Quote Originally Posted by miles
Quote Originally Posted by tysonbruno
Quote Originally Posted by miles
Quote Originally Posted by tysonbruno
Rocky is W49 L0 D0 but Valuev does have a no contest on his record
You boxing rec nerd!! :P
thats me
lol

Valuev should not be held in the same esteem as Marciano by anybody. Anybody that looks at the numbers and makes comparisons is truly an idiot. Marciano was THE undefeated heavyweight champ of the world, not one of the corrupt alphabet cutups of what should be an undefeated heavyweight champ of the world...
I agree completely! Valuev should not be compared to Marciano. The old time fighters for the most part were part time plugs. guys who had no real training ,amateur background or full time commitment.
Most were part time club fighters who held down day jobs. Of course the overall skill level was maybe 20% of Pro fighters today. AND most heavyweights were 6' maybe 190 compared to 6'5" 250 lbs today of lean conditioned skillfull muscle.
Lennox Lewis would take ever top heavyweight from 1930 to 1960 and beat all ten of then on the same night.
Never mind what Valuev would do to them.

Take a look at this graph its Olympic high jump world records...takes skill speed training technique sort of like Boxing? huh?

Please note that the QUALIFYING height required for the 2004 Olympics games was 2.3 meters.
You had to have hit 2.30 meters in a sanctioned qualifying event to be allowed to attend the Olympics.
Prior to 1955 the world record was 2.10 meters. Not even the best high jumper in the world PRIOR to 1980 would even QUALIFY to compete in 2004, never mind 2008 never mind against a physical anomaly like
NICOLAI VALUEV. Old vs new......forget about it!