It reminds me with Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, I think people were not wrong for saying Mike was still on shape and able to beat Jake, during the match, Mike was only holding his punch and defending in order to keep getting punched by Jake.
We should take ex athletes or pro players for fun when they back, you know their "motivation" already different. When they were athletes, their motivation is to be the best. When they weren't, their motivation is for making money.