1970's heavyweights vs 1990's heavyweight. Which group had more overall talent?

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1970's

The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight--1970s

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1970 1971 1972 [url]Joe Frazier[/url], Champion

1. [url]Muhammad Ali[/url]
2. [url]George Foreman[/url]
3. [url]Oscar Bonavena[/url]
4. [url]Jerry Quarry[/url]
5. [url]Mac Foster[/url]
6. [url]Henry Cooper[/url]
7. [url]George Chuvalo[/url]
8. [url]Sonny Liston[/url]
9. [url]Jose Ibar Urtain[/url]
10. [url]Jose Luis Garcia[/url]

[url]Joe Frazier[/url], Champion

1. [url]Muhammad Ali[/url]
2. [url]Jerry Quarry[/url]
3. [url]George Foreman[/url]
4. [url]Oscar Bonavena[/url]
5. [url]Mac Foster[/url]
6. [url]Jimmy Ellis[/url]
7. [url]Floyd Patterson[/url]
8. [url]Jose Luis Garcia[/url]
9. [url]Jack Bodell[/url]
10. [url]Joe Bugner[/url]

[url]Joe Frazier[/url], Champion

1. [url]Muhammad Ali[/url]
2. [url]George Foreman[/url]
3. [url]Jimmy Ellis[/url]
4. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
5. [url]Floyd Patterson[/url]
6. [url]Ernie Terrell[/url]
7. [url]Jose Roman[/url]
8. [url]Joe Bugner[/url]
9. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
10. [url]Jose Luis Garcia[/url]

1973 1974 1975 [url]George Foreman[/url], Champion

1. [url]Muhammad Ali[/url]
2. [url]Joe Frazier[/url]
3. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
4. [url]Jerry Quarry[/url]
5. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
6. [url]Earnie Shavers[/url]
7. [url]Oscar Bonavena[/url]
8. [url]Joe Bugner[/url]
9. [url]Jimmy Ellis[/url]
10. [url]Chuck Wepner[/url]

[url]Muhammad Ali[/url], Champion

1. [url]George Foreman[/url]
2. [url]Joe Frazier[/url]
3. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
4. [url]Oscar Bonavena[/url]
5. [url]Joe Bugner[/url]
6. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
7. [url]Jerry Quarry[/url]
8. [url]Chuck Wepner[/url]
9. [url]Henry Clark[/url]
10. [url]Larry Middleton[/url]

[url]Muhammad Ali[/url], Champion

1. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
2. [url]Jimmy Young[/url]
3. [url]Joe Frazier[/url]
4. [url]George Foreman[/url]
5. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
6. [url]Earnie Shavers[/url]
7. [url]Duane Bobick[/url]
8. [url]Joe Bugner[/url]
9. [url]Chuck Wepner[/url]
10. [url]Randy Neumann[/url]

1976 1977 [url]Muhammad Ali[/url], Champion

1. [url]George Foreman[/url]
2. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
3. [url]Jimmy Young[/url]
4. [url]Duane Bobick[/url]
5. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
6. [url]Larry Holmes[/url]
7. [url]Howard Smith[/url]
8. [url]Johnny Boudreaux[/url]
9. [url]Stan Ward[/url]
10. [url]Joe Bugner[/url]

[url]Muhammad Ali[/url], Champion

1. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
2. [url]Jimmy Young[/url]
3. [url]Larry Holmes[/url]
4. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
5. [url]Duane Bobick[/url]
6. [url]Earnie Shavers[/url]
7. [url]Kallie Knoetze[/url]
8. [url]Alfredo Evangelista[/url]
9. [url]Leon Spinks[/url]
10. [url]Gerrie Coetzee[/url]

1978 1979 [url]Muhammad Ali[/url], Champion

1. [url]Larry Holmes[/url]
2. [url]Ken Norton[/url]
3. [url]Leon Spinks[/url]
4. [url]Ron Lyle[/url]
5. [url]Jimmy Young[/url]
6. [url]Kallie Knoetze[/url]
7. [url]Alfredo Evangelista[/url]
8. [url]Gerrie Coetzee[/url]
9. [url]Ossie Ocasio[/url]
10. [url]Domingo D'Elia[/url]

Title Vacant

1. [url]Larry Holmes[/url]
2. [url]John Tate[/url]
3. [url]Gerrie Coetzee[/url]
4. [url]Mike Weaver[/url]
5. [url]Earnie Shavers[/url]
6. [url]Leroy Jones[/url]
7. [url]Lorenzo Zanon[/url]
8. [url]Alfredo Evangelista[/url]
9. [url]Gerry Cooney[/url]
10. [url]Scott LeDoux[/url]

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1990's

The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight--1990s
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1990

1991

1992
Title Vacant

1. Evander Holyfield
2. Mike Tyson
3. Razor Ruddock
4. James (Buster) Douglas
5. Tim Witherspoon
6. Carl Williams
7. Francesco Damiani
8. Riddick Bowe
9. Ray Mercer
10. George Foreman



Name No. 1, Champion

1. Name No. 2
2. Etc.


Title Vacant

1. Riddick Bowe
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Evander Holyfield
4. Michael Moorer
5. Tony Tucker
6. George Foreman
7. Razor Ruddock
8. Ray Mercer
9. Tommy Morrison
10. Alex Garcia

1993

1994

1995
Title Vacant

1. Evander Holyfield
2. Riddick Bowe
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Michael Moorer
5. Michael Bentt
6. Oliver McCall
7. Ray Mercer
8. Phil Jackson
9. Tommy Morrison
10. Mike Hunter


Title Vacant

1. George Foreman
2. Oliver McCall
3. Riddick Bowe
4. Michael Moorer
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Herbie Hide
7. Larry Holmes
8. Henry Akinwande
9. Jorge Luis Gonzalez
10. Lionel Butler


Title Vacant

1. Riddick Bowe
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Michael Moorer
5. Evander Holyfield
6. Bruce Seldon
7. Frank Bruno
8. George Foreman
9. Alexander Zolkin
10. Henry Akinwande

1996

1997
Title Vacant

1. Evander Holyfield
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Michael Moorer
5. Andrew Golota
6. Ray Mercer
7. Henry Akinwande
8. David Tua
9. Riddick Bowe
10. Tim Witherspoon



Name No. 1, Champion

1. Name No. 2
2. Etc.

1998

1999
Title Vacant

1. Evander Holyfield
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Michael Grant
4. Michael Moorer
5. Shannon Briggs
6. Chris Byrd
7. Ike Ibeabuchi
8. David Tua
9. Andrew Golota
10. Hasim Rahman


Title Vacant

1. Lennox Lewis
2. Evander Holyfield
3. Michael Grant
4. Ike Ibeabuchi
5. David Tua
6. Mike Tyson
7. Vitali Klitschko
8. Andrew Golota
9. Derrick Jefferson
10. Oleg Maskaev