Thus, when we try nevertheless to compare the champions of boxing, wrestling or any other combat sport, through the ages, many serious difficulties appear.
- The first is to choose what are the benchmarks.
- The second is to gather relevant data and the fullest possible support for the criteria. This part is particularly difficult when we are attacking antiquity.
- The third, finally, is that the rules change over time, by region, not to mention the technological innovations (combat area, protective equipment, drive mode, power, etc.) that affect the techniques and strategies used, and that alter performance. We must therefore tolerate some differences by treating them as secondary in comparison.
To determine who is the best fighter of all time, one must make several choices that are subjective and therefore open to criticism:
- some martial disciplines (disregarding certain developments)
- measurable criteria for comparison (to evaluate value of its champions).
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