Boxing's Heaviest Hitters Pound-for-Pound (1983)

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  1. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    As part of my ongoing, mammoth, loft tidy up with the aim of finally sorting out my boxing mag collection, which is taking so long because every time I move some mags I end up reading them (I also promised Robbi a 'batch'). Here's another good read from Boxing Illustrated from 1983, in which experts such as Barney Nagler, Nigel Collins, Don Sauer, etc pick the game's best punchers pound-for-pound. Again, those who like to look at contemporary lists, might particularly enjoy it....


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    Personally, I was happy (albeit surprised) Jones was in there but the man could wallop, so it isn't a bad call. I think Arguello should be a bit higher and Rosario's power made a huge noise even before he won a world title. Shavers still making it despite being close to 40 at the time. The last thing to go....and all that...
     
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  2. Moe Greene

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    Arguello should be higher for sure.

    Really enjoying these retrospective insights MDWC :good
     
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  3. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Thanks mate, me too. I really enjoy contemporary stuff. It's also good for the comments "The Spinks Jinx was punctuated by one of the most effective elbows in boxing history" :lol:. No doubt, Michael could 'throw' an elbow nearly as good as John Conteh or Paddy De marco could throw the 'head'. :yep
     
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  4. Boxed Ears

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    :deal Me too.


    Two of these names are rarely ever mentioned here. One of these names is operating on "ad nauseam" status lately. Guess which one. :p

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  5. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :goodThanks man.Classic,interesting thread.****ing funny avatar,btw:lol:.
     
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  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Any fresh thoughts on this 1983 list?
     
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  7. Indefatigable

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    Remember the artist of the piece Gallo picked Gomez as the hardest hitter of them all.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Firstly MDWC as i labelled him was a great poster, a top bloke and real fun in here.

    I have that mag. It had Shavers sharing the cover with a huge axe in his hand. There is also a sub list in there regarding a histories heaviest hitters list. I have sure;y posted this a decade or more ago :lol:

    Jones if the odd man out but his fellow countrymen assure us he was a big banger.

    It highlights what i have banged on about ever since joining here - Michael Spinks is a MONSTER puncher. He was seen as such at 175 in actual time. Younger guys and people who became boxing fans later might more know him as a heavyweight where he didn't show much of anything as a puncher. At 175 in his prime however he had legitimate one punch KO power in either hand. He's all but on the Foster level for me.

    You could slip Cooney and Jones out based on a shortage KO's over top 10 opposition if so inclined. Some of the punchers were on the way out at this stage and there wasn't too many knocking the door down to make the list hence Jones and Cooney being very defendable options. Jaime Garza could have easily made the list but not yet having the title when the list was made (pretty sure) would be why he isn't there i bet.

    EMM and Saad were about but both deposed. Hagler was more a very good puncher not a great one power wise so him making the list shows a slight scarcity of punchers at that exact point in time. Surprised Ayala wasn't in there as they loved him but perhaps he was on his way to prison. Cuevas was spiraling and Ganigan had been beaten by Arguello and perhaps even Paul by then.
     
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