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...at the age of 57.

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- slazaro 12y ago
  Because people that do these kind of things are usually in their twenties or thirties.
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- Retric 12y ago
  It's rare for crazy people to survive that long ;) Actually, IMO it's much more reasonable to take up risky hobby's late in life. Only real issue is your reflexes are slower and your recovery times are longer, but I don't see either of those being an issue for this kind of stunt.
  - nb4hnp 12y ago
    It also helps to have a shitload or two of money lying around.
  - jMyles 12y ago
    Mark Hunt will fight for the UFC Heavyweight championship on November 15. He's 40. It's not 57, but still interesting to see athletes push themselves into later ages than their competition. In highly technical sports like MMA, the knowledge and muscle memory must be a pretty big advantage, but unlike this stunt, reflexes and recovery times are very much at issue. :-)
    - razster 12y ago
      You still have Jackie Chan doing insane stunts and he is 60.
    - petegrif 12y ago
      Bernard Hopkins is very nearly 50.
    - speeder 12y ago
      Anderson Silva (that according to Dana White is the best UFC fighter EVER) lost his title (UFC Middleweight champion) when he was 38 years old, and next year he plans in getting it back. Or getting the next weight category title... (he said that on his age defending middleweight title was getting harder, as he was getting too old to do violent weight shifting, and was considering just fighting without weight shifting...)
    - speeder 12y ago
      Anderson Silva (that according to Dana White is the best UFC fighter EVER) lost his title (UFC Middleweight champion) when he was 38 years old, and next year he plans in getting it back. Or getting the next weight category title... (he said that on his age defending middleweight title was getting harder, as he was getting too old to do violent weight shifting, and was considering just fighting without weight shifting...)
base698 12y ago
A nuclear engineer friend started BASE jumping and skydiving at 57 after seeing a segment on TV. Never too late to start.

...at the age of 57.

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slazaro 12y ago
Because people that do these kind of things are usually in their twenties or thirties.
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Retric 12y ago
It's rare for crazy people to survive that long ;) Actually, IMO it's much more reasonable to take up risky hobby's late in life. Only real issue is your reflexes are slower and your recovery times are longer, but I don't see either of those being an issue for this kind of stunt.
- nb4hnp 12y ago
  It also helps to have a shitload or two of money lying around.
- jMyles 12y ago
  Mark Hunt will fight for the UFC Heavyweight championship on November 15. He's 40. It's not 57, but still interesting to see athletes push themselves into later ages than their competition. In highly technical sports like MMA, the knowledge and muscle memory must be a pretty big advantage, but unlike this stunt, reflexes and recovery times are very much at issue. :-)
  - razster 12y ago
    You still have Jackie Chan doing insane stunts and he is 60.
  - petegrif 12y ago
    Bernard Hopkins is very nearly 50.
  - speeder 12y ago
    Anderson Silva (that according to Dana White is the best UFC fighter EVER) lost his title (UFC Middleweight champion) when he was 38 years old, and next year he plans in getting it back. Or getting the next weight category title... (he said that on his age defending middleweight title was getting harder, as he was getting too old to do violent weight shifting, and was considering just fighting without weight shifting...)
  - speeder 12y ago
    Anderson Silva (that according to Dana White is the best UFC fighter EVER) lost his title (UFC Middleweight champion) when he was 38 years old, and next year he plans in getting it back. Or getting the next weight category title... (he said that on his age defending middleweight title was getting harder, as he was getting too old to do violent weight shifting, and was considering just fighting without weight shifting...)

base698 12y ago

A nuclear engineer friend started BASE jumping and skydiving at 57 after seeing a segment on TV. Never too late to start.