The activity was less in the 70s-80s era than in the 30s-50s era. By the 70's-80's, fighters had activity levels more similar to those today, but the talent pool was still deeper than today.Originally Posted by Scrap
The activity was less in the 70s-80s era than in the 30s-50s era. By the 70's-80's, fighters had activity levels more similar to those today, but the talent pool was still deeper than today.Originally Posted by Scrap
i think you gotta look at the fact that the fighters of old fought WAY more consistently. Nowadays stars like Floyd or Pacquiao fight MAYBE twice a year. There was a time when Sugar Ray Robinson fought 30 times in a MONTH. So it depends on which generation or era of "older fighters" you are talking about here. I dont think anyone who has ever boxed before will argue the fact that that consistency of sparring, of being in a ring against another person cannot be substituted by any kind of other types of training and sparring is not the same as a real fight by any means. So these guys back in the day, fighting their guts out for peanuts fifteen, maybe twenty times a year or more, they would have that hardened edge over the fighters of today. That consistency of being in the ring more, at the peak of their abilities, fighting another guy who is determined to take them apart would be like tenfold what fighters like Delahoya and Klitschko and Tyson; who fought only once or twice every year once they reached their peak, would be able to bring to the table. And yes you can argue that the fighters of today DONT NEED to fight as often because of the much higher pay scales of today versus Depression era fighters like James Braddock, but does it or does it not make them less seasoned and at a disadvantage in this situation? If you play darts three times a week and I play darts six times a day, who do you think will have the edge in a high pressure dart showdown with fifty thousand people watching?Originally Posted by SeanE
I with you, Im with Dax on training methods and yourself on activity. In the 30s they were hard times and that breeds hard men. If you didnt work you didnt eat.At first hearing this arguement from the old school of trainers I use to think silly old cunts, living in the past. but over a period of 50 years Ive come to the realiseation that they were right call it progress in a way, people dont want hard work. Weve even got machinery to do it for us, even in gyms. WE dont even let muscles think for themselves now. If somebody 10 years ago ad told me that I would learn to type in 9 years time and spend time on Websites doing this Id have told them to fuck off. But here we are instead of doing were talking about it and having fun, who wants hard work not many .
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The best athletes back then aren't even decent athletes today... and there are still been some top-end athletes in boxing like Roy Jones Jr., PBF, Mike Tyson, Shane Mosley, Leonard, Lennox Lewis....Originally Posted by SeanE
Taeth why would the athletes then be no good now?
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