Thread: Despite all I've said against old fighters...

Ok p4p I don't think Lewis is a better athlete, but including size he would be a better athlete IMO... and he isn't even close to the best athletes have to offer nowadays.

Originally Posted by pacfan

(Call me nuts if you wish but I'm an amateur psychic, I had a vision yesterday (Feb 12) of a big earthquake either in Japan or the Philippines. When my predictions come true, they usually do so within 1-2 weeks)

There was a big earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 in Japan yesterday (March 25). But since my 'prediction' has well passed a month, I'd say it was just a fluke, or was it?

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

That is crap man about heavywieght boxers today having better training today. Hell there aren't 5 that I can think of that are truly in shape and ready for a war. Most just have gobs of fat, and when they hit each other it just jiggles. i guess they have better nutrition though....

Which brings me straight back to my eternal campaign for a super-heavyweight division...

Seriously! The only reason 90% of toady’s heavies appear out of shape is because their now fighting guys who are 4 inches taller and 2-10 stone heavier!!

In the 60's 70' AND 80's you never EVER had that. And I for one don’t see the positive side to it at this point in 2007.


Another issue, which only adds to the whole dynamic, is when we come across those 215lb fighters who would surely, in this current state of affairs, be better of at cruiser but want more money and more fame.... Which is fine until you have to face someone who weights 17st+.. Its just never gonna happen.

I can see where people get off with the whole David & Goliath thing but hear me out... My issue isn’t with the trying; it’s with the lack of option to not have to.

They should start a 230lbs+ division... I’m sure with that in place you’d see alot more fighters coming to fight in far more suitable condition... Overall, to me it would be far more respectable and would do extremely well to halt this re-emerging theory that Boxing is a place for Circus side-shows.

Yes I’m a pessimist. Heavyweight boxing is still being dragged back into the dark ages.

I agree about the heavy weight division. Valueve has no business fighting someone 100lbs less than him. I am quite sure everyone would agree that Pac fighting Tyson would be a mismatch because of size. However Valueve frequently outweighs his opponents in the same degree. It is unfair and unsportsmenlike. Everyone went crazy in Chico-vs Castillo over 6 pounds.