This must be where Nate got his inspiration from:
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Greatest Boxers and Their Times
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That was my guy in the 80s. Thomas Hit Man Fucking Hearns.
If he only had a chin he would have been the best of the 80s Welter-Middle weights.
Better than Sugar Ray, Better than Hagler. He was doing great against both of those guys, then 'dink'. On the chin, legs got wobbly and it was going downhill. But man could that guy punch.
That Duran knockout was one of the best one punch knockouts ever.
Sometimes when I am bored I watch early Tyson knockouts on U Tube. Some of these guys were WAY bigger and did not take Miker seriously. But when they first came together and they guy feels the first solid Tyson punch, the look on his face immediately changes to the 'what did I get myself into" look.
I seen him knock some guy out with a chest punch !
70s and 80s boxing was great.
If he only had a chin he would have been the best of the 80s Welter-Middle weights.
Better than Sugar Ray, Better than Hagler. He was doing great against both of those guys, then 'dink'. On the chin, legs got wobbly and it was going downhill. But man could that guy punch.
That Duran knockout was one of the best one punch knockouts ever.
Sometimes when I am bored I watch early Tyson knockouts on U Tube. Some of these guys were WAY bigger and did not take Miker seriously. But when they first came together and they guy feels the first solid Tyson punch, the look on his face immediately changes to the 'what did I get myself into" look.
I seen him knock some guy out with a chest punch !
70s and 80s boxing was great.
Boxing was great. I have no interest anymore.
I don't think there will ever be a better time than Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Norton. But I lost interest after Jimmy Young was robbed after he totally outclassed Ali. Just didn't have knockout power but he outscored him for the entire fight.
When you're hitting youtube for fun, re-watch Alexis Arguello/Aaron Pryor I
That first round was like out of a movie
I feel the Landman thread is going off track but for a valid thread topic of its own. So I’m moving those posts here.
I put up a poll and I’m sure I left a few off. I did a little boxing as a kid in the 70s and was really into what I feel was the best era in boxing history- the 70s-80s.
Boxing was hugely popular and I credit Don the fucking hairdo King for its demise. Golden Boy tried to go up against him but just didn’t have the moxy to do it.
Anyway, I always loved Leonard and Holyfield. Those two are probably my favorites all time. The Leonard/Hagler/Herns era was an amazing time. Then there was the Holyfield v Qawi war - EPIC!!!
Boxing was hugely popular and I credit Don the fucking hairdo King for its demise. Golden Boy tried to go up against him but just didn’t have the moxy to do it.
Anyway, I always loved Leonard and Holyfield. Those two are probably my favorites all time. The Leonard/Hagler/Herns era was an amazing time. Then there was the Holyfield v Qawi war - EPIC!!!
BTW… Honorable mention to Ray Boom Boom Mancini. What a brawler. It was tragic how his career pretty much ended. That 15 round brawl with Du Ku Kim was one of the most amazing fights I have ever witnessed. Unfortunately, Kim didn’t make it out alive. He was a true warrior.
I had to leave some off the list or it would have been a page long. I also left Lenix Lewis off the list and he was arguably a better boxer than Bruno - even though Bruno was WAY more fun to watch. Bruno always seemed to come out like a house on fire only to fade about mid fight and only managed to keep his one title for a few months if I recall.
Very good fighter though.
SteezyEndo
The Immaculate Exception
I voted for Iron Mike, but I would of voted BHop or Arturo Gatti if they were added. 2 of my other favorites in the 90’s early 2000’s.
I was kidding re Bruno. He was pretty average but a cult hero here and he lived just round the corner from me when I grew up. Lennox Lewis on the other hand was very good. He beat Bruno in Cardiff. Not sure he should be on your list though. Joe Calzaghe was very good, again maybe not good enough for the list. Boxing was great, ruined by promotors and all the different promotions though.
Great thread!!
Aaron Pryor is criminally under rated
Mickey Ward/Arturo Gatti triology was the end of boxing for me
Aaron Pryor is criminally under rated
Mickey Ward/Arturo Gatti triology was the end of boxing for me
I liked watching Bruno fight though. At least generally for the first few rounds. I love a guy coming out and swinging for the fence.
I forget why I didn’t like Pryor. Maybe something he did or said. But yeah… one hell of a fighter. Just so many that really could be on that list for different reasons. Arturo as well.