Were boxers better in the 80s

90's Bulls > Everybody else.

 

Do you really think this or is it more of a case that you want to believe it?


By the way, I know zip about basketball, so it's a legit question.

 

How about under 90s rules?

 

I think you had certain greats who stood out in the 80s. Who were better than most of what’s around today. I don’t like to generalize an entire generation as being superior to an entire generation. It’s more complicated than that

 

Boxing is a sport of repetition. The more one practices
and actually fight, in general the better one will become
if that individual has the right athleticism, intelligence and
heart.
Let's use Ray Leonard for an example. From 1979 to
1982 he had something like 15-16 pro fights against all
ranked in the top ten competition including 3 atg's
in or close to their primes.
Now look at Terrance Crawford the latest flavor of the
month. It took him 8yrs to reach the amount of fights
Leonard reached in 3. In those 3 yrs for Leonard
imagine how much sparring and training he put in to remain
sharp for those actual fights.
Fighting and sparring on a regular basis develops
instinctive and intuitive skills . Not just technique,
and BOXING endurance. Which is different than just
endurance i.e learning to pace, where to get a breather,
pushing and leaning on your opponent to wear them down. Split second countering , and riding punches, and learning to punch with the opponent, not the" you punch I block , I block you punch" seen so much in today's world class boxing. Boxing today has become checkers...... It used to be chess....

World class boxers today seemed to be more interested
in dissing their opponents on the internet than actually
getting in the ring with them.
It's the reason boxing has regressed, fighters today and
just don't get the activity of fighters of past decades.
So much money, so many different "world titles, at so many different weight classes, 24 hrs weigh -ins , the inherent dangers of the sport, and all the different rules to spare the boxers excessive damage ( Rightfully so) has made the sport not close to what it was in prior decades.

 

no one from the 90's bulls or 2017 warriors would beat Larry Bird in a 3 point contest though, just like no boxer from the 90's or 2000's would beat Muhammad Ali, I think it's more there are anomalies or outliers that are of such a magnitude of skill the general population in the given sport isn't going to come close no matter the era, there might be an instance where an athlete has better stats or looks better on paper, but that is not the same as going one on one on a court with Bird or stepping in the ring for 15 against Ali, Foreman always talks about the presence Ali had in the ring as being his most powerful attribute, what other boxers even have ring presence, sure it would be scary to have someone like Marciano, Frazier, Tyson coming at you but I don't think that's what he meant

 

I have no idea who is best out of Bird and Curry but, despite this, I have a feeling if I had to be my life on it, I'd bet on Curry.

 

Curry never had to score with Kareem, Magic, and Rodman up his ass though

oh yeah, and Jordan