Comments Thread For: Douglas-Soro Tops ShoBox Quadruple Telecast, July 25

[The Gambler1981]

comparing the young fighters today to the young fighters coming out of the amateurs years ago is ridiculous.

I would just say there were just as many terrible prospects back then, you just never heard of them. Even looking back on it is not fair because you see more prospects than you did back then so you see more prospect fight you see worse ones, and the prospects you do know from the past were all the best of the best so how is that really a fair way to look at it.

The amateur game is just so different now that is hard to compare, it is a similar sport and being a good amateur does count for something but with the difference between the two types the best pros are more than likely to wash out before they even reach the biggest stages of amateur competition which could be a detriment to them looking to go pro.

Now they might in fact be less skillful or worse athletically, since boxing requires specific athletic talent and a strong mentality that is forged. Currently most top end athletes don't have the taste to be built that way.