Is it possible, that the fewer knockdowns/knockouts in the days of 100+ fight careers, can be seen as a result of boxers going easy on each other...
Hmm... I wonder, what the reason was for this? Did the old-timers lack hitting power - or did they have better chins than today's boxers?
OMG... it doesn't get much funnier than this!
So Mayweather had 50 pro fights over a long career. SRL had only 40. DLH, Ward, Whitaker also had less than 50 pro fights. And still active boxers...
It is pretty obvious, that most old-timers will say whatever it takes to make themselves, or their era, look good. As an example, look at the...
DLH is one of the very few champions, who throughout his career only met opponents with a winning record. He was involved in 29 world title...
The number of fights, the number of boxers, the number of countries hosting pro boxing - it has all gone up (and significantly so!) over the past...
But that's clearly his "thing". He's obviously so full of himself, that he thinks he can argue his way out of any situation - and sound clever...
Azuma Nelson.
Bruno is not even on the ballot, and is unlikely to be in the future - so he will never get in. Dariusz has been on the ballot for several years,...
Pat obviously knows his boxing… so I see his (admittedly over-the-top, and not to be taken too seriously) comments in this thread as some sort of...
LOL... the fun never stops!
Terrible mismatch!
For those who probably would be the most unlikely to dominate in this decade, I would pick: Fitz Dixon McFarland Ketchel Walcott
How?? He will be giving away 11in. in reach… so I don't see him out-jabbing Jennings from the distance. And at 50 lbs lighter, I can't imagine...
