are old school fighters better than present day fighters??

[StarshipTrooper]

He's the basketball equivalent of Wlad Klitschko, basically.

Who's another slow unathletic dude. Size does NOT equal athletic.

As for Nowitzski, he sent Kobe packing last year. Nowitzki's skills >>>>> Kobe's athleticism. And btw, Kobe hasn't done d1ck in his career except ride Shaq's coat-tails to a ring.

Poet

[SCtrojansbaby]

So, a 147lb welterweight of today is somehow bigger and better conditioned than a 147lber from years past? There is absolutely no sign or proof of that, son.

Yes by in large they are.

[StarshipTrooper]

I wasn't counting Rice because he's older

^^^^^ The implication being he doesn't think 80s-90s is "modern football" :hahahaha9:

[Cardinal Buck]

^^^^^ The implication being he doesn't think 80s-90s is "modern football" :hahahaha9:

You mad?

And being white isn't the same as being unathletic btw. If you're white, tall, and more athletic than practically everyone in existence who's your height, you're probably athletic.

[StarshipTrooper]

You mad?

And being white isn't the same as being unathletic btw. If you're white, tall, and more athletic than practically everyone in existence who's your height, you're probably athletic.

You ******ed? How old are you anyway? ****ing 12? 90s isn't modern? What the **** are you on?

Slow and mechanical = unathletic.

[Spartacus Sully]

Yes by in large they are.

which weighs more, 1 pound of feathers or 1 pound of gold?

careful, its a trick question.

[SBleeder]

Yes by in large they are.

Name one current welterweight who wouldn't be deposited onto the Moon by Tommy Hearns.

[SBleeder]

^^^^^ The implication being he doesn't think 80s-90s is "modern football" :hahahaha9:

It seems like everyone in this threat who wants to claim that modern fighters are indeed better than their older counterparts thinks that there's some magical moment in history when "Old School" became "Modernity".

Ask any of these people who would win between a Harry Greb and a Sergio Martinez, and they'll inevitably pick Martinez.

But go back 25 years, which seems to me to be an ample amount of time for training techniques, nutrition, and conditioning to develop, and lo and behold we're still talking about the "modern era". Nobody in their right minds would bet on Martinez over Hagler.

Sorry if I'm phrasing this terribly; it's 1:00 am and my newborn daughter is keeping me up.

The point I'm trying to make is that if the sport is in a constant state of advancement, then fighters from even a decade ago shouldn't be able to compete with today's fighters.

[Cardinal Buck]

^I completely understand your point. (And I haven't given definition of what modern is in football or boxing.)

[miamike]

When someone has good skills and defense, people say he's a throwback fighter. It is because there are alot of lost skills. The majority of boxers now get by on athleticism. I think it's because many of the great trianers did not pass the art on.