While it is true, that the 20s and 30s saw a considerable reduction of the excessive clinching and hugging, that characterized the beginning of...
I seem to be hearing this a lot these days. Much more than just 5 years ago! So what is going on? Is it because such opinions are the "right"...
Here's a more recent fight, where the combatants started out in 3rd gear - and kept it up for 10 rounds! Please don't tell me, that "modern"...
This link gives you not only all current champions - but also a lot of statistic materiel (if you're into that sort of thing!): Boxing World...
You're right! The problem is, that when we today tune into a big fight card on a Saturday night, we get the good with the bad! Leading up to the...
Chin is not a skill - whereas rolling with punches, to diminish the damage, of course is. Joe Joyce takes flush haymakers all the time. Punches...
Hitting power (like chin) is not a skill, but an innate quality!
I don't think there's any evidence to back up the idea, that boxers today hit way harder than the oldtimers. Is anyone claiming that?
"surely" is just an expression - meaning something like "it's my firm belief" or "I find it highly likely". Nothing we discuss here on Classic,...
I obviously can't! We can never "know" anything for sure in these kinds of discussions. We put forward opinions, based on what we know about the...
What are you saying here? Do you want to take the (for example) top-5 ranked boxers from a year in the 30s - and compare them to the 5 men ranked...
Burt is still with us! He was born in January 1927 - which makes him 95 today.
"FFS, look at some of the guys, who are getting near todays top ten list!"... does this not imply, that you believe some of today's top ranked...
You think the guys who got ranked in the top-10 during Carnera's time (1930s) were (generally speaking) better than today? How about if you pick...
Both have great chins, but Joyce's is really out of this world... never seen anything like it!
