I didnt catch the 1800s part, I thought u just meant vs any bozo on the street. I still remember what that poor dudes face looked like when Tyson punched him outside the night club. Blocking a punch from someone like Klitchko means I would just KO myself with my own forearms as they were smashed into my face.

Well, thats just what it has degraded to. Baseball, basketball, all the other balls, they serve no purpose other than to entertain i a very narrow manner. Of course many pro ball players are great athletes in terms of muscle and cardio and paychecks, but their sport has no functional use outside of the sport. Fighting sports have become much of the same thing.

They have castrated UFC, too, for what its worth. It was very new, very pure fighting at first. Then came the rules. Then came the regulations. Then came the sponsors who wanted certain caveats. Thats just how it goes in the USA and many other countries.