Would you consider these as professional heavyweights today?

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Would you consider these as professional boxers today?

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  1. Red Pill

    Red Pill New Member Full Member

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    Both of these boxers (Galento: 244 and Baer 222 lb) would be considered heavyweights today. Galento was 30, Baer was 31.

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    Please watch at least some rounds of that clip before voting. Do you think they look like today professional sportsmen, or like fighters from the 1970/80/90s ?
     
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  2. juhave

    juhave Member Full Member

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    Galento looks like poor mans Kownacki :)
     
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  3. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Today they would be cannon fodder for a padded record with some "Good names" on it until some low level journeyman beats them aswell.
     
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  4. Safin

    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Boxers can only be evaluated relative to the environment in which they compete.
     
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  5. h8me

    h8me Member Full Member

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    Every single one sport has evolved and changed. Boxers then weren't as good as boxers in later years and that's a fact.
     
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  6. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    I’m all for the athletes get better each generation with nutrition etc

    but then fat mid 40s George foreman god damn makes me think
     
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  7. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HW is generally low on talent comparing to lower weight classes.
    There are tons of low skilled fighters like Wilder or Valuev, who hold titles for long time.
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    If we could transport Tyson Fury back in time to their era in a caravan shaped Tardis there still wouldn't be a man born from his mother who could defeat him
     
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  9. Reinhardt

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    ….he could take Jess Willards spot against Dempsey
     
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  10. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah right, I've noticed the lard bucket revolution with Ruiz and Kownacki
     
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  11. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    how come Fury still looks like a pregnant women?
     
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  12. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    what a strange question. Almost like a fetish. You like talking about fury more than me. Do you sit and wait until I post something so you can reply? It’s good to have a fan
     
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  13. h8me

    h8me Member Full Member

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    Oh really? You don't see any difference in their skill and the way they fight?
     
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  14. DrederickTatum

    DrederickTatum We really outchere. Full Member

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    Baer looks alright.

    I'd back him to beat Spilzka right now.
    With some modern defensive techniques, he'd be a pretty good fighter: Good reflexes and balance, power, fairly fast hands.
    It's all there.

    Galento looks like they picked up the loudest guy from the pub and told him they'll pay his tab if he fights.
     
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  15. Serge

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    He'd take both Willard and Dempsey to Gypsy Slick School at the same time
     
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