who took the least punishment careerwise?

Michael Grant

 

duran definitely deserves mention. over 100 fights faced the best his era had to offer, and left the game at a late age, yet still has all of his wits about him.

 

Michael Spinks got out in pretty good shape.

 

SRL he looks almost like he did in his prime.

 

I agree, SRL looks astonishingly untouched by age or wear. Watched Bert Sugars greatest knockouts on classsic channel and hitman was ready to go in the ring again, SRL looked at him at laughed and said....yeah right Thomas.

 

Pep looked pretty good in later years.

Leonard looks like he's still 30.

Foreman took a lot of abuse, but he still looks normal except for a typical pushed in nose.

 

in my eyes its pernell whitaker without a doubt,

the guy took about the accumalated punishment of about one average 12 round fight.

 

Foreman mentally, SSL,Willie Pep for 230 fights, Archie Moore for over 200 fights,Calzage dont look like afighter, Hopkins looks like a fighter but never put himself in a tough fight and was a late bloomer, Joe Walcott at 38 had a body most heavys today wish they had today.

 

I don't know maybe sb who came out with their faculties/speach intact long term. Of the ones mentioned definately SRL, Foreman, Duran, and looks like calzaghe will. can't speak to the others.

 

Is it me or does Leonard have a slur in his speech these days? He looks great but he took some big shots over the years.

I was surprised at how lucid Jack LaMotta, of all people, was a few years ago.

Last time or two I've seen Foreman, he seems to be all there too.

 

i think this is the correct answer to the thread question, which is about who took the least number of shots in a career as opposed to who still has their faculties intact post-career... sure duran seems untouched by all his battles but he took a shitload of punishment... as the previous poster alluded to, duran probably took more punishment in his fight with iran the blade barkley than sweet pea took in his entire career

 

Jack Johnson looks fairly healthy and appears to have no obvious boxing damage in the old films and photos of him in his 50s and 60s. I heard a brief recording of his voice once. He was talking about his career. I think he was over 50 at the time of the recording and he spoke clearly and articulately. I heard he had almost no eyebrows because of some scar tissue, but he remained remarkably unscathed for one who fought over a period of several decades.atsch