Why are we so biased/obsessed with old fighters/era's

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by The Townsend, Dec 23, 2020.



  1. ertwin

    ertwin Active Member Full Member

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    ok grandpa go live your live. Luckily nature is going to take care of you eventually.
     
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  2. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao is awesome, bruh.
     
  3. Loudon

    Loudon VIP Member Full Member

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    Evander Holyfield was a great HW by any measurable criteria.

    You are a joke poster who can’t be taken seriously.

    You’re the clown who said that whoever the HW champion is in 30 years, would be able to easily have beaten Tyson Fury.

    Haha!

    When I asked you how you could be so certain, you simply said that he’d have to be a better HW, as all of the fighters in 30 years will be head and shoulders above today’s guys, as the fighters keep getting better.

    So: In 50 years time, whoever the HW champion is will be the HW GOAT.

    Ha!

    Brilliant!

    You probably genuinely think that today’s MW division contains a better group of fighters than the one from the early 90’s.

    I’m done with you now.

    I want to debate with a knowledgeable fan.

    Not some deluded clown who can’t spell the word ‘lose’

    I might come back and ridicule you in a few days time if I get bored.
     
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  4. ertwin

    ertwin Active Member Full Member

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    Ok please feel free to enjoy your last few years ob earth grand pa.
     
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  5. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm enough bored with ppl like you. Tribal, nationalistic, bored and cos nothing to do sitting in forums experts in hating eastern european boxers.:D

    You think I will waste time with just noise:nonono 1. you 2. your life 3. your existence and life values 4. your mind 5. your opinions and your hate.
     
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  6. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You are very serious poster.
    Unless you will pay me to read your posts, I will not see them.

    I do not have intent to waste my time with you for free. Forget this.
     
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  7. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So for others, I might start to prepare Holmes.
    He likes me and was good boxer.
    However his marquee win was over ill and damaged Ali.
    His marquee loss vs young Tyson.
    It's heavyweight, therefore it is better.

    Definitely and sure for fans in forums.
     
  8. Loudon

    Loudon VIP Member Full Member

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    What is this nonsense?

    I’ve never even debated you before.

    Ertwin said that Eastern European fans don’t rate Larry Holmes and Ray Leonard.

    Great.

    Is that something to be proud of?

    I respect fighters from all over the globe, and all throughout history.

    I’m white and British, yet my favourite fighter of all time is Roy Jones.

    I was also a big fan of Vitali Klitschko.

    I don’t debate on race etc.

    I don’t care whether a fighter is black or white, or what part of the world they come from.

    I respect fighters from all eras, weights and continents.

    You don’t even know me as a poster.

    So don’t come at me with this garbage.
     
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  9. Loudon

    Loudon VIP Member Full Member

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    Oh.

    I’m devastated to read this.

    You’ve ruined my Christmas.
     
  10. Loudon

    Loudon VIP Member Full Member

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    You are arguing on something that has never been said.
     
  11. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    exactly,
    Way then sparring were pro matches
     
  12. El Gallo Negro

    El Gallo Negro Active Member banned Full Member

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    of course I take the styles into into account! the whole basis of my argument is based around styles!

    and I say that flat footed, offensive minded fighters of the past that barrel forward face first, which is how the majority of fighters who actually have film to study fought.....they would very difficult time meshing with the more defensive guys of today who are more nimble on their feet and have perfected the art of timing and not only that but have learned to be more economical with their punches, whether by volume or by accuracy.

    styles evolve my man....were you the poster that brought up guys fighting 15 rounds as if that was some type of advantage over modern fighters? in my experience 15 round fights/fighters were often much slower paced, with much more of a feeling out phase between the two fighters. those fights often times didnt start heating up till the 7th or 8th rounds....
    advantage modern fighters, who know they have 3 rounds less to work with and are there by instinctively picking up the pace much earlier
     
  13. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    15 rds requires more calculating how you use your gas tank and sometimes might gave advantage to marathon type guys.

    Slow-fast, sharp change to save gas tank resources.
    yeah and still sometimes 1 st - 4 th round stoppages had happened.
     
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  14. Loudon

    Loudon VIP Member Full Member

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    I’ve just been reading some of your old posts from the following thread:

    https://www.boxingforum24.com/posts/20455877/

    There’s some real gems from you.

    These are my favourites:

    “The HW champion of 2080 would kill Tyson Fury in a round”

    “David Haye was faster than a prime version of Ali”

    “Wilder only lost to Fury, because Fury was taller”

    “Wlad would have beaten Fury if Fury was shorter”

    Ha!

    I might look at your other threads too.

    The one where you said that Joshua and Wilder were rubbish.

    Merry Christmas!
     
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  15. Loudon

    Loudon VIP Member Full Member

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    Styles make fights even with 2 fighters of the SAME era.

    Just more ignorant generalising from you.

    Boxing stopped evolving a long, long time ago.

    It just ebbs and flows.