Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight clas

JAB5239 · 01-20-2011, 08:33 PM

What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight classes?

Heavyweight - Late 60's thru mid 70's

Light heavyweight - Late 70's thru mid 80's

Middleweight - Late 40's thru mid to late 50's

Welterweight - Mid/late 30's thru early 40's or late 70's to early/mid 80's

Lightweight - Mid teens thru early 20's

Featherweight - ???

Bantamweight - ???

Flyweight - ???

POETICDRINK2U · 01-20-2011, 08:58 PM

Good post but many of the boxers in the weight classes from the golden of boxing will be under weight compared to today's heavyweights and other weight classes.

Guys like Marciano would be a Light Heavyweight or Cruiser-weight. I think it kind of hard to gauge the best of the best.

El Bujia · 01-20-2011, 09:04 PM

Heavyweight: Agreed.

Lt. Heavyweight: Probably the 40's and thereabouts, but I can't disagree too vehemently with your choice. Easily my favorite era.

Middleweight: Teens/20's or the 30's/40's. Both exceptionally deep.

Welterweight: 40's or thereabouts in terms of depth, 70's in terms of top quality.

Lightweight: 20's/40's

Featherweight: 60's

Bantamweight: Anywhere from the 60's to the early 80's.

Flyweight: See above.

El Bujia · 01-20-2011, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by POETICDRINK2U

Good post but many of the boxers in the weight classes from the golden of boxing will be under weight compared to today's heavyweights and other weight classes.

Guys like Marciano would be a Light Heavyweight or Cruiser-weight. I think it kind of hard to gauge the best of the best.

So I guess it's a good thing he didn't mention Marciano's era then?

JAB5239 · 01-20-2011, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by El Bujia

Heavyweight: Agreed.

Lt. Heavyweight: Probably the 40's and thereabouts, but I can't disagree too vehemently with your choice. Easily my favorite era.

Lightweight: 20's/40's

I may be inclined to agree with the years 1933-1937 being a close second to the late teens/early 20's, but the 40's would be a distant 3rd (at best) in my opinion.

Great call on the the early to late 40's light heavyweight era. Don't know how I let that one slip by but I have to agree its a better era than the one I named.

POETICDRINK2U · 01-20-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by El Bujia

So I guess it's a good thing he didn't mention Marciano's era then?

yeah, you are right what was I thinking.

JAB5239 · 01-20-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by POETICDRINK2U

Good post but many of the boxers in the weight classes from the golden of boxing will be under weight compared to today's heavyweights and other weight classes.

Guys like Marciano would be a Light Heavyweight or Cruiser-weight. I think it kind of hard to gauge the best of the best.

The thing is, Im not asking about how they would do p4p, only which era's were the most competitive. With all due respect, one has nothing to do with the other.

Pachilles · 01-21-2011, 07:26 AM

HW - 70's

LHW - 40's

MW - 80's

WW - 80's

LW - 90's

FW - 90's

BW - 70's

FW - 90's

Senya13 · 01-21-2011, 08:46 AM

lightweight - late 1890s to early 1900s over any other decade easily.

Vic-JofreBRASIL · 02-22-2011, 08:17 PM

Heavyweight - 70´s and 90´s

Light heavyweight - 50´s

Middleweight - 40´s and 70´s

Welterweight - 40´s

Lightweight - 20´s

Featherweight - 60´s and 80´s

Bantamweight - 60´s and 70´s and today

Flyweight - 70´s

bodhi · 02-23-2011, 04:14 AM

I think from lw to mw the 30s would be competative with any era for the first place. Thing is most great fighters there moved through the weights - very similar to now actually - and only stayed at one weight for a while. Most ended up at welterweight for a longer part of their career though.

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JAB5239 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,295 vCash: 1000	Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight clas What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight classes? Heavyweight - Late 60's thru mid 70's Light heavyweight - Late 70's thru mid 80's Middleweight - Late 40's thru mid to late 50's Welterweight - Mid/late 30's thru early 40's or late 70's to early/mid 80's Lightweight - Mid teens thru early 20's Featherweight - ??? Bantamweight - ??? Flyweight - ???
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POETICDRINK2U Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newark,NJ Posts: 209 vCash: 1000	Re: Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight Good post but many of the boxers in the weight classes from the golden of boxing will be under weight compared to today's heavyweights and other weight classes. Guys like Marciano would be a Light Heavyweight or Cruiser-weight. I think it kind of hard to gauge the best of the best.
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El Bujia Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The dirty dirty. Posts: 10,989 vCash: 500	Re: Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight Heavyweight: Agreed. Lt. Heavyweight: Probably the 40's and thereabouts, but I can't disagree too vehemently with your choice. Easily my favorite era. Middleweight: Teens/20's or the 30's/40's. Both exceptionally deep. Welterweight: 40's or thereabouts in terms of depth, 70's in terms of top quality. Lightweight: 20's/40's Featherweight: 60's Bantamweight: Anywhere from the 60's to the early 80's. Flyweight: See above.
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Pachilles Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 4,480 vCash: 75	Re: Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight HW - 70's LHW - 40's MW - 80's WW - 80's LW - 90's FW - 90's BW - 70's FW - 90's
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Senya13 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Russia Posts: 3,300 vCash: 1210	Re: Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight lightweight - late 1890s to early 1900s over any other decade easily.
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Vic-JofreBRASIL Vic East Side VIP Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Santos Posts: 13,841 vCash: 1166	Re: Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight Heavyweight - 70´s and 90´s Light heavyweight - 50´s Middleweight - 40´s and 70´s Welterweight - 40´s Lightweight - 20´s Featherweight - 60´s and 80´s Bantamweight - 60´s and 70´s and today Flyweight - 70´s
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bodhi So I can die easy ... East Side VIP Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21,759 vCash: 1337	Re: Best era of the original 8What were the best best era's in the original 8 weight I think from lw to mw the 30s would be competative with any era for the first place. Thing is most great fighters there moved through the weights - very similar to now actually - and only stayed at one weight for a while. Most ended up at welterweight for a longer part of their career though.
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