Can 1982 be viewed as the apex of the sport of boxing?

I don't know if there has been a higher point, but 1982 was freaking incredible.

 

Nice thinking. You might well be right.

Although I always thought of somewhere in the seventies as being the best. I'll have a think later about a specific year.

 

Ahhhhh ... 1982, It was a great year for boxing, no doubt.

But 1982 was also the year when boxing exploded in the public mind. It got huge exposure, only second to the 70s HW Golden Age, but, more interesting, this time it was a wider phenomenon, not just limited to 4-5 legendary HW like in the 70s. You had HW, MW, WW, etc., and you had not just some US boxers .... latin boxers made the 1982 huge in Latin America; with people rotting for Benitez, Arguello, Cuevas, Camacho, etc.

You would see common people (not just the box freaks) going to each other's throats discussing who was better SRL or Duran, if Hearns was too good to believe, if Holmes was the 2nd coming of Ali or not, etc.

 

Yes ,The 1920s "Golden Age Of Boxing "
Dempsey
Tunney
Greb
Walker-Jack Britton
benny Leonard
johnny Dundee
Pete Herman
Jimmy Wilde
How can you top that ?

 

I'd disagree, with you their Burt, if I was going to pick one it would be either the 40's, 70's or 30's their the only ones that compare to the 80's for me when it comes overall deepness of all time greats Hd 2 Hd.

 

There might have been better eras, but as a year, 1982 is hard to top. Certainly there hasn't been anything close to it since...

 

Because that isn't one year.

 

This is a post from another forum in regards to the Ray Mancini documentary which came out in 2007. The post is not mine, but I think it relates well to 1982 and how things changed after it.

 

Also dont forget:Bobby Chacon, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Rafael Limon, Edwin Rosario, Jose Luis Ramirez, Ray Mancini.

 

Oh yeah, & Lupe Pintor and Jeff Chandler ruling the Bantams

 

i agree with many,

popkins you did excellent research to come up with a strong point.

 

Great call mate. Never really give it much thought before but you make a good argument for it. Will have to give it more thought

 

It was a great time in boxing. Who know why so many greats came up at this time. Could be a reflection of Muhammad Ali and his excellence. Most of those guys looked up to Ali and got into boxing 10 years before.