You're right... BoxRec's numbers don't tell the full story, as they of course are missing a lot of fights. But I think, they at least show a...
"The sport in my opinion began it's long decline from the 80s". "Even in so called 3rd world countries the love of boxing has declined" As of Jan...
So, in your opinion... no one today can match skills with the ATGs from the past?
Yes... and I'm sure you can post loads of 130-year-old articles, describing him like he was the 8th Wonder of the World!
Strangest inclusion, imo, is Nonpareil Dempsey. And at #25??
Skill-wise, what is it that today's boxers are lacking - compared to the generation before them?
Good post!
But what I'm saying is this: For the year 1931 (busiest year, according to BoxRec), we can find 46,868 fights in BoxRec's database - compared to...
Yeah, that's my take on it as well. I would very much like to know, if the huge number of annual fights pre-WW2 is the result of a bigger talent...
If I remember correctly, he called Burt a lying ****ant, and claimed he wasn't really a senior citizen… but a young punk, who was trolling us all....
Yes, you have been citing a book, written by the biggest hater of modern boxing, who will say anything to put down the present. But when I come up...
If you look at the annual fights in the link, you can see, that if we go back to the 20s and 30s, there were more fights than today. For some...
Yeah, sure... that must be it!
Like you, I'm interested in the number of active boxers at different times/eras, since gloved boxing began. For the past several years, I have...
Yes I agree… in an era with a deep talent pool, we should expect the average fighter to be better, than in an era with a shallower talent pool....
