shame on modern boxers

[Master]

There probably is less quality fighters now but the fighters that are the elite would have been able to handle themselves in the best eras.

[Sleepwalker]

I think public awareness has a lot to do with it. If the old timers were more aware and educated on the long-term effects of boxing, they would not have been engaging as much either. I doubt guys like Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano knew any boxers prior to them suffering from dementia due to their craft.