Anyone On Here That Thinks The 70 s, Golden Era, Is Overrated?

70s heavies era is not overrated. Loaded division during that time.

 

This is true. But that era was stacked.

 

Shout out to my boy Melankomas of Caria. Money May eat your heart out.

 

The Weaver battle was one of the best fights of the latter 70s. Plus, it is hard to downplay the mastery he showed during the Shavers 1 blow out.

 

I really do not put them up against Ali Frazier 1 and 3, Ali Foreman, Even the Foreman Frazier blowouts. The 3 Heavyweights, Ali, Foreman, and Frazier were the 70's. They made the biggest fights of the decade. When I think of 70's superfights, I think Ali Frazier or Ali Foreman before Holmes vs Weaver or Shavers comes to mind.

 

So do I, however Norton- Holmes is up there with most of those you listed imo. No disrespect intended.

 

Though a good fight, I think Holmes Norton lack that media fling that a superfight needs. It hardly ever gets brought up in the all-time great fights that Ali Frazier or Foreman gets, hell if we go back in history, Marciano Walcott, Louis vs Conn, or even maybe Dempsey Firpo or Johnson Jeffries would be mentioned first. We had more trends on this VERY FORUM covering Holmes 80's superlight with Cooney then we have of Norton. A fight that defines the decade needs that media fling.

 

Something can be both great and overrated

 

Don't agree concerning that particular era but fair enough.

 

Add Ken Norton to that list.
If Floyd Patterson was a champion in the 50s and 60s and Michael Moorer was good enough to win the lineal belt in the 90s certainly Norton could have been the champion for awhile until he faced a Liston or a Lennox Lewis type of puncher.

 

I think Norton is a level below the top 3. Yeah he became A champion, but even with the Spinks issue, Everyone knew Ali was the true champ. He beat Ali and was a top contender of the era, but I rank he under Patterson as for as champs go, and he be in the mix of most contenders. Putting Norton as a "Great" would be adding the likes of Shavers or maybe even Coony to that department.

 

That's fair because he didn't fare well against heavy hitters. That flaw kept him from achieving greatness. Not as much as the judges though.

 

Got that right

 

No not overrated.

but Holmes/Norton was probably the last great fight of that era