Why are boxing fans so obsessed with fighters from the past?

[sicko]

Fresh Account like Alt account to spew their Pure IGNORANCE! Come On Boxingscene!

[SharpShooter3.0]

I agree with Jack Johnson as his style was revolutionary for his day but has evolved since... But Sonny Liston?? That's just ridiculous!

Watch some of his fights on youtube

[Cloud]

The lionizing of past fighters is ridiculous but it is what it is.

[Fetta]

Just like im obessed with Nolan Ryan.

It was a thing of beauty to watch them perform their sport

[MurkaMan]

It's true but 80s onwards were better or equal to today's fighters.

No they werent lol. Back then the best defensive fighter u had was a guy like Benitez and he aint even as good as Pernell who aint half as good as Floyd. SRL had a plus minus of 15, while Floyd at the peek of his career's was 30, which was top 3 in boxing history. He was 34 when it peeked, while SRL was washed up at 29. SRL looked at Pryor as a beast and Pryor is a bummy version of Packymonster. I think if Floyd and Pac fought in those eras, they would be shocked at the talent. I think they all would duck Floyd and Pac.

[ea22]

No they werent lol. Back then the best defensive fighter u had was a guy like Benitez and he aint even as good as Pernell who aint half as good as Floyd. SRL had a plus minus of 15, while Floyd at the peek of his career's was 30, which was top 3 in boxing history. He was 34 when it peeked, while SRL was washed up at 29. SRL looked at Pryor as a beast and Pryor is a bummy version of Packymonster. I think if Floyd and Pac fought in those eras, they would be shocked at the talent. I think they all would duck Floyd and Pac.

Wow out of all the people to prove past fighters are overrated you choose Leonard, you sir are an idiot.

[MrTambourineMan]

No they werent lol. Back then the best defensive fighter u had was a guy like Benitez and he aint even as good as Pernell who aint half as good as Floyd. SRL had a plus minus of 15, while Floyd at the peek of his career's was 30, which was top 3 in boxing history. He was 34 when it peeked, while SRL was washed up at 29. SRL looked at Pryor as a beast and Pryor is a bummy version of Packymonster. I think if Floyd and Pac fought in those eras, they would be shocked at the talent. I think they all would duck Floyd and Pac.

Sit down, you doughnut.

[Long jabber]

you guys are such scrubs

[STREET CLEANER]

15 rounds fights
Same day weigh in
Fought more frequently

Not going to say they are better than the fighters today but it does deserve a lot of respect

[GOD-FR33]

Sit down, you doughnut.

Exactly. We could ask him why is he so "obsessed" with the fighters of today??? Special fighters come few and far in between, nomatter the era in which they fight. These so called boxing ******s today think that Roy Jones and Floyd Mayweather are boxing gods. They think that GGG would beat Leonard, Toney, Nunn, Hagler, Monzon. Smh. What they do not realize is that fighters of yesteryear fought with a different type fire and passion of fighters today. They were simply tougher, etc. Fighters today are true divas and there is a handful who are really great fighters.