The post above I can identify with. Although I have mocked 70's boxers considerably I think the greats from that era were definitely better than those before. I don't think Louis or Marciano would be able to beat the fully developed and stronger 70's Ali (although they might have out-bulled the lighter 60's one) and I'm pretty sure Foreman would have knocked out any man who came before him (And I do mean ANY).

And I also feel that Mike Tyson and the 90's HW scene and the early 2000's were the real Golden Age of Heavyweight boxing.

I can't watch the B&W era for any reasons apart from research.