Greatest Fighters over 40 years old...

[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

[Britkid]

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

Too right; some (naive) people say, today, a Lil Floyd could of beaten a Ray Robinson....

But as you suggest, let us level the playing field, and ask who sees a Floyd Mayweather Jr beating Ray Robinson, after Mayweather has 201 pro fights in his legs ala Sugar Ray?