What type of boxer ages the best?

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  1. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    The Power Puncher (Earnie Shavers,Foreman etc) The Technician (Hopkins etc) or The speedster (Roy Jones Jr etc)
     
  2. carlos200587

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  3. tezel8764

    tezel8764 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Foreman would spark Hopkins tha **** out.
     
  4. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The "never-was", like myself. I haven't lost a damn thing yet!
     
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  6. thawk888

    thawk888 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The technician, but more importantly, the guy who keeps himself in shape throughout his career.
     
  7. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    Does power fade as you get older?
     
  8. PivotPunch

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    Out of these 3? The Technician but no boxer is really just one of the above and beeing a puncher isn't bad, power is one of the last things to go
     
  9. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It depends on a lot of factors : wear and tear, lifestyle, discipline, and maybe genetics to some degree. Martinez is a speedster who peaked in his late 30s, Oscar is a technician who was done at 35, Floyd a technician who's still P4P king at 35, right below him is Pac who is a 33 yr old speedster. It's not just the style, it's the individual.
     
  10. JAB5239

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    I agree with this. Staying in shape is the key to longevity. Not all people are wired the same though so there is not set formula on how a fighter ages.
     
  11. ripcity

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    1. The Technician: Self presevration
    2. The Power Puncher: They say power is the last thing to go.
    3. The speedster: At their best they probbly beat the The Technician & The Power Puncher, but speed goes first.
     
  12. MVC

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    Technician> Boxer Puncher> Swarmer/1 dimensional punchers.
     
  13. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    the the technician ages the best, If they are not too reliant on their speed. NExt are power punchers, cause they never lose the punch (e.g. foreman); last are the speed fighters as once the speed is gone they have nothing (e.g. Sugar Ray Leonard)
     
  14. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Spoiling technicians.
     
  15. ROG

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    Hey you stupid **** you idiot!

    Foreman is a heavyweight and B-Hop is a 160-175lb guy.

    Obviously if size is the same and pound for pound, a master defense and technician like B-Hop can't be KTFO.