Some Heavyweights I believe were on St*r**ds

And you post that on a Classic Forum?

 

When since some like goo, Dr. Z and Russell wish to compare current fighters with those of time past this topic becomes important.

Did I just root out three 'roid fans?

 

Either that or he actually WORKED for what he was

 

I'm picturing Rocky on the juice as being somewhat like the villain from Demon Knight who threw one punch, which went completely through the other guy's face and out the back of his head

 

I guess all of Rocky's opponents can consider themselves fortunate he never took steroids then

I like a funny post on here from time to time!

 

Modern fighters gain an awful lot from enhancers of all kinds. I always take this in to account when judging fighters achievements and abilities.

 

Tony Tucker?

 

Why no Tyson he certainly looks like he did and Ali and his weight gain from light heavy weight or are they both sacred cows.

 

I read that Tyson was put on a steroid program as a youngster when he was coming up. The same thing was done with football legend Diego Maradona.

 

When comparing heavyweights from different eras, I always liked to take an educated guess on the what size a fighter from a past era would be if he had lived in the times of the fighter from a latter time to whom he was being compared. This has been accentuated in modern times due to the widespread use of steroids.

When I liked to add a few pounds to the fighter from the past, I was asked questions like whether I thought that the human race had hyper-evolved. So, it is good to see that someone is actually bringing up this topic and that so many has come to realise the impact of drugs and other modern advances on the muscular size of a boxer.

My point is, if we are going to compare Joe Louis to Lennox Lewis we must give (in our minds) old Joe access to the same facilities which Lennox had. Or, think how Lennox would be if he only had what Louis had. Anything else would be unfair. I mean, you just cannot say that Joe Louis was 200 lbs and Lennox Louis was 250 lbs and leave it at that.

Actually, the drug issue cannot be really discussed and appreciated in a few lines. I have my own take on the topic. But it will involve a long post. Maybe, if I can find the time.

 

Sonny's Jab, good reply on Ali to the allegation made against him by Punchy. Natural growth with age.

 

Tyson had a steroid guru, Chad Niccols around him post 1995.....

 

Tyson went from 200 to 215 lbs in a few months when he was 17 or 18. Looks pretty suspicious to me but i don't know the details.