Originally posted by Koba-Grozny
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Today's fighters for the most-part are sub-par compared to prior years and that's exactly why Hopkins did so good for so long.
Pascal and those cats blow, I mean --- Hopkins was good but not the best of his generation. Definite 3rd stringer. Ok he had MW defenses, but that was a bad time for MW's.
After he lost to Jones he changed his style big time, stayed in perfect shape, and by the time he got older and the new guard came in he was finally first fiddle.
Life isn't that easy for the Eastern Block so they're kind of getting that missing ingredient that West doesn't have as much of anymore. They're less skilled, but really dedicated and got a ton of guts.
Life is too easy for whiteboys in the US. They ain't cut from the same cloth fighters were cut from 30 years ago.
The Brits got champs because the home-cook over there. A lot of their fighters just fight in the UK and rarely get over the pond. It's a business and they know how to make a lot of cash. If you get the chance, look at the net worth of some of the past UK champs. Filthy rich.
The trolls can be tollsome so I put some bite in my bark. If I get a civil tone, I'll keep it going.
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