ESB Essay Writing Competition: Comparing fighters from different eras

Your lack of faith astounds me. Already they have started work on:


The Attack Kick

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The Flip Kick

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The Secret Body Check

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The Unmentionables Gambit

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The High-Tech Soccer Suit

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And several other groundbreaking innovations...

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I can't think of any without physique who get by on pure technique now with great sucess -fullstop- That applies to boxing and tennis -fullstop-

 

This conversation is going in circles, though.

"Boxing has progressed because measurable sports have progressed"

"What about changes in technique and equipment?"

"These don't matter, because modern athletes are fitter"

"How do you know they're fitter?"

"Look at the measurable sports records".

 

Physique?

In that case, let me introduce you to the GOAT:

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They're somewhat fitter, but I think that the differences have been exaggerated--largely because, as I said, in boxing there are too many different things to train for at once. Ali didn't use plyometrics, for example, but he was clearly fast enough.

 

Of course physique,weight training,nutrition,knowledge of skills and drugs have improved immensely,but in boxing this is not the be all and end all....You dont need to even lift a single weight,take any steroids,have a modern dietician or train by modern principles to be a great boxer....
Boxing is somewhat different in that you dont always progress in the intangibles as society goes on.....Why are kids getting fatter in the US and UK? Is that progress? Or is that a tribute to the modern lifestyle?

 

Impossible! :admin