Why can't any present greats beat any of the past greats?

Why is that unlikely? Current training methods, injury treatment, nutrition, preparation is 100 times better than it used to be 50, 70, or a 100 years ago.

It's highly unlikely a champion from 100 years ago would even be a title contender today in his weight class.

 

Depends on which greats we are talking about ..Old school methods have produced better all around boxers so far today's methods have produces stronger guys but lousy boxers !

 

Ray Robinson won 173 fights in his career... Sometimes fighting twice in less than a two week period... Fought 15 round fights with a same day weigh in. Who could do that today?

 

Half the boxers today can't even box for a full 3 minutes

 

Bernard Hopkins is my favorite active fighter, but Teddy Atlas nailed it on the head when he basically told him that he's only competing at such a high level today because these young guys ****ing suck. :yep

 

unbelievable some idiots on this forum were comparing triple duck to ray robinson. fugging sacrilege atsch

 

Golovkin is a good fighter. Maybe the best MW in the world today, but based on actual accomplishments there are literally hundreds if not thousands of fighters who are greater than him.

 

theftjr is tbe according to the *****s. so...

 

100% true

 

Klitschko would beat the greats, knock them out...............

 

dksab:bbb

 

:good

 

no present heavyweight could beat a prime Ali ...who would you bet against prime SRL , Duran , Chavez Sr or even Hector Camacho ?

...well i would love to see SRL vs PBF or Camacho vs Pac

 

1. It's far more likely that you can find a historical champ who fits your ideal nationality/ethnicity in your preferred division, where as the current one is out of your hands.

2. Always picking the historical fighter makes you seem "expert", well it doesn't, but dumbasses think it does.

 

srl vs pbf srl actually had power and speed and a better boxer than pbf. srl ud or ko remember srl beat pbf sr.

machoman vs pac damn great fight these two would have to actually fight.