Quote Originally Posted by IamInuit View Post
Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
its amazing how many times they fought. i know that sometimes they were fights against nobodies but sometimes they fought solid competition in a short span.
Greb fought 49 times in one year. Young Stribling 55 I think. Joe Gans took a train the night after a fight to go meet Langford the next day and crossed the US to do it.

These nobodies were actually doing the same thing as the atg's. That is a fundamental difference between today's fighters and yesterdays. Does anyone believe that Floyd could fight 50 times in one year and remain undefeated? That is 4 fights a month?
The biggest question is if these fighters bodies could hold up. For example, could Floyd's hands handle that many fights even against weak competition? I know his hands get a lot of special treatment. Then it is worth asking how many old fighters weren't able to make it just because of their inability to stay healthy?