Do you think fighters, from the 90s onwards, are faster ?

No, I don't think so. On average, they are pretty much the same as they were in the 1970s and 1980s. I'm really not sure about before that.

 

No, but they've got bigger Shorts!

 

The camera angles have improved since then, I can tell you that much.

 

Nope. In fact with the different weigh in rules I'd say that the old timers were faster because they were correspondingly smaller per division.

 

No.

 

some of the fastest ever have been since then but i don't think so on average.

 

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Some of the older fast fighters have been forgotten either due to lack of footage or not having had their time in the spotlight.

 

I'd say some of it is footage, and some of it is training.

Fighters today are athletes first, boxers second - and it reflects in the sport - whereas fighters from prior to the nineties didn't really train in an athletic way. They focused on technique, ring experience, and took far less time between fights. Nowadays, there's a lot of weight placed on a structured training program. These programs are usually based on the skeletons of Olympic Weightlifting programs, which naturally improve your speed, power and general athleticism. But these takes time out of the ring, so it has it's own drawbacks.

But footage is a big one, as it's impossible to know if it's accurate or not. Especially prior to coloured TV.

 

A very savvy point, good answer.

 

monzon wasn't known for speed in his own day tbf. i agree canelo has faster hands but not by a huge amount. foot speed would be in carlos' favour, canelo can really lumber around after a few rounds.

zab's a bad speed matchup for just about anyone.

margarito had a solid career, boy was he slow, if the average guy was so quick that could never have happened.