For boxing what age do you think physical prime typically ends?

Maybe. But he never, at least since very early career before he faced live bodies, had great one punch power. He was mainly just more cautious when he came back, which I think suited his style much better than the aggresive Vitali that got his face ripped off by Lewis while he was charging in carelessly.

 

We usually physically peak in our mid to late 20’s. However, boxing is a sport where it’s all down to the individual, and their Peak may be much later.

One thing to consider is at what age did they come to the sport. Many boxers now start late, and boxing because of its nature, means they don’t participate as much as other sports, therefore gain skills and valuable experience late on into their 30’s in some instances.

Put it this way, Loma has already peaked for me. Why? Because he’s boxed so much, and is at the pinnacle of his skills and mental maturity within the sports, therefore it is now a physical thing.

Joshua has yet to Peak, as while he is physically within his peak he has little experience, and can still improve both mentally, and skill wise because of that, so while we may see his physical peak drop, his skills will improve.

 

True, ring age and actual age are both important. But even though Duran had 72 fights by the time he fought Leonard, it's necessary to point out that 20 of those ended in first round knockouts. He had 56 knockouts when he met Leonard. Only 16 of his fights went the distance. I think that's part of the reason why Ruben Olivares managed to last for 107 fights like he did too. He had 79 knockouts. I think what really wore those guys out in the end was moving to the higher weight classes where the knockouts didn't come anymore and the fights weren't so easy.

 

You don't find Martinez, Cotto, and Stevenson fishy?

Made up names.

 

I'm seeing a lot of differences between those Tysons besides age. I'm seeing a Tyson with ten bucks in the bank versus a Tyson with a hundred million. I'm seeing a married Tyson and a Tyson with an angry ex-wife. I'm seeing a Cus D'Amato era Tyson and a Tyson with no Cus. I'm seeing an optimistic young gun with a future ahead of him who's accomplishing his dreams and an angry ex-con coke head who has nothing left to prove.

 

More or less an individual thing which depends on several factors.

- How much punishment has sb. taken during the fights?
- How is sb. treating his body? (Alcohol, smoking, other drugs, food)
- genetic factors: Has sb. a glass body with a lot of injuries over the years or not?

Big 3 for me in that case.

I mean look at Wladimir Klitschko. Even if he slowed down over the years and got older obviously and logically he was nearly stopping Anthony Joshua last year at age 41. He did much better than several younger and ambitious opponents like Whyte or Parker. Klitschko is a good example for the three factors i mentioned above: He hasn't taken a lot of punishment in his career, he is treating his body careful and always looked good as an athlete and he might have a good genetic too.

There are other examples where a fighter is already shot at world level with 32/33 like David Haye after the Chisora fight who never came back to that level although beating some comeback bums like de Mori or Gjergjaj.

Or Luis Ortiz. Age 39. Gave Wilder a hell of a beating, nearly stopped him. Is looking really good at an age where other fighter have already folded. Also a good example for a fighter who hasn't taken any punishment in his career.

 

Thass just good science.