Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
I think the point of this thread is pre the 80s or I could be wrong. Interestingly Boxing in the States peaked in the 30s the time of the depresion. you look at people like Robinson he was 90 and 0 as an Amatuer alot of the good fighters had good groundings in Boxing skills what have been lost.
I would include fighters from the 80's in this debate. Even in 80's boxing was much larger than it is now. The average american sports fan could name at least 4 world champions and the pro's fighting in the 80's grew up in an era when boxing was still a big sport.