Could have today's heavyweights have survived during The Great Depression?

Frankenstein, with Boris Karloff as the monster.

 

Wild

 

The manager of the theater was standing by the ticket booth, warning parents, who were bringing in kids older than I was. I was already very tall for my age, so he evidently thought I was older than I actually was, and left my parents alone. I cruised right in! (If there had been high fives back then I would have offered that manager one.)

 

If they have to go through a Jersey Joe Walcott style career, most of them cries and dies in a corner. Not all fighters had it this bad though.

 

What was your favorite Mary Pickford film?

 

That is an amazing recollection. Thank you for sharing my friend.

(And I hope my ‘old man’ jokes are taken in the spirit in which they are offered.)

 

While most of Mary's best work was probably before my time, since my first movie experience was in 1932, seeing Frankenstein (made in 1931), I liked "Secrets" (1935). Later I saw more of her early work and my favorite is "Rags" from 1915.

 

I like old guy jokes.

The last time I went to my Barber, I said to her: "I know I still have some black hairs up there. I don't like hair dyes so how about this? Cut out all the white ones and, presto, I'll look 30 years younger." When I got back home, my wife said: "YOU'RE BALD! Why did Sharon shave you bald? Bald makes you look older!"

 

I gave up several years ago and went with the shaven/close-crop look.

I was in the barber shop week before last and some 12- or 14-year-old with an unruly mop of hair got up and I was next in line and said, ‘I want the same haircut you gave him.’ The kid’s mom thought it was pretty funny.

 

I mean, if Fury was born in the early 20th century he would likely not have survived because IIRC he was born like 1lb and premature so I imagine modern medicine helped save his life.

 

Most fighters now probably dont have the very very important mental toughness to compete for years with most of the lt heavyweights and heavyweights of that time

 

But if today's fighters had been born into that era - would they not have the same toughness as everybody else of that time?

 

It's a funny statement to make because people generally had lower IQs back then.

Maybe dumber is tougher.