Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
I would suggest that todays fighters have all the advantages. A greater understanding of effective training techniques, knowledge regarding diet and ability to analyse opponents through video and so on. If you pit a modern fighter against an older fighter based on these things, then maybe the olden times fighter might get shown up.

But I don't like to compare and contrast through generations because it is a different game today. Fighters of yesterday could go 15 hard rounds and more and were allowed to absorb a lot more punishment. Also top fighters fought more often. If Mayweather were to fight too often with his hand issues he might have a few more losses.
Thats my point though , todays fighters are in such peak condition when they make weight ( with a few obvious exceptions ) they have the ability to shorten careers .
Watching Johnny Frankham and Kevin Finnegan on the Bunce boxing hour really bought it home just how far the sport has evolved .
Perhaps I didnt make myself entirely clear in my original post, I just dont think going 15 hard rounds today is possible .

I think Boxing has evolved and your right about comparing generation to generation its always such a grey area , just think when people hark back to the great postwar fighters they are doing fighters of today a disservice .


Maybe in conclusion I'll just say .


Boxing has elvolved as a sport just not as spectacle .