Is anyone else getting tired of the revisionist?

Serioisly?

 

I am pretty sure I can take Ali, he is what 68 years old, near brain dead, and shaking, not to mention that he is as slow as a snail.

 

Well we'll never know, if they are black theres no way he'd have the balls to fight them :yep

 

Dempsey wouldnt know a jab if it hit him him in the face and he clearly didnt have a clue what was hitting him in the face when Tunney schooled him silly

 

ha ha ha. great Ali post. But seriously, i can kinda see what hes getting at although using Greb as an example is a poor choice. If i havent seen a guy fight, i have to take into account his resume, anything thats been written about him good or bad, his 'standing' inthe game and lastly eye-witness accounts. And only then can i form the basis of an opinion for myself. But thats as far as i would go. I would not feel comfortable debating the ins and outs of a guy that i had never actually seen fight as i would be just repeating somebody elses view. Obviously there are a few exceptions like Greb that the universal consensus is one of brilliance but these guys are the minority. I think the guys got a bit of a point IMHO but as for Quarry (another poor choice of an example) hes waaaay of the mark