Sparring with old men lol

[Slacker]

Originally Posted by Spooner21

one of my coaches is 61 years old and spars regularly with guys in their 20's and 30's at my gym, mma guys, boxers, pros amateurs, you name it. guy is tough as nails and in pretty good shape for his age. we dont try and hurt him in sparring but hes alot better then you think hes going to be, he won the ringside worlds for his age and weight class last summer

My old gym was like this. The guy who ran it used to fight in backroom smoker bareknuckle matches before he went pro.

When he was in shape he used to spar with Aaron Pryor.

I asked him one day "When was your last fight? How did it go?"

He said: "I was last week in a parking lot. It was a round 1 KO. Some punks tried to jump the wrong guy."


Also, I've sparred the boxing coach at a local university.. he's mid 50's and very good. Beat my ass easily (I was 36 at the time).

My current gym one of the coaches just won the Ringside Nationals at Bantam and he's older than me, probably late 40's, and I'm sure he would beat me easily also...just from doing mitts and drills with him.

[george_venables]

i'm 15 and every thursday i spar with someone who is probably around 42-48 he's in incredible shape, i spar 3 lots of 2 minute rounds, and i'm puffing and panting, and he still has about 9-10 more rounds left. He spars properly and he's landed some sweet shots over the past 6 or so weeks. You have to remember older boxers have much more experience, and in this case, are much more ring fit!

[Squire]

Originally Posted by Matt Ldn

Depends what you count as old. My 2nd fight ( a week ago) was against a 41 yr old firefighter. I'm 20 by the way

Roy Jones was an elite level fighter in his prime when he was fighting 40 year old firemen

[twinwonw]

There are some guys in my gym that are in late 40s and I've sparred with them occasionally and their boxing skills are fantastic, but I do feel bad for hitting the old man because I'm 17. But we would limit our powers depending on their skill level, weight, and such.

[Speechless]

Originally Posted by george_venables

i'm 15 and every thursday i spar with someone who is probably around 42-48 he's in incredible shape, i spar 3 lots of 2 minute rounds, and i'm puffing and panting, and he still has about 9-10 more rounds left. He spars properly and he's landed some sweet shots over the past 6 or so weeks. You have to remember older boxers have much more experience, and in this case, are much more ring fit!

"Ring fit". I guess that's a good way to describe someone who shouldn't have better cardio than you, but can somehow beat your ass for 5 or 6 rounds.

My kickboxing coach was 47. He seemed to go on forever, was fast and was so hard to hit. Rib injuries were one of the main reasons I stopped kickboxing to focus on boxing.

[dealt_with]

Originally Posted by Speechless

"Ring fit". I guess that's a good way to describe someone who shouldn't have better cardio than you, but can somehow beat your ass for 5 or 6 rounds.

My kickboxing coach was 47. He seemed to go on forever, was fast and was so hard to hit. Rib injuries were one of the main reasons I stopped kickboxing to focus on boxing.

It's because these old guys have to be efficient with their movement. Boxers don't have to be all that fit really, just look at James Toney.

[Speechless]

Originally Posted by dealt_with

It's because these old guys have to be efficient with their movement. Boxers don't have to be all that fit really, just look at James Toney.

Yeah, that's exactly why he's one of my favourite boxers to watch. His efficiency and minimalistic movement is like watching a matador dance around a bull.

[MagnaNasakki]

I was in Colorado a little while back, some big old guy, over 60, but HUGE, was sparring EVERYBODY.

Ugly, but effective south paw style. This dude was a tank, and he fought with all the dirty tricks from the old days.

It was a riot watching him wear out and manhandle all the cocky young fighters.