybe even Holyfield, pads out a top 10.

[Britkid]

Willie Pep

The criteria for Pep's opponent selection at 40, consisted of: Having a pulse...... And for some, I still think they might have failed that test!

The truth was post Lulu Perez in 1954, no one knew if Pep was on the level, or being controlled by outside forces, and that really hurt Will 'o
The Wisp, later in his career, not least because he was not allowed to fight in New York City.

[DaxxKahn]

Willie Pep

The criteria for Pep's opponent selection at 40, consisted of: Having a pulse...... And for some, I still think they might have failed that test!

The truth was post Lulu Perez in 1954, no one knew if Pep was on the level, or being controlled by outside forces, and that really hurt Will 'o
The Wisp, later in his career, not least because he was not allowed to fight in New York City.

After having 200 bouts and still being able to get in the ring and fight past 40 shows something

[Britkid]

Willie Pep

The criteria for Pep's opponent selection at 40, consisted of: Having a pulse...... And for some, I still think they might have failed that test!

The truth was post Lulu Perez in 1954, no one knew if Pep was on the level, or being controlled by outside forces, and that really hurt Will 'o
The Wisp, later in his career, not least because he was not allowed to fight in New York City.

After having 200 bouts and still being able to get in the ring and fight past 40 shows something

Sadly for Willie it showed he had blown his fortune, and needed the money....

[DaxxKahn]

The criteria for Pep's opponent selection at 40, consisted of: Having a pulse...... And for some, I still think they might have failed that test!

The truth was post Lulu Perez in 1954, no one knew if Pep was on the level, or being controlled by outside forces, and that really hurt Will 'o
The Wisp, later in his career, not least because he was not allowed to fight in New York City.

After having 200 bouts and still being able to get in the ring and fight past 40 shows something

Sadly for Willie it showed he had blown his fortune, and needed the money....

Agreed after all those bouts he should have been living well....

Can you imagine fighters today with that many bouts....Top level fighters

[Spicoli]

JCC wasn't too bad past 40 he beat Willy Wise in the rematch, and beat good fighters like Frankie Randall, Ivan Robinson.

I dont know about that one ICB.Legend no doubt but Chavez was hanging on by the skin of his teeth.Names alone were Randall and Robinson then & shot to pieces, many moons past good.Fact he was rematching nice guy Wise said it really.Always burned me that it took 9,10 years to go against Randall again after the 2nd fight.

[Jody Lane]

JCC wasn't too bad past 40 he beat Willy Wise in the rematch, and beat good fighters like Frankie Randall, Ivan Robinson.

Hate to correct you but those three JCC beat in his over 40 world tour were just shot fighters by the time JCC beat them.