Who Was Your 'must see' Fighter Growing Up?

As a kid in the 80's it was definitely Tyson. He was a just a force of nature and such a crossover star for how he just destroyed people. There are certainly guys that I appreciate more, but Tyson was must see TV back in those days.

 

Tyson and Roy Jones…Roy Jones was the Michael Jordan of Boxing. Must c tv. After beating Ruiz people were dying for him to fight Wlad. Would have been better to die on that shield then the Tarver one he did die on.

 

Wilfredo Gomez

 

He was even sponsored by Air Jordan at some point.

 

Norton
Foreman
the 4
Camacho
Haugen
Carbajal
Benn
Watson
Tyson

and loads of great fights & fighters on ESPN, Friday Night and Tuesday Night Fights... there used to be hundreds of great fights & fighters televised.

 

In my childhood, Muhammad Ali without question.

In my youth, Roberto Duran.

 

Mancini, Duran, Charlie Weir

 

Tommy The hitman Hearns.

 

So many......
Of course Ray Leonard
Roberto Duran
Aaron Pryor
Esebio Pedroza
Alexis Arguello
T. Hearns
Hector Camacho (Before Rasario, after he became
hard to watch.)
Marvin Johnson
Howard Davis Jr.
John Mugabi
Marvin Hagler
many, many more.........

 

I see you grew up in the 80s the golden age.

 

Man did I grow up at a good time for boxing. Tyson, Hagler, Duran, Hearns, SRL...

I actually watched Hagler-Hearns live with my father. I was 7, but I actually do remember sitting next to him in this big ugly brown recliner we had, and my dad going nuts with excitement during the fight.

... and now I'm substantially older than my father was in that early memory. ****, time is a MF'er.

 

Hi Buddy.
I was thinking the same, I grew up at a good time for boxing, only my time was the 70s , Napoles, Olivares, Duran, Monzon, Foster, Ali, Briscoe, Lopez, Chacon, Canto, this lot would grace any decade.
stay safe Barrf, chat soon .