Quote Originally Posted by ThomasTabin View Post
Burley looks kind of like a freak the way he fights but his stance and style are completely identical to fighters from the 20's-30's like Canzoneri, Leonard, McLarnin and the like. These guys fight beautifully I think they were the most skilled fighters ever. Its kind of hard to convince people because they look so strange compared to the way people fight today but you can see why they are effective in watching Burley. You can also see some of that in Floyd Mayweather who is a throwback himself and as dominant as Floyd is he could not hold a candle to those fighters.
i love watching old school fighters for this exact reason. they each had style that i for some reason think is more refined then fighters nowadays. But the likes of Jersey Joe, SRR, Kid Gavilan. them pugilizing is a thing of beauty.

so what major differences do you guys see in the styles and stances of old generation fighters vs the new?