What is the first thing a boxer begins to lose with age?

Every fighter is different.

I guess it's maybe most common for fighters to not have the ability to use their legs as much as they did before, so I voted for that.

 

I am thinking reflexes.

 

Legs...my handspeed are pretty much the same, my awareness actually is better, stamina is still ok (you learn to spend energy economically i guess), power, the same...but man! my legs used to work by itself! on instinct! now, i have to plan ahead!

 

Probably reflexes, how many great fighters with thought to have amazing chins get caught with a decent punch and they end up knocked out cold. As another poster pointed out, every fighters different.

 

I voted other Other = reflexes, but speed would maybe/should do.

Reflexes, which equals speed to an extent, be it foot or hand usually both. Power and stamina remain, just not the ability to execute. Awareness doesn't leave either, just you can't execute, back to reflexes.

 

His hair.

 

Stamina.

 

thta means you have lost your stamina :huh

 

Yes.. yes.. yes.. Exactly..

It becomes a domino effect situation. lack of reflex, affects timing... poor timing increases extra effort to punch or evade effictively... thus ensuring a harder work effort leading to tiredness at the top level.. Stamina is never going to increase with age.

A combination of the entire listed effects from age, are a certainty. Very few men are afforded natural longevity, and those who come to mind immediatly..Duran.. Holmes.. Foreman..Bhop..Holy..etc are obviously gifted with that something special. Bhop and Holy, imo, just takes that something special...JUICE!!!!!!

 

The ability to rise his hronk :think

 

There should really be a multiple pick poll...

I couldn't decide on speed or legs...most fighters that lose their legs, tend to use their legs differently...but speed usually goes down the older you get...maybe not as dramatically as the others but it's the first to go down slightly IMO

 

stamina first, then others will follow.

 

Legs.

 

reflex...