Why were many old time boxers so scrawny looking

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  1. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    at the elite bodybuilding level black n white pictures look better sometime... color you can see the graniness on them n the conditioning. where talking about average dudes.
     
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  2. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    don't be so 'young' and can't see past your own little today existance, these are tiring rediculous questions.

    It's NOT Simply B & W pictures, it's the Quality of them and likewise Old Film Footage, much of it was simply ****, not the people.

    as BB says, "I can assure you, people walked the same, ****ed the same, **** the same and fought the same, the difference is in the Film & Camera technologies and Proper Use of them!!!
     
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  3. Unforgiven

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    In proper lighting, with proper cameras. Obviously bodybuilding posing and photography is all about capturing the definition.

    It's hardly the same as Palooka Maloney posing for a publicity snap for the hacks in some dusty gym in 1930.
     
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  4. dyna

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    Reason why heavyweights today are heavier besides being on average maybe a little more fat is the increase of hip size (Yes, hips are wider today generally) and hws being slightly longer.
     
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Frail. Old Timey. Footnote.

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    Shredded. Modern. ATG.

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  6. Icemmann

    Icemmann Breakin it down. Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol:
     
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  7. Manassa

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    ****, you're right, thanks for enlightening me, perhaps you could let the bottom of the ocean know as well :thumbsup
     
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  8. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    idiot, interesting
    you didnt answer the question about ever doing any
    combat sports yourself

    WHY????
    cause you havent and all you can do is talk theory
    with no experience


    leave your smartass remarks to yourself
    and stop talking about things you know nothing about
     
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  9. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Seeing as their are fighters on here, fighters probably far more accomplished than yourself, that validate the old school fighters as superior, you should stop posting your spasticated monginess and **** off back to the General.
     
    Flea Man, Jan 23, 2013
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  10. Synthetic Decay

    Synthetic Decay Active Member Full Member

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    Why don't you **** off back to the bodybuilding forum you little twerp.
     
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  11. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    all that was needed lol,

    first off, if you really think that lifting weights is only for aesthetics
    thats just clueless, and i hate to tell you this but doing push ups
    is also resistance training,

    so if weights make you still, so will push ups and pull ups
     
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  12. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    wow someone is inscure about weight training lol

    yes idiot
    any training with weights is bodybuilding
    lol

    go join a gym before opening your ******ed mouth
     
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  13. Manassa

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    I know, I'm saying you're right - your extensive practical experience has exposed you to higher knowledge such as "nonathletic looking people are often actually NON ATHLETIC" whereas I, as you so accurately determined, am but a physical minnow, unable to tell my tendon insertion points from my muscle fibers. Now please stop having a go at me.
     
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  14. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i dont doubt your one of these guys who thinks
    that training with weights is useless
    and you yourself have not done boxing or any other combat sport

    your probably stupid enough to think that
    running makes you muscular lol


    lets put it this way

    some
    tell will you
    dont lift too much weights
    you will end being bulky and stiff like a bodybuilder...


    but forget to tell you

    dont run to much,
    you will end being weak,lanky with no muscles
    like a long distance runner


    ohh with a shitload of knee and ankle problems
     
    highguard, Jan 23, 2013
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  15. Synthetic Decay

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    I can tell from your posts you know jack about bodybuilding or boxing, i'll personal train you if you like and then maybe you will know what the **** you are talking about.

    It's obvious to anyone but a count to potato type of guy the reasoning behind physiques differing down the era's.
     
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