Quote Originally Posted by JonesJrMayweather
Every time i see lists of atgs and hypothetical match-ups between new and old era fighters a lot of people automatically give the older fighter all of these passes..like oh he had a great chin, he could punch, he was a warrior, etc etc and say that well the new guys don't posess any of these attributes and give the old guy the nod...

Ali, Marciano, Dempsey, Louis, Johnson, would all be beaten easily by lewis and holfield

foster,moore,spinks would all be crushed by RJJ

monzon,hagler,ketchel,fullmer, would all be beaten by hopkins,jones and toney

ortiz, leonard and duran would be beaten by PBF and mosley

that's all IMO...


Your point is well taken but you saying all current fighters would roll through the old timers makes you sound as naive as people who say all old timers would roll through the current crop. In reality, it would be about half and half as to who would win (with the exception of the REALLY old timers like from the 20s and earlier, who's technique was absolute garbage). People who automatically assume the 4 greats of the 80s beat everyone of today's era are dumb, just as someone who says Floyd, Shane, Roy, and Hopkins beat all who came before them.