Boxers have always been incredibly fit, where as other sports have only recently taken fitness as seriously (hence the improvements).
I think it's pretty much impossible to train someone to take a punch better than someone 50 years ago.. Being punched in the face is being punched in the face no matter what era you lived in.
There are boxers now who could beat older generation boxers and vice versa.. There isn't a tougher sport out there (mma aside). The only argument you could have for modern boxers not being as fit as previous generations comes from Championship fights being reduced from 15 rounds to 12.
"Footballers score more goals"
Rubbish by the way. Previous generations tended to score more goals. You just need to look at games from 50 years ago being played with 4-2-4 formations, and games generally finishing with much higher scoring margins than the boring "technical" 2-1's we get today.
Is Boxing the only Sport that has not
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posted on 19/2/15
Just to clarify for those who have clearly got this thread wrong.
This is about the level of the fighters today compared to past generations and whether there has been a steady progression like every other sport.
posted on 20/2/15
Boxers have always been incredibly fit, where as other sports have only recently taken fitness as seriously (hence the improvements).
I think it's pretty much impossible to train someone to take a punch better than someone 50 years ago.. Being punched in the face is being punched in the face no matter what era you lived in.
There are boxers now who could beat older generation boxers and vice versa.. There isn't a tougher sport out there (mma aside). The only argument you could have for modern boxers not being as fit as previous generations comes from Championship fights being reduced from 15 rounds to 12.
"Footballers score more goals"
Rubbish by the way. Previous generations tended to score more goals. You just need to look at games from 50 years ago being played with 4-2-4 formations, and games generally finishing with much higher scoring margins than the boring "technical" 2-1's we get today.
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