Career Longevity of All Time Greats

[sonnyboyx2]

How long the professional career's of All Time Great Fighters:

Roberto Duran - 33yrs
Archie Moore - 28yrs
Willie Pep -- 26yrs
Sugar Ray Robinson - 25yrs
Muhammad Ali - 21yrs

Robert Duran was simply incredible to be able to fight so long.

[vorgaphe]

You can add Hopkins' 27 years and JCC's 25 years to that list. Incredible longevity especially considering some these guys were less than elusive for parts of their career.

[sonnyboyx2]

Evander Holyfield - 27yrs

[fvanesbeck]

Evander Holyfield - 27yrs

Should have been about 10 years less than that.

[NChristo]

Jack Johnson - 34 years

[sonnyboyx2]

Jack Johnson - 34 years

I know this is splitting hairs and it is not a question of who fought for the longest..

Roberto Duran - 33yr 5 months
Jack Johnson - 33yr 4 months

[sonnyboyx2]

Should have been about 10 years less than that.

Explain why ?

[PitbullParsons]

Because he was the oldest person to win the Heavyweight belt?

I wouldn't say 10 years too long but he should have retired sooner.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Roy jones has fought every year since 1989, that's 27 years......

[Anthony342]

Holmes lasted pretty long as he was 52 in his last career fight against Butterbean.