How Long Have Heavyweights Been All Time Worst?

The HW divison has and will always be the weakest link in the boxing chain. Except for a few standouts over the last 100 years on the whole HW fights are boring and ugly with overwieght, unskilled fighters gassing after a couple of rounds.

Permanent lack of depth and quality.

 

I see your point Butch.....

But having film on dozens of great HWs from several continents, dating back to the teens, I gotta say that in 1995, HW boxing became as good as it has ever been as the GOAT won his first big comeback fight having come back from his first big KO loss.

**** the writers and the fair weather fans. If we look only at film and LOC, we'd acknowledge the fact that a Blevel contender like Mavrovic would have ruled the roost in almost any era except the preceding 2.

I think in 20 yrs time, most fans, not Klitlickers or nostalgia nuthuggers or Ali huggers will acknowledge that the GOAT started his rise to the top in that yr. And from that time one he faced a lone setback vs a monster puncher that he easily revenged.:deal

HW Boxing will improve until there is a change in the pattern of human work ethic. As of now, americans are becoming better workers. Working harder for less. But in the 90s, when todays fighters were coming up they saw their deadbeat dads sitting on street corners hustling crack. I think the next generation of HW fighters will be far better from america. Thankfully we have the hardworking eastern euros and the always solid UK to keep HW boxing on the map.

 

:yep

 

That's a good post an an even better avy! :thumbsup

 

It's always been the case, a lot of journalists etc would say Ali wasnt as good as dempsey or marciano, which is obvious bull****.
People will eventually look back at now and see it as a very strong era, as it is the first time that all the strong boxing nations are competing in the pros

 

No, I think his point is valid, if a couple of americans came along and replaced the Klitschkos many people would see it as stronger than the previous era, and stop the trend of people always thinking it is the weakest ever

 

Yes, I get what you mean, and I agree with you, it's a point that I have raised previously in threads.
However, that trend could change if the next era is dominated by americans, people would say that it isnt the worst era for a change as they would see it as better than the previous era.

 

People will still think it's a crap era, but they will think it's better than the previous. do you not agree? You don't think a future hypothetical era with americans as world champions will not be seen as stronger than an era dominated by europeans in american press.
With regards to what you said about Price and Wilder, although they are both bronze medalists, Price won a bronze in the top weight category whereas Wilder's bronze was essentially a cruiserweight bronze,

 

Heavyweight has always been the strongest divison, where the best boxers in the world compete