Does being "street" in boxing matter anymore?

[JoeyBB]

I know it did back in the day. Like in the 80's when you had street tough kids like Hearns, Hagler, Mclellan etc.

But now we live in the microwave era where everything is handed to us. Fighters today...contrary to popular belief are coddled and protected and promoters milk them and maximize profits. And then dust them off and drop them like a sack of pertaters. (thats potato's).

So, really, does it matter anymore?

What say you?

[Awesome-O]

I know it did back in the day. Like in the 80's when you had street tough kids like Hearns, Hagler, Mclellan etc.

But now we live in the microwave era where everything is handed to us. Fighters today...contrary to popular belief are coddled and protected and promoters milk them and maximize profits. And then dust them off and drop them like a sack of pertaters. (thats potato's).

So, really, does it matter anymore?

What say you?

Some of the fighters who are protected nowadays come from the ******.

Hell, some of the old-time fighters who were protected grew up in poverty.

Nothing new.

[Awesome-O]

Rocky Graziano was "street", and he was protected.

He fought more guys moving up in weight (or just smaller) than Terry Norris and Oscar De La Fishnet combined.

[Nacho_Analstain]

Rocky Graziano was "street", and he was protected.

He fought more guys moving up in weight (or just smaller) than Terry Norris and Oscar De La Fishnet combined.

hahahaha! that was a cracker