Originally posted by Elroy The Great
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You cannot ignore a fighter's prime when discussing resumes. An opponent cannot take full credit for beating an ATG if he catches him at the end of his career. You telling me Duran is any less of an ATG because of the losses he has on his resume? Ali? Holyfield? Hopkins?
When you look at the Robinson's, Moore's, Armstrong's, etc., they kept busy by taking these fights with journeymen, in between their marquee fights. It was also a way to earn a steady paycheck, they didn't have huge PPV windfalls to retire on.
I look at the history of boxing and fighters through the eyes of a trainer and I see things in these fighters I don't see in many fighters today. They truly mastered the craft. All this talk of new is better is nonsense. Athletes are bigger, faster and stronger in the NFL and other big league sports but not necessarily better. In boxing, a middleweight is a middleweight, 160 lbs is 160 lbs in any era.
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