By Modern Standards, George Foreman was a Caveman

You're in denial son.

Put a WW from today, say Floyd or Pacquiao or even one of the lower ranked WW's like Khan and they'd beat any WW from the past.

They just couldn't cope. Look at Khan, for all his flaws he's one of the fastest boxers of all time. Which of the chubby, poor conditioned, clumsy oafs of the past could cope with his hand speed?

None of them. And I say that as a guy who doesn't like Khan.

Take your rose-tinted glasses off son.

 

Right, and George Foreman couldn't crack that?

Ha!


I said it was the weakest it's been in the last 40 years.

But I meant in terms of ability.

There's some really exciting match ups to be made today.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens in the next few years.


Now let's go back in time, by 30 years.

Here are the best HW's of the 80's.


Tim Witherspoon
Frank Bruno
Pinkon Thomas
Mike Tyson
Michael Spinks
Gerry Co*ney
Carl Williams
Michael Dokes
Larry Holmes
Trevor Berbick
Tony Tucker
Greg Page
James Douglas
John Tate
Mike Weaver


I've only given you 15 names.

Are you going to tell me that today's guys are superior?

 

Yep, todays guys are superior.

Take your rose-tinted glasses off. Todays guys are faster, stronger, punch harder, have better stamina, better conditioning, better training, better nutrition, better intellect and are more durable than boxers of past generations.

Fact.

 

Yes, how could those 90s bums expect to take on such great conditioned heavyweight as Ruiz Jr, Arreola, Chagaev etc.

 

What about Ray Leonard, John Mugabi, Herol Graham, Thomas Hearns, Sumbu Kalambay and Mike McCallum?


How about the 90's MW's of 20 years ago?

Roy Jones
Mike McCallum
James Toney
Michael Nunn
Reggie Johnson
Gerald McClellan
Julian Jackson

Etc?

 

This is surely a wind up?

Please tell me you're just having a laugh.

I don't know because we haven't debated before.


SRR
SRL
Duran
Hearns
Benitez

Etc?

 

You've never seen all those guys fight who I've listed.

atsch

 

So guys like Arreola, Ustinov, Ruiz Jr, Brown, Chagaev etc are better conditioned than someone like Foreman or Ali

You do realise that these heavyweight only weight as much as they do because they are fat.

You are seriously saying that guys like this

http://photos.famouswiki.com/c/chris-arreola-72191/gallery/chris-arre-590331.jpg

http://www.sportenote.com/img_larg.aspx?img=/public/foto_pugili/32030/andy ruiz.bmp&s=270

Are in better shape, have better conditioning and better nutrition than guys like this

http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/102/71db7cb5c53d41bbb5725821f6aea6aa/l.jpg

http://www.sickchirpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Muhammad-Ali.jpg

:rofl:rofl:rofl

Oh how heavyweights have evolved into super human specimens that past fighters could only dream about being

 

You must be just having a laugh, because no knowledgeable boxing fan could be this stupid.

 

He has to be trolling.

Surely?

Can someone clarify, who knows him?

 

I don't need too.

Athletes get better with every generation. It's true for every sport including boxing.

I've never seen Lucien Michard cycle but I still know he'd get schooled by cyclists today. Because athletes get better with each generation.

Now, repeat that back to me, boy. I want to make sure you understand.

 

And as everyone knows, pedalling a bike, is exactly the same as mastering the scientific art of boxing.


So today's HW's are superior than the HW's of the 80's, even though you've not actually seen them fight?


You don't know how much I'm hoping that you're just having a joke.

 

I need a break.

This simpleton has given me a headache.

 

Man forget it, some people just enjoy being idiots on internet forums

 

Have I used too many big words for you, champ?

It's not difficult to understand. Athletes get better with every generation.


Maybe if you write it out 30 times the message will sink in, you'll have a lightbulb moment and finally you will understand.