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jamesmcdonnell wrote:

MachoMan09 wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:The trouble with this 'masters boxing' idea is that you have ageining, past their best, and not neccessarily very fit men hitting one another in earnest. It's a crap idea.

It's a crap idea if you put it on television.

It's a crap idea even if not. It's asking for trouble to have old inactive fighters laying into one another. The trouble is, that highly trained fighters even at an advanced age, know how to punch with serious power, against older opponents, that could lead to a fatality or serious injury.

In addition, some old boxers are going to be much better physically than others due to lifestyle, genetics etc.

Boxing is a young man's game, the exceptions, by their rarity, like Foreman and Hopkins, just prove how much this is the case.

keithmoonhangover wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

MachoMan09 wrote: It's a crap idea if you put it on television.

It's a crap idea even if not. It's asking for trouble to have old inactive fighters laying into one another. The trouble is, that highly trained fighters even at an advanced age, know how to punch with serious power, against older opponents, that could lead to a fatality or serious injury.

In addition, some old boxers are going to be much better physically than others due to lifestyle, genetics etc.

Boxing is a young man's game, the exceptions, by their rarity, like Foreman and Hopkins, just prove how much this is the case.

James..... Did you watch Fenech - Nelson III?

Adamj1987 wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote: It's a crap idea even if not. It's asking for trouble to have old inactive fighters laying into one another. The trouble is, that highly trained fighters even at an advanced age, know how to punch with serious power, against older opponents, that could lead to a fatality or serious injury.

In addition, some old boxers are going to be much better physically than others due to lifestyle, genetics etc.

Boxing is a young man's game, the exceptions, by their rarity, like Foreman and Hopkins, just prove how much this is the case.

James..... Did you watch Fenech - Nelson III?

Case closed

coghaugen11 wrote:Rumour has it he looked really good in sparring against Montell Griffin in Top Rank Gym a few years ago. Who knows

forcefraser wrote:I`d take old Eubank to beat Bute easily and then school Froch in a 12 round mince up.

He might be 45, but he is still hard as nails. I think he could beat Ward and maybe even Vitali, if he put on a few pounds.

fatcity69 wrote:

forcefraser wrote:I`d take old Eubank to beat Bute easily and then school Froch in a 12 round mince up.

He might be 45, but he is still hard as nails. I think he could beat Ward and maybe even Vitali, if he put on a few pounds.

On fight night 4 perhaps, but not in the real world!....

forcefraser wrote:I`d take old Eubank to beat Bute easily and then school Froch in a 12 round mince up.

He might be 45, but he is still hard as nails. I think he could beat Ward and maybe even Vitali, if he put on a few pounds.

MachoMan09 wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

MachoMan09 wrote: It's a crap idea if you put it on television.

It's a crap idea even if not. It's asking for trouble to have old inactive fighters laying into one another. The trouble is, that highly trained fighters even at an advanced age, know how to punch with serious power, against older opponents, that could lead to a fatality or serious injury.

In addition, some old boxers are going to be much better physically than others due to lifestyle, genetics etc.

Boxing is a young man's game, the exceptions, by their rarity, like Foreman and Hopkins, just prove how much this is the case.

At the very highest level, all sports that require serious levels of strength, power and fitness are the preserve of young men (granted there are a handful of exceptions) with superior genetics/hours of training/talent/etc. But beneath the highest level, any sport worth a lick has numerous levels below that where those who are not, for whatever reason - within the boundaries of physical and mental capability - of the calibre to participate in that top tier can still take part. I don't see why boxing should be any different.

Gauging any significant disparity in ability between one 50-year-old and other is no more complicated that doing the same with a pair of junior amateurs. If one is clearly more capable than the other, they should not be matched.

I don't see what the difference is between 50-year-old veterans strolling round a rugby pitch and 50-year-old veterans strolling round a boxing ring. Both sports carry an inherent physical risk (rugby more so I'd argue) but so do lots of things, why shouldn't blokes who still want to take part have the opportunity?