The 1990's - Golden era

And the 80s were even better.

The 70s were great too.

 

As were the 60's, 50's, and especially 40's.

The 50's was probably the weakest of those eras(though better than the 90's for sure). The 40's and 80's being the strongest. Started going downhill around the 90's, but even that looks like a golden era compared to nowadays.

Someone should do lists on the other eras.

 

WHAT A THREAD! :happy :happy :happy

It really bores me when people complain about the 90s, I am proud to be of this era, and proud of our great fighters and great fights. It's great to read someone else showing a similar affection for a brilliant and undeservedly maligned decade. :good

 

I was just a little hid in the 90's and I didnt start watching boxing until 99, but I've done alot of research and try my hardest to expand my knowledge of boxers from the 90's. I definetely think the 90's was a better era then this era. Much respect to all those great fighters in the 90's.

 

p4pdabest offering a boxing opinion for once?? It seems I owe you an apology sir. I agree whole-heartedly with your post as well :good

 

Mine was around 1980

fav division..welter...
had Cuevas and Palomino as champs.with Benitez, hearns, Leonard and Duran ranked top four WOW!

Aaron Pryor reigning as Junior Welter Champ....

Holmes was prime....

Hagler just beat Minter to start his great reign....

Great battles and wars at Jr Lightweight with
Bazooka Limon, Bobby Chacon, Boza Edwards, Alexis Arguello

and what I think is maybe the greatest Lightheavyweight era...

Michael Spinks, Matthew Saad Mohammad, Dwight Braxton, Yaqui Lopez, Victor Galindez, Johnny Edwards, Marvin Pops Johnson, Eddie Gregory, James Scott, John Conteh, Mike Rossman....

I loved that time.

 

Aside from the 40's/50's that general 70's/80's era would definitely be the best. Guys like Richie Kates, Pierre Fouri, and Eddie Davis deserve mention as well.

 

Wow I never seened Mankind post in the General Forum this is weird.

But in all seriousness as time goes by people will look back at the 90's with more fondness,the 90s was also for the most part the last time casual sports fans were deep into boxing.

 

yea....I like Eddie Lopez too :nut

 

i get that whenever i pop in. Sometimes I get this wild hair and have to say something about boxing.:yep

I actually started off in 03' only doing boxing posting then I discovered the lounge and that was it.:nut

 

It was a great era, but they should leave the scene now...

 

Everything I say is an opinion. A few things I'm almost assure their factual, but almost all posts are opinions.