Olden day boxing and clips, appreciation thread ;)

cowzerp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUqhJzgSj4M

This man was great for his day-well ahead of his times and i'm sure many a great boxer came from trying to emulate him.

It's not all old time hate in here!!
i actually respect the past legends even if i think many of them would not be up to scratch these days.

cowzerp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoKKJxUkldY

This is great, is making me relook at lot's of Boxers and reevaluating my opinions, Joe Louis stays as awesome in my eyes.

walshb

Can't view the clip here. I assume it's Louis, the most text book and aesthetically beautiful combo hitter in HW history.

makl

cowzerp wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUqhJzgSj4M

This man was great for his day-well ahead of his times and i'm sure many a great boxer came from trying to emulate him.

It's not all old time hate in here!!
i actually respect the past legends even if i think many of them would not be up to scratch these days.

cheers cowzerp really enjoyed watching that.

i've said before i'm not big into fantasy fights, the ones that defo won't happen anyway, but when it's been considered, i don't think it's enough to say X or Y would be beaten in the modern game, they have to be given the chance of modern training if they are going to face someone today, i.e. how would jack johnson do if he had access to the same expertise as klitschko. how would klitschko do in 1910, barefoot n all.

gene_tunney

Have to say guys, the debate, subject matter and quality of discussion on here lately is great!