Former pro wrestler from York “Gorgeous George” Grant dies at 85

Herald Online ^ | 04/23/10 | Andrew Dys

[TexasFreeper2009]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_L._Sullivan_1898.jpg

You might want to look at these pictures of John L Sullivan the 1st heavy weight boxing champion.

He also has a similar build, and would be considered out of shape and over weight today.

The ideal of what a healthy man should look like has changed dramatically in recent years.

Grown men today are expected to look like lanky teenagers, it's ridiculous.

[calex59]

You need to realize that John L. was alive a long time before Gorgeous George and time period we are talking about. When John L. was alive that was considered a "good build" but that was at least 45 years before the 1940s and 50s. Remember? Gentleman Jim beat John L's butt and he was slim and trim and the first of the modern boxers. Something else you should realize, I lived through the time period we are talking about here and, judging from your stupid comments, I doubt if you were alive then.

As I said before, in the 1930s, 40s, 50s and part of the 60s, muscular, trim men were considered the standard of fit, healthy men(no steroids then, men had muscles but didn't look freakish), people on the average were thinner than they are today and they were also in fairly good condition. One more thing, the average person back in Corbett's and John L's day didn't look like John L. Most of them couldn't get enough to eat and they worked their butts off.

Get a frickin' clue, read more, try not to look at pictures so much unless you are willing to look at pictures of the average person.