Humans today are more evolved than ones of SRR' era

[rambov]

Its funny that the fastest man 40 years ago in the 100 yard dash would be considered the slowest man toady

Hmmmmm????I wonder why??

[SplitSecond]

Its funny that the fastest man 40 years ago in the 100 yard dash would be considered the slowest man toady

Hmmmmm????I wonder why??

shhhh, some people dont believe in evolution, what makes us differrent from people back in jesus' days? still had two arms and two legs right? we still stood upright did'nt we?

[djteo]

scientists have shown we have actually regressed. the amount of physical work normal people did back then would be like a pacquiao workout every day. we are so physically underdeveloped these days it's not even funny.

i think we have mentally as well. when they didn't have a good circulation of books, people relied heavily on memory. a regular priest would normally have as much as a whole bible memorized.

[bklynboy]

Agreed?
There was nobody as fast as Floyd Mayweather back then... Ray would be in all sorts of trouble against Money.

OK. This is just ******. In fact it may be just the other way around. German tribesman at the time of Caesar had initiation rites of jumping over their spears (6 foot long). Here's a quote from a new book out

Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions.

Some Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the current world high jump record of 2.45 meters during initiation ceremonies in which they had to jump at least their own height to progress to manhood.

Any Neanderthal woman could have beaten former bodybuilder and current California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in an arm wrestle.

These and other eye-catching claims are detailed in a book by Australian anthropologist Peter McAllister entitled "Manthropology" and provocatively sub-titled "The Science of the Inadequate Modern Male."

http://thoughtsonboxing.blogspot.com/2009/10/is-modern-man-less-robust-than-our.html

Now I have issues with these press-release quotes, among them is that Neanderthals were not **** sapiens so they don't count.

[madsweeney]

There have been books, articles from anthropologists in the past few years that suggest that modern man is physically weaker than previous generations due to the cushy lifestyles our societies have granted.

Sure you can't really say evolution occurred within 60 or so years but there is definite merit in saying that the classic boxers were tougher and perhaps more athletic due to the environment that they grew up in/fought in.

[CRlSIS]

If you're using the word evolution to describe changes or "improvements" in our genetic makeup as a species, than no, we haven't evolved. What has happened though, is we've accumulated a greater understanding of science (nutrition, physiology, kinesiology), and have learned from experience (history of boxing). The knowledge and technology we've gained since the start of boxing has allowed us to improve and refine training techniques. The sport has evolved because of this. If you took a fighter from the early days of boxing and raised him today, I doubt that today's fighters would be more dominant, or "evolved", than him.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

agreed...we have internet and iphones now

[Pullcounter]

Agreed?
There was nobody as fast as Floyd Mayweather back then... Ray would be in all sorts of trouble against Money.

floyd's a crack baby, that's why he's so much faster

[SplitSecond]

agreed...we have internet and iphones now

and ps3's...dont forget that, it's proven to improve reflexes

[Rickety Cricket]

no he wasnt

yes he was.