Top 10 '80s Heavyweights

Here, the members voted pretty convincingly (20:3) that Tony "TNT" Tucker 1987 would beat James "Bonecrusher" Smith 1986 (both versions fought Tyson; champions).
https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/james-bonecrusher-smith-vs-tony-tnt-tucker.684613/

 

If Tucker H2H 80s above Bonecrusher Smith, Douglas, Broad.
Some boxers reach their peak in defeat. There should be a spot in the TOP 10 for Tucker.
No No.6 TOP HW 80s. (I forgot it was a H2H list).
Holyfield is imo above Tucker even though he beat Dockes dirty.

 

Based on what ? winning a vacated belt against Douglas ?

Without taking into account what stage of their careers they were at ?

Young was 3-4 in his last 7 fights and considerably past his best.

Norton was at the tail end of his career and had been KO'ed in 1 by Shavers and was basically TKO'ed by journeyman Scott LeDoux.

Lyle was also at the end of his career had recently been stopped in 2 by journeyman Lynn Ball and would pretty much retire after Cooney fight.

All the fights took place in the 80s aswell so i'm not sure why you're bringing up the 70s argument.

Yeah it means Cooney's most notable victories were against completely washed up fighters past their primes and had 0 wins against any top 10 ranked fighters of his time meaning you ranking Cooney above Weaver is absolutely baffling.

Yes they were.

Cooney had 0 wins against top 10 ranked opposition and never held a world title, yet you rate him above Weaver who held a world title had 4 wins against top 10 ranked opposition who was also ranked number 1 for 2 years.

It makes absolutely 0 sense so you must dislike Weaver who you've already shown some questionable opinions in regards to.

 

Maybe not above Page, but certainly above Berbick.
So H2H Tyson, Holmes, Spoon, Page, Spinks, Holyfield,...
and Tyson's Tucker would be in the TOP 10, if we drop the Bonecrusher from your Top 10.
Imho Tucker was the first to show the "cracks" in Tyson's speedkills boxing.

 

Berbick beat an undefeated Pinklon Thomas, undefeated Greg Page, KO'ed John Tate, i don't think you can confidently say Tucker beats a motivated prime Berbick.

 

Bruno should be getting more love on this list.

 

Judging by the fights Tyson Vs. Berbick, and Tyson Vs. Tucker - anything can be concluded.

 

Not really it doesn't because that's not how boxing works styles make fights and Tucker gets way too overrated for going the distance vs Tyson in a wide loss.

Tillis did better against Tyson and I don't see anyone rating him really highly.

 

Tillis never once rocked Tyson the way Tucker did with an uppercut + Tillis was on the floor once.