Are past boxers really better than current boxers?

[JAB5239]

I generally believe most past fighters would lose to the current ones just because of the training, vitamins, and other training regimens. The sport has evolved a bit. And its hard to say if the fighters in the past had the same tools/resources the fighters do now adays they'd beat the current crop.

Fighters of the past fought more often and more rounds. What training methods and vitamins are better tools for mastering your trade than that? And for the most part there was only 1 world title in many less weight classes making competition for it that much tougher.

[Barry Halls]

And most importantly, there were just more fighters and the sport was more popular compared to other big sports than it is today.

Theres just no substitute for having better athletes in your sport. Vitamins or no vitamins.

[JAB5239]

And most importantly, there were just more fighters and the sport was more popular compared to other big sports than it is today.

Theres just no substitute for having better athletes in your sport. Vitamins or no vitamins.

Exactly. That isn't saying there are not good fighters today, there was just more of them when boxing was considered a major sport.

[Shadows]

I won't claim to have a vast knowledge of the fighters of the past, but from what I've seen, there were more quality fighters around, especially at the top. When I watch older fights, more often than not, I say to myself how skilled the fighters were, more so than they are now and there seemed to be a greater level of competition from what I've seen and read.

You can take this for what you will, but if you were to compile a list of the top fighters during the early 80s it would like something like this: Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Sanchez, Gomez, Hearns, Arguello, Spinks, Holmes, Chandler, Zapata, Chang, Benitez, etc.

Just my take.

[BOLLOCKS]

they can't even beat all the heavyweights in this era.

you know they're not undefeated right?

Lulz, Pwned..

[RubenSonny]

I won't claim to have a vast knowledge of the fighters of the past, but from what I've seen, there were more quality fighters around, especially at the top. When I watch older fights, more often than not, I say to myself how skilled the fighters were, more so than they are now and there seemed to be a greater level of competition from what I've seen and read.

You can take this for what you will, but if you were to compile a list of the top fighters during the early 80s it would like something like this: Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Sanchez, Gomez, Hearns, Arguello, Spinks, Holmes, Chandler, Zapata, Chang, Benitez, etc.

Just my take.

Agreed, I remember discussing something with you about how Martinez would fair in the early 90s middleweight division.

[Left Hook Tua]

Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis

THE TRUTH

Vitali took the fight on just 10 days notice.

because bull**** ever invented/claimed by klitorises.

1. vitali was suppose to fight on the undercard. he was properly trained and in shape.

2. if vitali took it on 10 days notice. then so did lewis , you ****** faggot.

both vitali and lennox was suppose to fight different opponents that night.

when kirk johnson got hurt lewis okayed vitali to fill in for kirk johnson.

if anything , lennox deserved more credit for that.

[kiDynamite92]

Lewis wasn't "fat" or "shot" when he got his ass whooped by Vitali.

Lewis was coming off the KO win over Tyson. In the Lewis-Tyson post fight interview Lewis stated "I'm like fine wine, I get better with age"

In an interview right before the Vitali fight, Lewis said "I'm at the peak of my powers, I will keep fighting for many more years"

Vitali dominated Lewis and scared him into retirement.

do u have this lying around on your desk top and copy and paste it everytime?
Of course Lewis was past his prime, do u realy think Tyson was much of a challenge at that time? the same Tyson that got wooped by Williams and McBride ? Tyson was well over the hill at that time and so was Lewis, but he was even worse when he fought Vitali. Lewis weighed around 110 kgs in his prime, he was about 117kgs for the Vitali fight, and that was even notable with his gut sticking out. Oh and btw i don't mind you replying to me, but next time you do, please have the decency to post me something original.