Boxing before 1980 doesn't exist for me

[Toffee]

IMOP no eras has proven more efficient more then the HW'stodays ,they are averaging 6'5 and are much more athletic ,this has to count in the REAL world ,theres literally 50 top guys who could slug it out and we have a good decade of HW fights at hand,this should be great to see what unfolds.

Ali would make them look ******. Give him some of today's sports science and it wouldn't even be a fair contest.

Mind you, all this sports science probably wouldn't produce an Ali.

[juggernaut666]

Ali would make them look ******. Give him some of today's sports science and it wouldn't even be a fair contest.

Mind you, all this sports science probably wouldn't produce an Ali.

I'm pretty sure todays coaches would laugh at anyone running in boots bc it would hurt the feet and potential performance.


Ali would also have to listen to common sense and make a better defense ,i bet you didn't know he left Archie Moore bc he wanted Ali to train harder ?


It doesn't actually matter ,Ali was in an eras of smaller guys not prepared to move a lot or jab conitnously and those guys were about 210 on average.



you fight different when you are 225 plus,you have to contain punch counts and know to breath right,its why you see record breaking fight like Kownacki and Arreola but its just one fight...…


The gamw=es changed its not that easy and a lot of talent ,wheather you wish to follow the sport its your loss ,bc ive seen GREAT fighters already from Wilder 9oin his way ) to AJ/Fury and numerous top guys like DDD/Sirenko/ Ajagba /Usyk / Bakole/ Mahkmudov...ETC...….



This is the best era ive seen bc of primes and watched since Cooney fought Holmes. Go do research you will see it was never stacked like this,dont listen to idiots.

[Marchegiano]

What could Rocky Marciano do against a prime Deontay Wilder? That caveman would be choking on that fat BBC if he even dared to face someone of a wilders' capabilities.

I respect the position my dude, you got me wrong.

I get it, people giving you ****, and, mine was vague enough to be taken ****ty.

I often say I Rocky's my dude , but, Deontay and this gen are the first truly global champions. Rocky's really just an international champion because who boxed in the 50s and who boxes now.

USSR, the major, but also Africa is showing up, he have a top ten Japanese, even though he's ****, and a Syrian as the WBA-R champ, even though he too is ****.


I don't want to run long so I'll jump to the point rather then list all my reasons for agreeing. I get it, I'm a history buff myself, but, I understand and respect the perspective.

[QueensburyRules]

Those were the lgit caveman eras. All fighters in 1950 would get destroyed by the current crop of steroid enhanced super fighters; they have no chance. Even SRR would lose to a 147 floyd mayweather of today, even at 42 years old.

- -U in diapers sucking bottles?

[Dariusz]

All sportsmen from yesteryear deserve respect. Today ones are so good also because they learnt from old champs, not only because new generations are always more able and stronger.

It is a very ****** thread.

[Santa_]

It's falling on deaf ears OP. Stating simple truths like Leo Santa Cruz would beat the ever living crap out of Willie Pep tend to fall on deaf ears around here because older boxing fans have soft spots for past time greats. Nostalgia runs deep on this website.

[just the facts]

Those were the lgit caveman eras. All fighters in 1950 would get destroyed by the current crop of steroid enhanced super fighters; they have no chance. Even SRR would lose to a 147 floyd mayweather of today, even at 42 years old.

You're a Jack off.

[just the facts]

It's falling on deaf ears OP. Stating simple truths like Leo Santa Cruz would beat the ever living crap out of Willie Pep tend to fall on deaf ears around here because older boxing fans have soft spots for past time greats. Nostalgia runs deep on this website.

This is hilarious! Panty Cruz won't even fight the best feathers of today but magically he'd beat the crap out of arguably the best feathers of all time? GTFOH!

[just the facts]

Yeh, if SRR were alive today; I'd love him to face the current crop of welters: Crawford, spence, and porter would WORK that old dude.

Not a chance in hell. I understand the heavyweight of today with the huge size advantage being better h2h but 147lbs is 147lbs. Robinson easily beats all of those fighters.

[Ghosthammer]

Yet another pointless thread.