Then the obviously question is: seen through the eyes of an 1880s reporter, what did it take for a boxer to look "special"?
You know this how? Because reporters 130 years ago said so?
Is it really a given, that pre-WW2 boxers were at a different (higher) level, because they often had 100+ fight careers? Don't you think, there...
You seem to have some trouble understanding the difference between assumptions and common sense!
So do you believe he would beat Carnera or not? And how about other brutally strong fighters like Liston, Foreman, Ibeabuchi, Vitali, etc... does...
So Sullivan was a pro wrestler?
Two-division champs, whose 2nd title was at a lower weight than the 1st: Carlos Ortiz 140/135 Sung Kil Moon 118/115 Jacob Matlala 112/108
Are you serious? How do you think he would do against someone like, say, Carnera? Do you think, he would be able to manhandle a giant strong-man...
Agree!
I agree with most of what you say - except the part with top-boxers today having only a couple of fights a year! Can we really blame boxers if...
The number of participants actually peaked in the 20s and 30s. In the late 20s and early 30s there were more active boxers than at any other time...
When did I say that Roy was the ONLY 1st class boxer that ever existed? Of course he wasn't. I'm not even saying, he was THE most athletic boxer...
So Roy wasn't really that unique - but just one of thousands of boxers on his level?
Arcel was 19 when Dempsey destroyed Willard. So if he more than half a century later thought Jack was the GOAT - that is exactly the kind of...
Calzaghe vs Lacy comes to mind.
