Did the 1990's have too many punchers and not enough technicians?

I wish we had more punchers right now in the UK!

Every show you go to....

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Of course. You're talking about maybe the very peak of the "bigger is better" in boxing mentality.

Also, from the time Tyson went to prison until the time he returned, people wanted excitement in the HW division, they had come to expect it. A LOT of fighters tried to fill those shoes, that's where the money was.

 

I'd say yes. It's sort of the opposite of the 80's, which consisted mainly of boxers and not many punchers (excepting some of course like Tyson)

The only real technicians I'd say were Holyfield, older Holmes. Moorer possibly, I wouldn't classify Lennox as a technician although I have no qualms with someone doing so. Toward the end of the 90's you got guys like Byrd though, I think the fact that the 90's had SO MANY punchers is a big reason why we think it's one of the best.

The 80's gets critisized a lot but I wouldn't hesitate putting the best from the 80's as in Holmes, Tyson, Spoon against anyone from the 90's. It's just the fights weren't always slugfests and obviously drugs/motivation stopped a lot of guys once they reached the summit.

 

Holyfield was a dominant/successful technician throughout the 90's. Douglas was an excellent technician in his win over Tyson. And I would say Lewis qualifies as one in the late 90's.

I don't think boxing is a fad driven sport. Guys don't make it to the top just because their style is popular.

 

Yes but you have Tua, Ike, Morrison, Mercer, Bowe, Foreman, Cooper, Tyson, arguably McCall and Bruno, Briggs, Sanders, Maskaev, arguably Rahman, Ruddock. The punchers greatly outnumber the technicians.

 

True, but I was moreso going by that none(most) of those guys never made it to the top and/or became ATG's like Holyfield and Lewis did.

 

There's never enough technicians, IMO..the cerebral side of boxing and why it's called the "Sweet Science".

 

Lewis had an alter ego as a cautious technician..