I was in the Ali beats everyone ever camp back when I was 11 and had only seen his 3 best fights.
Actually watching his career was quite a wake up call. Modern fighters have improved a lot.
Heavyweight is virtually always shallow compared to other divisions because there are only so many guys with the combination of size and skill and losing just 2-3 can thin out an era, but there's no doubt in my mind the '70s fighters would be embarrassed badly by modern fighters we currently consider barely average. They brag endlessly about Foreman beating barely-barely-barely-average Moorer.
Actually watching his career was quite a wake up call. Modern fighters have improved a lot.
Heavyweight is virtually always shallow compared to other divisions because there are only so many guys with the combination of size and skill and losing just 2-3 can thin out an era, but there's no doubt in my mind the '70s fighters would be embarrassed badly by modern fighters we currently consider barely average. They brag endlessly about Foreman beating barely-barely-barely-average Moorer.

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