Are the fighters of the 90s and todasy better than the fighters of the past ?

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Watch Ray Robinson vs Lamotta or whoever, they had virtually no defense back then. Even comparing Leonard to Whitaker or Mayweather or Jones, athletically he could hang with anybody, but the sport has changed considerably, the new style of being a slick boxer went from Ali to Leonard to Whitaker to RJJ to Mayweather, it has definitely evolved. IMO if Robinson were to fight with the exact same style he had, he wouldn't have done that well because he was so easy to hit, and he wouldn't know what to do against a real defense, I think he would have picked it up really quick, but that throwing in a guy from the 40's would be suicide for them against the pros nowadays when directly comparing them. Thats why a great can only be compared in their generation.

MMA has evolved a lot quicker because all the sports involved have had a lot of time to evolve, but look at the difference between the founders of the sport and look at the sport now.

Look at both american and european football, look how they've changed.

All sports evolve, regardless of how simple they may appear. Boxing's evolution right now IMO is the huge amount of southpaws that are pouring into the sport. Based on the amateurs we are likely to see a 50/50 representation between southpaw and orthodox fighters.

Want evidence of this watch Jack Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQtuT...eature=related

look at their stance, technique, etc the sport has definitely evolved a great deal, of course the closer you get to nowadays the smaller the change will be.

IMO if Ali-Frazier took place nowadays Ali wouldn't have been hit at all by that left hook, he would have had his right hand up the whole time.