the past compared to now

[kevinmalpas]

was looking through some old records, these old boys used to fight 20 round fights and sometimes their fights were only a month apart.... take a peep

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

are professionals pussys nowadays? christ, this fella made his debut in a 10 rounder. After watching someone knackered the other night in prizefighter, after 6 x 3 minute rounds with a break after 3 of them? why on earth is their stamina so bad, surely in this day and age with all of the available nutrients and sports psychologists we could at least develop human beings with a bit of stamina!

[yiddo14]

The kind of stamina that chaps from the past possessed can only be gained through fighting so often.

[Coco]

The longer bouts are fought at a much slower pace

[Londonirish]

The longer bouts are fought at a much slower pace

Yep, they didnt have as much skill, the quality of the Boxing was not as good.

[kevinmalpas]

The longer bouts are fought at a much slower pace

Yep, they didnt have as much skill, the quality of the Boxing was not as good.

you make me laugh... cant you see my point?

[DIRT SUGAR]

Was talking about modern footballers today and how they seem to be much more injury prone and couple of lads I was speaking to, we kind of agreed that they are much more athletic today, far more finely tuned and this in itself brings problems. They are so athletic and fit that illness and injuries are harder to get over. The old sponge on the injured ankle and a couple of games off doesn't quite do the trick. Does that make any sense?

Seems they are more like your middle distance runners who take longer to get over injury and viruses as they operate at such a high level of fitness all of the time, with very little rest periods.

Maybe that's the case with boxers.

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

My dad talks about this, even though the diet was worse than it is now (bread and dripping, no fresh fruit or pasta or decent meat) the people were fitter because there were no cars! Or not to the ordinary person anyway, he always tells me to note old films when you see people left the factories after a shift that the people ran out of the factories, and this is after a hard 8-12 hour labour intensive shift. In those days you ran and walked everywhere unless you were rich and could afford a little car.

Tommy Farr talked about a fight he had in London when he started out - he walked home back to Tonypandy from London! Took him a few days and it was quite common by all accounts.

Boxers today are more finely tuned, more athletic and more healthier (if you exclude the steroid takers and the ones who use recreational drugs) but stamina seems to be a problem.

[Scrap]

Great Topic, in 36 was it, when Jesse Owins won the 100 metres. Running on a all weather track, His time would have been 9/8. I once read that in the 30s, there were 3 million active Boxers.

[Scottrf]

Great Topic, in 36 was it, when Jesse Owins won the 100 metres. Running on a all weather track, His time would have been 9/8. I once read that in the 30s, there were 3 million active Boxers.

Read 'The Arc of Boxing' by Mike Silver. Lot of convincing arguments for why the 20s-50s was the golden era.