Your top 10 boxers from the 1980s (pound for pound)?

I would rank the Korean Hawk over the American one. I'm not sure what my actual list would look like though. I'll have to get back to you on that.

 

1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Thomas Hearns
3. Michael Spinks
4. Marvin Hagler
5. Khaosai Galaxy
6. Aaron Pryor
7. Salvador Sanchez
8. Ray Leonard
9. Mike Tyson
10. Jeff Fenech
11. Wilfredo Gomez
12. Mike McCullum
13. Wilfried Benitez
14. Lloyd Honeyghan
15. Hector Camacho
16. Michael Nunn
17. Evander Holyfield
18. Azumah Nelson
19. Bobby Chacon
20. Roberto Duran

 

Who did Galaxy beat to deserve that spot?

 

He did over twenty successful world title fights in row. Maybe a little bit high, but what did Holmes or Duran? They lost like three fights in row.
Maybe can be Tyson in the top 5, who have to be rather in it than Holmes or Holyfield, as his achievement was far more impressive in this decade. He was pound for pound high rated, in opposite to each of them.

 

Lloyd Honeyghan over Evander Holyfield and Azumah Nelson?

 

Nelson had more title fights won later, therefore I have here Fenech over him.
Cruiserweight had not the best competition and was low regarded in that era, as it was new and by many not recognized, but Welterweight was pretty strong already and had a good reputation (otherwise wouldn't be the Rays so high regarded).
For the whole career I rate Azumah Nelson higher, inside top 50 possible and maybe Evander Holyfield too (as most of Lloyd Honeyghans defeats came later, around the end of his career).

 

Do you think Honeyghan was the best welterweight of the 80s.... I don’t

 

No behind Hearns and maybe Leonard, but likely top 3 of it. All time can he be top 15 in it.

But you know it has about 70 years more history than Cruiserweight, almost three times as many famous names.
In that decade had Cruiserweight maybe 5 or 7 world class boxers.
Nelson was in Featherweight not that great (failed against Sanchez and was vs. Fenech lucky).

 

Starling was better than Honeyghan

 

No Starling lost against Curry, who was dominated by Honeyghan. Starling was never undisputed and had less defences, but only defeated him later, after 1990 I think.

 

And Honeyghan was dominated by Starling ...and if Honeyghan became “ The Real “ champion by beating Curry ( which he did) then starling became the man at 147 by beating Honeyghan

 

You have great list and overall...,cheers

 

You know what ...the 1990 part convinces me

 

As I maintained it was in a different era and at the end of Honyghans career, when who was already defeated before and not undisputed anymore. This wasn't he actual since autumn 1987, as he vacated the IBF title, as he didn't want to go to South Africa.

Both men are over 170 (neither is that small as 150 or below)...!