Another thing. Today's boxers are smarter. The most obvious example: Take a look at Jess Willard and Max Schmelling getting up again and again when they could have taken a 9 count. Stupid. You wouldn't see that today even without the mandatory 8 count.

I hate to see today's boxers maligned. Or boxers of any era for that matter. How many of us have ever had to get up off the floor and fight on? Or fight on breathing through our mouth because our nose was broken, swallowing blood with every breath? It's a tough sport.