Injuries in boxing - were there fewer before?

[reggaereggae]

I may be just forgetful, but there seem to be so many pull puts because of injuries than say the 1990s and 1980s? And I bet in the 1950s there were way fewer.

It almost seems that every fight has a 50% chance of being cancelled because of injury (90% if your name's David :-))

Am I just being nostalgic and dreaming? If not, why are there so many pull outs? Are modern training high intensity work outs the cause?

What are poster's thoughts?

[Sklar]

Shows were easier to make and keep on when fighters were owned and knew their place. There are pros and cons of fighters having a bit more clout now. At 37 and with the record he's got, I think Froch has earned the right to be choosy. Some of the younger pups need to march in time though. Haye is an enigma and I can't decipher the code.