Best Fighters Of The 1970s

It is daunting and no two opinions will be the same. On any "best of" list the first five or six in some order are pretty easy. After that the gap between the fighters narrows and choosing one over the other becomes a matter of preference and perception. Your list is top notch and while I may want to go with Olivares, choosing Foreman is very reasonable.

 

The only one i disagree with is Joe Frazier, Carlos Zarate should replace Joe Frazier. Frazier was 8-4-1 in the 70s yes was an incredibly brave fighter who i admire and respect, and his opposition has to be taken into account for the losses aswell. But still the records show he was 8-4-1 and i don't think that's enough to be rated above Zarate.

Honestly even Galindez might have a better argument than Frazier for me, wins over Fourie x2, Lopez x2, Ahumada, Kates x2 E.Muhammad, Rossman, Burnett, 12 world title wins.

 

Mighty fine picks, mind you as I have said before 1969-1976 was chock full of great fighters many in the top 3/4 0f their weight.
Hon mention- Chacon, Hafey, Muniz, Briscoe, De Jesus, Shibata, Quarry, Castillo, yea loved the 70s. stay safe guys.

 

It was a good list regardless, i think anyone who make any list rating top 10 greatest fighters of any era. Pretty much most people will have different opinions. There's so many intangibles when rating fighters, but credit for a well informed list anyway keep it up.

 

Didn't we all buddy, that said I fancied Lopez to beat him in their nether to be forgotten west coast showdown. stay safe budy.

 

I remember looking into Galindez’s record between 1972 and 1978 just before he lost the title and comparing it with Roberto Duran’s during the same period and realising that Galindez went 42-0-1 against Duran’s 39-1.

Of course, Galindez had a few close calls in his defenses (most notably against Yaqui Lopez), didn’t meet any of his co-champions at light heavy (notably John Conteh) and wasn’t as dominant a champion as Duran but it’s an impressive record nonetheless. The 70s champions were deep quality-wise.

 

Great post Galindez is a very underrated champion in my opinion, what's strange hes probably more known for his upset loss to Rossman and losing to Johnson, rather than his actual title reign which was quite impressive as you pointed out.