When did the Modern era of Boxing start?

I don't look forward to getting up there either. I'm not too bad now though. You just gotta man up and convince yourself you're looking forward to it. I had to do one the other day that was just sprung on me.

Just try not to start sweating and you'll be fine!

 

Haha, i've gotta go now CC. Good luck though, and this situation must be the only time you're actually glad there's no nice girls in your class! Haha, later.

 

The best and most objective case that can be made, in my opinion, is that the modern era of boxing began in 1920. The Walker Law was passed that year in New York state that streamlined the sport and put it on the fast road to what we have had for the past almost 90 years.

That law capped the rounds off at 15 -which changed the style from longer rounds. It required licenses, a ringside physician, brought back decision bouts decided by judges and/or a referee, it also attached penalties to illegalities in the ring like headbutting and formulated the conventional weight divisions. It also established the idea of the state boxing commissions. These revolutionized the sport and escorted it into the modern era.

Tex Rickard essentially took over Madison Square Garden and put on serious cards full of champs like Dempsey and Benny Leonard and within the year staged the first million-dollar gate with Dempsey-Carpentier....

Where NY went, other states soon followed. In no time you had all-time great fighters like Greb, Mickey Walker, Benny, Tunney, and many others peaking.

I am of the opinion that the evolution of boxing skills and the formidability of fighters as a group peaked in the 1940s -and I've singled out a year that I am convinced was the greatest year in boxing history -60 years ago this year... 1949.

However, the modern era began in 1920...

 

Get to it then, my friend! If you need any details or more information, let me know.

 

As far as heavyweights I think Joe Louis was the first guy to fight with skills that would even be great today. By the late 30s you had a lot of guys who would be great today. Not to dis benny leonard he was one of the pioneers but the guys 10 and 15 years later improved on it. Guys like greb and dempsey would be very good today (ala mayorga) but be picked apart by the elite(ala mayorga) yey i know ill get bashed for this. Oh well! I think guys like Manuel ortiz,Willie pep would still be dominant today.TOday fighters have learned of the old timers but only the elite ones like May,Delahoya,Hopkins etc where as guys like Jones are just great out of pure atheleticism which has evolved over the years like all sports. I believe Liston was the first Heavy that would be at the top today. Louis was great in every way but dont think he could handle the huge punchers today, maybe the inferior one but Joe would be at best lower top 10 heavy today,but a dominant cruiser.With that being said I still put The Brown Bomber as #2 all time heavy. Not fair to compare heavys from the past to modern ones. Although I think a guy like Henry Armstrong would be king today at lightweigt

 

Classy post. I'm just wondering...why specifically 1949?

 

:goodi've always thought the 30's with joe louis and henry armstrong ushered in modern boxing.joe's short punches still look great today.

 

Jack Dempsey,on film looks quite modern in style,throwing plenty of punches. Prior to him they all looked like they punched a couple of times,and stop,then repeat.

 

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