80's heavyweights..

Page was probably the most talented underachieving '80s waster.

 

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Tim Witherspoon and then maybe Dokes. Those two guys focused could have been something else.

 

Witherspoon and Page.

 

Witherspoon is a excellent call Threetime, since I strongly believe he deserved the decisions against Holmes & Mercer. However, I picked Page because his career ended up going pretty horrendously bad, with losses to so many guys who weren't in his universe for natural born talent. Even with that pile of fermenting fecal matter Dung King constantly screwing him over, Witherspoon seemed to do very well with his talent, not officially on paper... but those two top wins he deserved make his achievements highly respectable in my books.

 

Witherspoon's fight with Mercer was very close with Tim performing better than Lewis and Holyfield, IMO. Regarding the thread, I have Dokes out of the 80's crop who wasted the most talent. Spoon and Page are up there as well as Tony "TNT" Tucker. Head to head, Tucker could have been a monster with his height, power and great mobility for a big man.

 

I always thought Witherspoon could beat Tyson. He was big had a good chin and he fought with his size. He always had offense on his mind, and was not overrated like Pinklon Thomas or Tony Tubbs who were good, but lacked the size and offense minded fighting which could beat Mike. I never saw how Mike could beat Tim, although I didn't think Bonecrusher would stop Tim in the rematch.

 

i was sure this thread would be about dokes

 

I mentioned Dokes, but Tim Witherspoon had all the skills to be a top fighter, but he lacked that Larry Holmes greatness mentally. The Bonecrusher fight was sort of the end of the hope for Tim. After that you knew he could beat top guys, but he would have those mental lapses in concentration which would prevent him from being that top great heavyweight.

 

Dokes salvaged a little something by getting his act together while he still had something to offer and making a nice late run -- but he should have emerged as the best of his generation.

Page was talented but inconsistent and prone to disinterest even before he ate his way out of contention.

 

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