Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
If you look at the best of one generation and compare it to the worst of another, of course that generation is going to look bad.

Some people say fighters were tougher back then. Bullshit. There were warriors in cowards back in the 1930s just like there are warriors and cowards now. There were great fights and boring fights back then like there are today.

The problem is boxing fans have a limited perspective. They look at the broad scope of boxing currently, but look at the highlights of boxing in the past. I've never heard any great arguments as to why boxers would have been better back in the day (if you say it's because "life was harder", you're an idiot).

If anything, with more advancements in nutrition, training knowledge and technology, athletes are better than they've ever been.
you sound like max power now.

It is a fact that boxing peaked 1970's for heavyweights and 80's for the smaller fighters.