Just watching Eddie" Flame" Gregory as was, scuffling with Marvin Johnson, in 1980, courtesy of " sweet fights.2 I was struck by how many fine 175 pounders there were around then. 1975__________ 1985 saw such good lhvy's as Gregory Franklin Johnson Burnett Galindez Conteh Kates Hutchins Cassidy Braxton Parlov Rossman Spinks Lopez [the perennial bridesmaid] Scott These guys succeeded a great, dominant champ in Bob Foster, but Foster's competition was not stirling. 75-85, For me this period was the golden age of 175pounders.
Nice list. Strong up and down. For me, it's 1920-1930: Tunney Greb (though really a MW) Gibbons Loughran Rosenbloom Norfolk Delaney Berlenbach Slattery Siki Carpentier Braddock Stribling Gainer Olin Lomski Scozza Okun I think I'd even take the 1930-1940 crew over the class of '75-85, starting with the ferocious black foursome: John Henry Lewis Tiger Jack Fox Al Gainer Billy Jones Conn Rosenbloom Slattery Lloyd Marshall Bettina Lesnevich Olin Christoforidis Brouillard Harvey McAvoy Shucco Maier Scozza
It should just be the 70s as whole.Or 73-80\81. Ahumada, Fourie, Avelar, Peralta, Bennett worth mentioning too.
I agree. I watched so many of those light-heavy fights on network TV at the time. Things were very competitive, and then Spinks finally came along to clean up and dominate for awhile.
Oh yeah, just watched Johnson-Franklin I, just a sick fight. Been watching a lot of Marvin Johnson lately. That man came to fight, win or lose
If they had remained consistant with their title winning performances, both Pastrano and Eddie Mustafa would be several tiers higher.
More like 75-83. The last couple of years of Spinks reign there were few good contenders. Marvin Johns on and Eddie Davis were about it.
