can a shot fighter return to his original prime

is it possible, i mean there have been certain instances of it happening with exceptional fighters over the decades,duran was able to beat barkley down in 88 and by then every one thought he was shot,apart from willi peps fight against sanders i'm not sure if any one was able to sustain the same performances beyond those fights

 

Hamed's done, forget it. :yep

 

RJJ is better now than he was before the Tarver loss.

Although no, a fighter can never return.

 

Yes.

Braddock.

 

You might see flashes of former greatness but it will only come in spurts..Thats why Roy wil have his moments against Joe but unfortunately he will most likely lose.Its a shame because i was always a great fan of Roys.....

 

jones showed flashes of it nothing solid

 

Braddock good answer if all is true of his bio. I don't believe you can come back if your shot. Remember, everyone has their own idea of what shot means. RJJ got caught twice and everyone jumped on the wagon that he was shot. I feel that he had to walk away from boxing for a little while when he won the HW title, but he got sucked in by all the trash talk from Tarver. He had to lose not weight, but muscle. Toney gained weight to become a HW, but RJJ build solid muscle. Another member on another thread stated that he knows that RJJ was on the juice? Age is now what is catching up to RJJ. He still has a chance to beat Joe. A slight chance.

 

Nopes never . . . not unless the fighter is "IMMORTAL".

 

in theory yes, sometimes a fighter becomes past his prime because of mental issues, problems with his team, etc, rather than his physical decline due to age. Like Mike Tyson for example.

 

Casamayor is NOT back in his prime

 

:yikes Huh? Think before you post . . . dumb****.

The Casamayor that merely survive against Sta Cruz and survive Katsidis is not even half of the Casamayor that fought Corales and Castillo.

 

Even with the assistance of the following:
--- Steriods,
--- HGH,
--- Viagra.
The answer:
--- No

 

nah returning to your prime ain't possible, now reinventing yourself is

 

Look, I've already told you the answer.

 

No. A fighter's aging is a progressive decline.