It's not my job to do what should be YOUR research! So if you haven't done any, I think it's fair to say, that you have no idea, what you're...
Great... so can you give os some of the percentages you have found?
Two questions: 1. What would you say, is a "good percentage"? 2. What kind of research have you done, to reach this conclusion?
I don't believe, we will ever be able to come up with "objective" criteria to evaluate boxers/eras. For one thing... who will determine, what is...
Others who were 0-5 in world title fights: Santos Cardona Mitsunuri Seki Two more who challenged 5 times for a world title, without ever winning...
So now we're suddenly talking about 12 rounds fights - that was not the original question!
So instead of just admitting, that there are boxers today who can (and actually do!) fight 3 times over a period of 2 weeks - you just hurl...
No, it's not opinion, when you say boxers today couldn't fight 3 times in 2 weeks. That's FACTUALLY wrong - as lots of boxers are doing just that....
So now you're just factually lying, because you think it backs up your agenda? What is wrong with you?
What's a contender - someone who's ranked in the top-10 of his division, right? Are you saying, that Wilder wouldn't even have been that, 50 years...
How do we know that? Surely the VAST majority of boxers back in, for example, the 20s, were journeymen - whose main ambition was to provide for...
That's true - not everybody today looks in tip-top shape. But hasn't it always been like that... with some boxers trained to the max, while others...
I agree with most of what you say here! My input in this thread, has been provoked by the silly notion on the first page (post #4), that fighters...
Sure, you can always come up with examples of untrained boxers today, who look like they would be struggling with 15 rounds. But, on the other...
You're right - it certainly goes both ways. By the way, have you noticed the different language often used, when making a point in the "old vs...
