The Old-Timers would destroy the New Guys

[Beanflicker]

Well what is the quality of the opponents that that 200 fight guy fought. No modern fighter has 200 fights but for example I would stack up 45 fight Floyd against 200 fight Robinson no worries.

And I don't put it like it would be competitive, I would seriously be surprised if Robinson would land even a single meaningful punch the entire fight!

I don't think so man, one thing that you have to consider is that times were much tougher back then, boxers didn't have luxuries and distractions like fighters had after 1980. Times were tough which made for a much tougher man both mentally and physically. All there was to do back then was fight or read a newspaper or book, so if you weren't keen on reading you were more likely throwing hands whenever you had the chance.

That's one of the reasons a modern great would get eaten alive if brought back in a time machine to the good old days. They are too pampered and would probably cry without their Twitter LOL

[Max Power]

I'll grant you people might have been tougher back in those days, you cannot measure some things. But I don't think that made them better at sports, even combat sports.

[Beanflicker]

I'll grant you people might have been tougher back in those days, you cannot measure some things. But I don't think that made them better at sports, even combat sports.

No man I saw a statistic that says the average American spends 3 hours on social media alone (thats not counting youtube, pornography, ect). So when you factor that in and also allot for TV and Netflix, on average I'd say the old timers spent about 10 hours a day honing their boxing more than the current boxers do.

[Max Power]

I disagree, I do not think professional fighters are "NORMAL" people today. When I fought amateur I was not a normal person. I trained every single day for a few hours and even lost a couple of jobs because of it. Today's pros you must know, don't work and then train, they live it from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to bed because they have to... That IS their job!

[Beanflicker]

I disagree, I do not think professional fighters are "NORMAL" people today. When I fought amateur I was not a normal person. I trained every single day for a few hours and even lost a couple of jobs because of it. Today's pros you must know, don't work and then train, they live it from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to bed because they have to... That IS their job!

How dare you poke holes in my logic. I oughta slap your face!

[Spicoli]

I actually think a lot of spoon fed 'kids' today would cry without the Twitter That or go bat shit crazy. Kinda like I might if we lost Saddos

as with anything its quality over quantity. A guy can have 200 fights with some padding but still manage 40+ respectable fights. Likewise a fighter can have 40 bouts and face near half all killers. Or even in some situations a fighter can face 31 opponents for 31 kos and near all were utter shit. It happens We have living proof that you can fight 31 times and not 'prove' much of anything. But still in todays media we're to believe a record like that makes someone a killer. Loving the KO but not exactly looking at what is being ko'd. I don't see a problem with an active fighter, weekly or monthly just as long as they are not ALL cans. Look hard enough today and you'll see a bad trend of guys coming up on stacked decks and literal mis-matches. Have you seen some of these monthly GBP cards lately. Numbers don't mean squat its the substance. Greb fought some cans, and activity does not make you great, but he also faced Gibbons, Flowers, Tunney, Rossenbloom and Walker some multiple times. We have the immediate convenience today of reliving a modern fighters career in its entirety with a click, and if we're fortunate enough we have had the opportunity to watch guys like Floyd from his amateur days and straight through the ranks to today. We've seen his opponents 'opponents' coming up even. There are a slew of fighters from days gone by who faced good comp as well but I didn't live em and we watch everything from hindsight. Doesn't make them all bums or grocery clerks, just means I'm ignorant and have only a record and numbers to read. Rambling, I need coffee.

[El Kabong]

Brockton is an old guy, he would destroy anyone you know why?


THERMITE PAINT!

[Max Power]

@Spicoli your right about all of that.