Proof that people always glorify the past:

[rambov]

You are so right. I would say that in America the saying is more prevalent.

I am not one of those people.

[TBear]

When I was 17, I thought the current fighters were the greatest ever too.

[TheGreatA]

I believe people actually give a more neutral outlook once they are no longer personally invested into the boxers, without having to deal with their rabid fanbases and being disappointed by often over-hyped media promotion.

It becomes much easier to admit that the fighter was actually pretty good, when you no longer have other people picking them over your own favorites.