Oldest living champions

[JC]

So far as I can work it out, corrections welcome.

Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali (1942) 72
Light Heavy – Harold Johnson (1928) 86
Middleweight - Jake Lamotta (1922) 92
Welterweight - Tony Demarco (1932) 82
Light Welter - Carlos Ortiz (1936) 78
Lightweight - Ismael Laguna (1943) 71
Featherweight - Eder Jofre (1936) 78
Bantamweight - Eder Jofre (1936) 78
Flyweight - Fighting Harada (1943) 71

What a lot of stories these guys must have.

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Jake LaMotta is truly remarkable.

Considering what a tough career he had & to live as long as he has with all his faculties is truly amazing.

[evrenb]

Jake LaMotta is truly remarkable.

Considering what a tough career he had & to live as long as he has with all his faculties is truly amazing.

Agreed...amazing... Don't think joey Lamotta lived so long...

[JC]

Would love to know who the oldest living professional fighter is, not sure if that info would be available through the boxrec database.

I guess if they were 100 they'd have been fighting in the 1930s.

[evrenb]

Would guess Lamotta

[man]

thnx for the thread. amazing.

[Sklar]

72 is young. Surprised there's not a heavyweight older than that.

[Broomhall]

72 is young. Surprised there's not a heavyweight older than that.

It is an attritional sport and sadly dementia claims most of the big guys. Walcott, Dempsey, Tunney, Schmeling all lived into their 80s though I think.

[JC]

72 is young. Surprised there's not a heavyweight older than that.

It is an attritional sport and sadly dementia claims most of the big guys. Walcott, Dempsey, Tunney, Schmeling all lived into their 80s though I think.

Jess Willard and Jack Sharkey too

[handsofstone]

Schmeling lived into his 90's

[evrenb]

Here is an interesting thread I put together awhile back...

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f ... it=+oldest

[kaiserbill]

Schmeling lived into his 90's

Indeed, and well into his 90's..... Max died at age 99 in 2005.

He lived an extremely interesting and extraordinary life.

[Rexob]

72 is young. Surprised there's not a heavyweight older than that.

It is an attritional sport and sadly dementia claims most of the big guys. Walcott, Dempsey, Tunney, Schmeling all lived into their 80s though I think.

Schmeling must be the oldest boxer ever? is there any other boxer older when they died?

[evrenb]

Bernard Hopkins is older

[Rexob]

[Matt]

Max Muravnick made it to 102 years old: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

He wasn't any fighter of note, but probably had a decent number of fights as a preliminary fighter at the least.

[JC]

Max Muravnick made it to 102 years old: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

He wasn't any fighter of note, but probably had a decent number of fights as a preliminary fighter at the least.

Born in the reign of Jim Jefferies, died in the reign of Klitschko.

[BoxBuzz]

I wonder if watching a Klitschko fight was in anyway linked to his demise?

[tiny_acres]

I wonder if watching a Klitschko fight was in anyway linked to his demise?

I always say they could bore anyone to death

[scorpio83]

Actually, Jake LaMotta is 93 born in 1921 not 1922, but he's living a long life. Also, Max Schmeling passed away 7 months short of his 100th birthday.

[evrenb]

Jack Root lived to 86

[evrenb]

Former middleweight champion Johnny Wilson lived to 92!

[evrenb]

Al Hostak made 90

[Ettt9350]

The great Jimmy Mclarnin lived to the age of 96, remarkable.

[doug.ie]

Middleweight - Jake Lamotta (1922) 92

incidentally...billy fox..who's name is synonymous with lamotta...is to my knowledge still alive...91 i think.