What was the best era in the Heavyweight division

[King_]

Golovkin,King and Freedom...how can anyone take you seriously?

Come on Larry, can you give a legit response to my post? What exactly do you think is wrong with it?


So do you truly believe that the boxers of the 60's-70's could compete with the athleticism and size of today's heavies?


A guy like Povetkin would clown Ali/Frazier. Yet alone someone like Wlad, Vitali or Lennox.

Furthermore.... a potential Ali-Wlad fight would look exactly like Wlad-Povetkin.

[Larry the boss]

Larry be taking them blurry pics with that Cricket/Metro PCS phone.

Can we see a picture of you???

[King_]

Can we see a picture of you???

Your arm actually appears to be very thick. Nice.


Do you have a picture of any other angles?

[Larry the boss]

Come on Larry, can you give a legit response to my post? What exactly do you think is wrong with it?


So do you truly believe that the boxers of the 60's-70's could compete with the athleticism and size of today's heavies?


A guy like Povetkin would clown Ali/Frazier. Yet alone someone like Wlad, Vitali or Lennox.

Furthermore.... a potential Ali-Wlad fight would look exactly like Wlad-Povetkin.

your post deserves 0 responses

[Larry the boss]

Your arm actually appears to be very thick. Nice.


Do you have a picture of any other angles?

[King_]

your post deserves 0 responses

Okay. That's because you know damn well that those sub 6 footers with beer guts and no athleticism would stand no chance against the monsters of today's era.

[Welsh Jon]

60's-70's for sure

[Welsh Jon]

The present era is the best ever, IMO.


Wlad, Povetkin, Pulev, Joshua, etc.... would all tower over and destroy past eras HW's, especially those in the 60s-70s.



Sports fan get really sensitive when it comes to "former greats" in older eras.... To the point where they're straight delusional. Nobody in their right mind could actually believe that the skinny-fat, sub 6 footers of the 60s-70s would be competitive with 6'5+ athletic freaks such as Wlad/Anthony Joshua of today. Size alone would be enough for today's HW's, yet alone skill/power.


The training methods, athletic/human evolution, etc... of today's athletes compared to those of the 60's is on a completely different level. The only sport where "former greats" would be able to compete (it's all fantasy scenarios anyway) is a non-contact sport like Nascar or Golf. Where size/athleticism doesn't play a role.


The one thing I don't understand is... boxing in particular, has the most "the 60's-70's dudes would murder today's guys" etc, fans.

In any other sport..... it would be absolutely taboo to think that former greats could compete with current stars. I.E it would be ludicrous for someone to say Elgin Baylor and George Mikan would be able to dominate/be good in today's NBA, or the guys in the 1920's with the punters helmets could play in today's NFL...... any sensible person knows they would have no chance.

Yet with boxing it's the opposite. So many dudes who think Wlad/Floyd/PAC, etc.... would not be able to be competitive in other eras, like to the point where you're an idiot if you believe they could. The former ATG's are put on such a high pedestal, it's ridiculous. and the WORST is when talking about the HW division.....if theres ANY sport where former greats couldn't come close to current athletes its the sport where you get punched in the face.


Lets be real here..... None of those current-day-cruiserweights would even be able to reach Wlad or Anthony Joshuas head, yet alone absorb a punch from the dynamite in their gloves.



***waits for boxing historian elitists***

I've changed my mind!

My first thought was that this post was one of the most moronic things I've read in a while.

But then my man crush on Anthony Joshua really kicked in.

Joshua is too big and too handsome to lose to any boxers from any era. Therefore the current era wins by virtue of winning smile and sculpted ebony Adonis body.