List all of the reasons modern fighters would beat older fighters

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It's why I have such a high post count.

 

This only applies to heavyweights of course.

No. Fighters then knew exactly what they should and shouldn't be eating. In Jack Johnsons book he explains the benifits of getting protein without eating to much read meat and eating fruit and veg etc. Of course not everyone lived to these tenants (Greb etc.) but there are those who haven't in every era (Monzon etc.).

Well in pitsburgh in the 1940's there were 5-7 boxing shows every week and the best athletes were as likely to get involved in boxing as American football.

Of course, there weren't as many Croatians boxing.

I want to see statistcal proof taking into account the great dominance of other sports over boxing now before I will acknowledge the more fighters now.

I think that boxing is a lot less roided up than people seem to believe. Certainly MMA is worse of for example.

Fighters spar less now because it's safer. They work pades instead because it's safer. Whether it makes them better fighters in peak years is debatable. But almost certainly not.

 

...I don't actually know what this means...

Not so far as I can see. But I'm prepared to admit I may be missing something.

Boxing is special.

This is a good one. But anyone who argues, "a modern fighter would be more rested than a past fighter so would be more likely to win" is grasping - because the reverse is also true.

This should be in another thread entitled, "reasons past boxers would beat modern boxers.