Why does everyone say SRR was the best of all time

Are you going to deny most fighters today peak after around 30 or so fights?

 

Totally agree. Modern fighters learn there craft in their extensive amatuer careers anyway. There is no difference here, and if anything fighting more often mean more injuries and burning out faster. If it were effective then modern day fighters would be looking to fight in similar fashion.

 

My only issue would just be that it's difficult to say what exactly constitutes a "pure boxing match". For instance, if they're just jabbing and throwing straight rights and left hooks from range, sure, Hearns has a great shot. Still, though, I would consider someone pressuring as still pure boxing.

I understand what you're saying though, that trying to work behind a crisp jab all night wouldn't get Robinson far.

 

You can't get to what ought to be from what is. The reason these guys aren't fighting as much is because a loss means jeopardizing a massive payday. This often means millions of dollars. Why risk that to stay active, when you can be happy fighting twice a year and making enough to retire subsequent generations of your family?

 

There is nothing to be gained from that high number of fights for any human athlete that couldn't otherwise be gained from sparring.

That ridiculously high number only has potential for a negative effect.
Fighting so frequently would interefere with the training cycles of todays seasoned fighters, making peaking for individual fights more difficult.

 

They learn the basics in the amatuers. They hone their skills as pros. WHy do you think beginners start off in 4 rounders against palooka's and not 10 rounders fighting contenders?

Today's fighters don't fight as much because they don't need to. The top guys get paid very well just to fight twice, maybe three times a year.

 

You seem to be arguing for the sake of arguing. Playing devil's advocate. In other words, a troll.

 

Frequent fighting does serve a purpose early in a fighters career, hence many modern fighters do fight frequently early on, during the intensive learning phase of their career. Once seasoned it is basically pointless.

 

Not at all.

I was merely claiming peaking after 100 pro fights was in no way benificial to peaking after 30 pro fights.

 

You have become flat out delusional on this subject.

 

atsch