Boxers who looked older than they were

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  1. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Julio cesar chavez by 1996 looked 45.
     
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  4. Saintpat

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    Haha, first fighter I thought of and the one I came to mention.
     
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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah I think Pops was 25 or 26 when he beat Victor Galindez and it looked like a fight between two ancient war horses on physical appearance alone.

    But when they nickname you Pops, you gotta live up to it.
     
  6. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Shut up!
     
  7. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was Archie Moore's godfather.
     
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  9. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Abe Simon - hard to believe he was only 27 and 28 in his two fights with Louis!
     
  10. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ted Cheeseman, Tyson Fury, George Foreman 1970s, Bob Fitzsimmons, Rocky Marciano, Luis Ortiz looks older than his official age
     
  11. Dubblechin

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    Tyson Fury looks like my 54-year-old cousin.
     
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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Luis Ortiz looks a bit younger than me and I'm 55 :lol:
     
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  13. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Definitely closer to 40 than 30 when he lost the belt
     
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  14. Amos-san

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    Are you from Ukraine? (I think) Я из России
     
  15. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mike Tyson looked 30 when he was 15 and now at 54 he’s also looking 30 again
     
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