Apparently bullshitting keeps you going even after eighty professional fights. Great fighter, obviously, and also one of the first who broke down the mental barrier and showed that a fighter in his forties can still be formidable
George said in a statement that he won't allow himself to turn 71 unless he beats James Page this year.
I hoped that his fight against Steven Seagal would have materialized. 'I'll use boxing, he can use whatever' sounded like a recipe for the fight of the millennium
Archie Moore was proving a guy could do it in his 40's what, 40 years before George? Liston was probably over 40 when he fought Clay-Ali Ray Robinson was winning fights over the 40 mark. 10: Best Over-40 Fighters - The Ring What Foreman DID do was prove to Generation Pussy that just because a guy turns 40 it doesn't mean he's finished. Boxers had always known that being 40 didn't mean the other guy couldn't beat your ass. John Q Public was less au fait with that fact, and Foreman, who basically lost every round to Moorer, proved it. It didn't come as any shock to Teddy Atlas that one big right from George could do it.
Silly Archie Moore was a FREAK of nature... Ray Robinson was just okay at 40 It was never, ever common for 40 year olds to do well in boxing
Also there's not a shred of evidence to suggest Sonny Liston was anywhere NEAR 40 when he lost the title to Ali, never mind OVER 40 Where on earth are you getting that?
