Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
As a boxing anorak back in the 70s and 80s (boxing's glory days for me) I find it hard to watch any boxing nowadays but in particular the heavyweights.

Ever since large African Americans discovered better sports to make money at that don't involve being punched repeatedly in the head, the heavyweight division has been dire.

For the youngsters, go watch Holmes/Norton, Ali/Frazier 1 or 3 or any other number of bouts from that era to see what heavyweight boxing can actually be.

George Foreman in his prime would have knocked out either of those stiffs in 2 rounds. I doubt either of them could have lived through one round with Tyson in his prime.

Embarassing sh1te, for me.
Lennox Lewis was the final 'proper' heavyweight. I remember always being excited to watch World of Sport with Dickie Davies to see Tyson's latest demolition