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A thing that happens in every sport is progress. People build on the techniques and skills of the past, athletes become more athletic because more is know/competition is fiercer.

So you could look at it in two ways. 1) you compare like for like as they were in their prime in the age that they competed in, or 2) you imagine what Tony Hawk would be like if he grew up today, with his raw ability but all the modern learning.

In scenario 1, he'd be a bit of a joke. Like his 900 was such a huge achievement and now literal 10 year olds are outperforming that. Same goes for any sport. Put Pele against Messi (both in their prime) and pele would look slow and cumbersome. In scenario 2, you'd expect them to do as well as each other, maybe pele would be even better.