How impressive is it to beat a 40 year old man?

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  1. DrBanzai

    DrBanzai Active Member Full Member

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    Only a tiny, very tiny amount of athletes are even near prime at or over 40, at best 1 in a million.

    So How impressive is it for a man in his prime to beat up a man in or near 40?
     
    DrBanzai, Jun 7, 2014
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  2. stormy

    stormy Live and Learn Full Member

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    pretty fkn good id say if i were cotto and 8 million bucks richer hhahahahah:deal:deal:deal:deal:thumbsup
     
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  3. True_Hero

    True_Hero Guest

    Agreed

    A 40 year old with paper knees too. Not very impressive.
     
    True_Hero, Jun 7, 2014
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  4. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    depends on how you beat him. the way cotto did is pretty impressive.
     
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  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yeah, because the challenger was in his prime. :roll:

    (and not a former 140lber or anything)
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 7, 2014
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  6. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ask hopkins who is 50 and world champ :patsch
     
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  7. DrBanzai

    DrBanzai Active Member Full Member

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    I apologize, I forgot most boxing fans only care about $$$$$ and do not care about great fighters and fights.
     
    DrBanzai, Jun 7, 2014
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  8. Maydana

    Maydana Titanium Full Member

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    People thought Cotto was shot too before the fight.

    Amazing how idiots forget easily.
     
    Maydana, Jun 7, 2014
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  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    :thumbsup
     
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  10. Delroc

    Delroc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you mean the only guy to be consistently successful after 40 in the sports 100+ year history?
     
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  11. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Pretty damn impressive!
     
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  12. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If the 40 year old man is taking PEDs and the guy who beat him is not taking PEDs it's impressive. PEDs nullify age to certain extent that's why we're seeing boxers hang around and continue boxing while in past eras they would have been good and finished by 40.

    It's also the reason I don't pay any attention to the "I would have beaten him in my prime" excuse or boast a certain boxer with known PED usage makes---his PEDs made him just as capable as he was in his prime.
     
    Butch Coolidge, Jun 8, 2014
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  13. The Shockmaster

    The Shockmaster SOG has 4 children...he pulls out of nothing banned Full Member

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    better than getting ktfo by a 40 year old man...thats for sure
     
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  14. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's not the age that was the issue. It's the clear fact that his knees were in no condition to be fighting.
     
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  15. Goyourownway

    Goyourownway Insanity enthusiast Full Member

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    A bum knee was the the significant factor here, not age.




    Cotto was damn near the equivalent of Chavez Jr at 140.
     
    Goyourownway, Jun 8, 2014
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