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Do fighters of the present get underrated to fighters of the past?
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Do fighters of the present get underrated to fighters of the past?
12Yes, it happens too often in boxing83.33%10Just No0.00%0No, and I think fighters of the past are underrated to the fighters of the present16.67%2Unsure0.00%0Tags: None
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I don't think its fair to say a fighter from the past is better then a present fighter just because of how many fights they fought back in the day. Thats an amazing feat in all, but the present day fighters are going through an 8-10 week training camp. So when you step in the ring not only are you in amazing shape, hopefully physically and mentally, your opponent is also in incredible shape. This is all ideally thinking but its something to consider.
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Yes but people are right sometimes. We all know the former generations of welterwieght are better than what we have today. We still have mad talent in it but it looks dull compared to Trinidad-DLH-Mosley-Forrest. It's even worse when you compare it to the 80es. The other thing is that nowadays certain people require catch weights, certain people avoid certain fighters, other ones get title fights for no reason other than money,etc...
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Originally posted by Cotto-Rulez View PostYes but people are right sometimes. We all know the former generations of welterwieght are better than what we have today. We still have mad talent in it but it looks dull compared to Trinidad-DLH-Mosley-Forrest. It's even worse when you compare it to the 80es. The other thing is that nowadays certain people require catch weights, certain people avoid certain fighters, other ones get title fights for no reason other than money,etc...
Anyway, I do think current fighters do get underrated to fighters of the past. It's hard to compare generations, and I feel like people will always state the older fighters were better since the sport was run better at the time. It's easier to say the only champion is better than the champion with 3 other guys holding belts in the same weight class.
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Originally posted by Cotto-Rulez View PostYes but people are right sometimes. We all know the former generations of welterwieght are better than what we have today. We still have mad talent in it but it looks dull compared to Trinidad-DLH-Mosley-Forrest. It's even worse when you compare it to the 80es. The other thing is that nowadays certain people require catch weights, certain people avoid certain fighters, other ones get title fights for no reason other than money,etc...
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Yes, specifically the heavyweight division. It's mind boggling with the way the heavyweight division champs of Tyson's era all the way up to K2 bros get underrated to the past.
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