Fighters who got OLD FAST for their age

[Andre]

Junior Jones

Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson

Yory Boy Campas

Johnny Tapia

Ricky Hatton

Roy Jones Jr.

Dont really agree with Hatton he was around for a long time, before he fought Tszyu. Warren milked him for all he was worth, after the Tzyu fight he already had a lot of miles on the clock before the big fights in America.

Catch 22 in my opinion, if he had of gone to America sooner he may never have reached the heights he did.

Gee I'd have said Ricky was pinging right when he met Tszyu and Kostya had the real miles on clock already. Tough fight that one,he did good.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I'm going to stick my neck out here and say Roberto Duran, Duran turned 29 just a few days before the first Leonard fight, i wouldn't call that old as far as boxing careers are concerned. By the time he turned 30 he was definitely having more difficulty with his habit of ballooning up in between fights, he simply wasn't in the best shape in a lot of fights that he then lost. Benitez, Laing, Hagler and then Hearns all beat him before he turned 33. I think we saw the best of Roberto Duran for the last time in the first Leonard fight at age 29, he had been fighting for 12 years and been through a lot of wars even by then. The constant fluctuations with his weight and lack of conditioning prematurely ended his greatness. I know he had some good wins in between (Cuevas and Moore), but in reality he was never the same after the brawl in Montreal. His record from Leonard 2 until Sims in 1986 is 13 -7- 6. Duran was 35 in 1986.

[InTheNeutralCorner]

Wilfredo Benitez. His career went downhill at age 28. Now he's on a wheelchair and survive on state aid.

Youngest World Boxing Champion Ever, Now Broke And Forgotten | Fox News Latino

[GAME]

David Reid.

Thinking of Reid, Robin seemed to get crap quick aswel.

[Master]

Wilfredo Benitez. His career went downhill at age 28. Now he's on a wheelchair and survive on state aid.

Youngest World Boxing Champion Ever, Now Broke And Forgotten | Fox News Latino

To be fair he started at 17, so was at it for a long time.

[paips4]

I always thought Bert Cooper burned out fairley fast. He had a short gas tank in the ring and turned out a short one in his career also.