Best pressure fighters of the 80s?

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    Fenech & Chavez come to mind 1st from the middle 80's along with Tyson for a big man:smoke
     
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    pryor
     
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    Pryor
    Duran
    Fenech
    Chavez
    Wilfredo Gomez (sometimes)
     
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    Rocky Lockridge and Ray Mancini deserve a mention a half notch below the ones already mentioned.
     
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    :goodboth were great to watch
     
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    Braxton/Qawi also (despite being a pretty cagey technician)
     
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    Azumah Nelson
     
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    Vinny Pazienza come to mind
     
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    Cornelius Boza-Edwards always made the other guy fight.
     
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    Beat me to it, Qawi brought great pressure.

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    Chavez
    Fenech
    Pryor
    Duran
    Qawi
    Chang
    Lockridge
    Murata
    Hamsho
    Tyson
    M.S. Muhammad
     
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    Love the Murata shout. That got me to thinking of Lupe Pintor. But I honestly don't know about Pintor. Despite his short stature, he was a little more technical boxer one might expect. Not sure. But the late Johnny Owen was a withering pressure fighter.

    Also:
    Barry McGuigan - Had a good jab, but was constantly pressing forward behind it.
     
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