Comments on: Rocky VII On The Horizon

By: Amit Tailor

Amit Tailor — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:52:49 +0000

Well there are others, Inzaghi, Maldini..the whole Milan side. There are older fighters in the MMA arena too, so it may be that brute strength is able to keep. The current world’s strongest man is 34. Fedor Emelianenko, widely considered the best fighter in MMA is 33. So brute strength comes into it. But it is also a commentary on the pecking order of boxing. It takes a while for a boxer to make his way in the sport. We may well see less 40 year old champs if they had 4-5 fights a year instead of the 1 or 2 fights.

By: Sundip Tailor

Sundip Tailor — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:55:41 +0000

Yeah but Ryan Giggs is a just a statistic. Out of the many older players there will always be a percentage who stay at the top level.

I guess there seems to be many old boxers.

By: Amit Tailor

Amit Tailor — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:00:39 +0000

It may reflect a weakness in the division, but as with most sports those who don’t rely solely on their physical attributes can go on late into their career. Ryan Giggs may have relied on his speed early in his career but he has adapted his game.

By: Sundip Tailor

Sundip Tailor — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:53:23 +0000

I don’t know what to make of boxing when 44 year old men can still operate at the highest level.

Is boxing a sport where experience gives you attributes that other sports don’t?

Or is the sport just lacking in popularity?