If Boxing Was Like The Old Days??

[Eric Holder]

you ever heard of the mafia controlling the outcome of a fight?

how do we know that fights aren't fixed now

[Mr. Fantastic]

Thats true in MOST cases, but ask any Floyd detractor on here why he hasnt fought the likes of Margarito, Mosley, or Cotto and you will hear the term scared quite frequently.

If he fought those guys, one of them would take that "0" away.

[Bhopreign]

how do we know that fights aren't fixed now

I think some are, they are kept secret better nowadays.

[JAB5239]

Thats true in MOST cases, but ask any Floyd detractor on here why he hasnt fought the likes of Margarito, Mosley, or Cotto and you will hear the term scared quite frequently.

True enough my man. But at the same time you can hear plenty of Floyd supporters tell you why Floyd shouldn't even have to fight those guys or excuse those fights from not happening at all. Its a two way street. But most reasonable fans, no matter which side of the fence you're on, know fighters are not "scared" of one another in a physical sense. Not Floyd or any other fighter. If they were they wouldn't be in this sport to begin with.

[tjadl6386]

Having 10 losses at the end of ones career wouldn't be a terrible record as it would be today. A lot of great old school fighters lost more than 10 fights but won about 100+ of them.

[Rich Loc]

Would Oscar have gotten all those gifts

[BmoreBrawler]

When everyone fought everyone, took risks and it wasn't all about $$$$$.


Would Mayweather be undefeated still?

Would Calzaghe?

Would Bernard have less smaller people to pick on?

Would Pac still pick on out of prime boxers?

Would Cotto take knees earlier in his career?

No, no way he could rob Castillo and squeak by the champ De La Hoya back then

Yes, because Calzaghe was more aggressive against Hopkins and they rewarded that back then.

More, people were smaller back then.

He doesnt

What?

[GJC]

Ducking has always gone on unfortunately. Lots of very good fighters never got their shot back in the day, I think today with the alphabet titles they might have got a title.
One thing I would say for olden days without sounding the old fart that I am was the quality of non title fights was better. Being one title meant that good fighters had to take each other out on the way to a shot. Nowadays no one will fight someone they fear unless it is for a title. Also it is sometimes hard to get title holders to unify. Don't get me started on the weights........

[larry x]

there would be no margarito

[GJC]

I dont know. But I think there was some ducking back then, but not as ridiculous as now.

But every era have his ****. i mean, in the 50s we had the Mafia BS corruption.

i bet some fights got fixed and some judges got payed of and ****!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would say that Don King etc would not be beyond influencing judges? Anything where there is a lot of money there is the temptation for corruption.