It was arguably the greatest era in the history of boxing

It certainly means the most to me, but then that's when I became a boxing fan as a teenager. Light first shed on something at that age lasts forever.

 

Did you Mark??
That must have made a big impression on your young mind

 

There were a lot of awesome fighters in the 80s. If truth be told the best talent was in the lighter divisions. Too many names to list.

 

There was true greatness, yes, but many of these became iconic figures here and elsewhere in a way those from other eras didn't. Maybe it was because they had each other and created that round-robin sort of thing. That, coupled with the increased exposure stemming from a larger media presence, meant more and more lore for us to talk about this many years later.

 

The 80 s lower weight s really came out shining. The list is too long.

 

I think it compares with some of the best, but to say it is the best would not be fair to other great eras which I was not as youthful or alive to watch and appreciate. It was one of the best I am sure. When you get top fighters who are great in the same era exciting things happen, and that is what happened.

 

surely 1980 - 1984 culminating with the ultimate matchup/fight; Hagler v. Hearns

I hear camp Minter avoided Hagler on the way up. Minter usually overwhelmed opponents thru sheer aggression but on that night, it was all Hagler and I loved how Hagler plastered his face during those fierce exchanges. did you ever check out Minter's blood stained towel? It was like he faced Jack the ripper

 

the 40s were great too. so were the 1920s and 1900 - 1920

 

I get yer. Racism rears it's head in a lot of sports but boxing more than most, unfortunately.

 

Nope

 

It was my favorite decade but I'm pretty biased since I'm in my late forties and it was the decade that I started in the sport.