1. Frank Fletcher 2. Roberto Duran 3. Mustafa Hamsho 4. Lupe Pintor 5. Bazooka Limon 6. Larry Holmes 7. Matthew Saad Muhammad/Eusebio Pedroza 8. Ray Mancini 9. Cornelious Boza-Edwards 10. Alexis Arguello Golden era! From mid 1984 on in the 80s boxing went downhill. Less reg. Tv. All big fights on HBO. MAGS CLOSING SHOP. BUT FOR 80-84. VALHALLA. THESE WERE MY TOP 10.11.
1. Tommy Hearns 2. Marvin Johnson 3. Bobby Chacon 4. Saad Muhammad 5. Roberto Duran 6. Larry Holmes 7. Marvin Hagler 8. Michael Spinks 9. Dwight Muhammad Qawi 10. Salvador Sanchez I would've put Pernell Whitaker, but given that he only had one fight between 1980-84 and it was his debut in November 84, I don't think he counts. Similarly with Ali and Danny Lopez, only 2 fights in that time period and neither anywhere close to his best.
1. Salvador Sanchez (my favourite fighter ever) 2. Roberto Duran 3. Dwight Braxton / Qawi 4. Jung Koo Chang 5. Lupe Pintor 6. Marvin Hagler 7. Ray Mancini 8. Wilfredo Benitez 9. Bobby Chacon 10. Jiro Watanabe Honourable mentions: Johnny Owen, Duk Koo Kim, Wilfredo Gomez, Carlos Zarate, Mike Tyson, Alan Minter, Rocky Kelly. Too many to name even for 4 years. 80s were special for Boxing.
Pretty small window to work with but since these are my teen years 1 Azumah Nelson 2 Saad Muhammad 3 Jeff Chandler 4 Frank Fletcher 5 Curtis Parker 6 Pedroza 7 Arguello 8 Sanchez 9 Rosario 10 Minter
Guys that summed up era and are indelibly imprinted on false 80s memories (as they are retrospective choices, not ones I was around to follow): Thomas Hearns Aaron Pryor Ray Mancini Bobby Chacon Alexis Arguello Matthew Saad Muhammad Sal Sanchez Jeff Chandler Cornelius Boza Edwards Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello Salvador Sanchez Roberto Duran Jung Koo Chang Dwight Muhammad Qawi Carlos Zarate Donald Curry Edwin Rosario Hilario Zapata Marvin Hagler
Does it have to be people who peaked in '80-'84 or just anyone who fought then? If the latter, then: 1. Marvin Hagler 2. Julian Jackson 3. Vito Antuofermo 4. Randall Tex Cobb 5. Bobby Chacon
1 Larry Holmes 2 Alexis Arguello 3 Duran 4 Marvin Hagler 5 Matt Franklin 6 Tommy Hearns 7 Ray Mancini 8 Eusebio Pedroza 9 Dwight Braxton 10 Bobby Chacon/Boza Edward's tied
God this has changed. #10. Jung Koo Chang #9. Bobby Chacón #8. Alexis Argüello #7. Michael Spinks #6. Cornelius Boza Edwards #5. Eusebio Pedroza #4. Roberto Durán #3. Mathew Saad Muhammad #2. Tommy Hearns #1. Marvin Johnson
Although Ali technically fought in this time I won't include it since he was suffering from parkinsons. Hagler, Sanchez, Hearns, Duran, Leonard, Pryor, & Holmes are my favorites from this time. John Conteh fought in 1980. Frazier fought in '81.
Specifically for that time frame:- 1. Salvador Sanchez 2. Marvin Hagler 3. Wilfredo Gomez 4. Alexis Arguello 5. Matthew Saad Muhammad 6. Danny Lopez (basically 80 was his last year) 7. Bobby Chacon 8. Aaron Pryor 9. Edwin Rosario 10. Larry Holmes
1. Roughhouse Fischer from Dayton. All-time boxing underdog hero 2. James "Superman" Scott 3. Pipino Cuevas 4. Bobby Chacon 5. Mike Weaver (Honorable Mention): Slammin' Sammy NeSmith