Each division's Golden Age?

70's heavies are grossly overrated. Grossly.

Ali's physical peak in the 70's was Jan. 1, 1970.

Frazier fought the best fight of his life on August 3rd, 1971 and never had a major victory again. No, a mess of Jerry Quarry does not count.

Foreman was fed tomato cans, beat fading Frazier and chinny Norton then sank like U-Boat, going life and death with amateur Lyle and losing to Young.

Post-Zaire, the division was a farce. Ali defending against Cooper, Evangelista, Dunn... robberies versus Young and Norton, getting so bad that amateur cruiserweight Leon Spinks won the title. Horrible, farcical, a travesty.

 

The golden age of bantamweights was the 1920s. That's still never been surpassed. Most often remembered as 1920 to 1929 but I'd extend it to a lengthy period 1917 to 1935, including Brown's full reign as world champion and included Pete Herman whose reign really probably signals the start of the golden age.