How old, is too old for Golden Gloves

[nedcmk1]

I'm fighting in NYC and I'm 28.

Severasl guys who won last year were late 20's early 30's

[fraidycat]

Master Division starts at age 35. There are different rules for Masters, among them: 90 second rounds, 16 oz. gloves, limited standing 8's IIRC, and you can't fight anyone more than 10 years older or younger than yourself. There is also an annual physical and it's pretty strict: heart rate, BP, medical history, EKG for fighters over 45.

Some GG tournaments now have a Master Division. Ringside Nationals also has a Master Division.

Also, Master Boxers from my gym are getting fights in Canada against non-Master opponents. I don't know exactly how that works, but my understanding is, they're recorded fights and go in their passbooks. After watching a 43-year-old Master Boxer get trounced by a 19-year-old who just ****ing outworked him from the first punch -- the 19 year old came at him like one of those zombies out of 28 Days Later and kicked his ass relentlessly -- I decided to stick to Master Division matches. The reason we fight in age brackets is similar to the reason we fight in weight classes.