If you love 80s boxing, check this out, it's an awesome list. Part I covers many of the best fights from 1980-1983. I must say I didn't care for the Shavers-Cobb mention though. Can't wait to see the rest of the list. There were a few missing, though: 1980 Leon Spinks vs. Eddie Lopez Mike Weaver vs. Gerrie Coetzee Ken Norton vs. Randall Cobb 1981 Larry Holmes vs. Trevor Berbick Michael Spinks vs. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 1982 Thomas Hearns vs. Wilfred Benitez Wilfred Benitez vs. Roberto Duran Renaldo Snipes vs. Trevor Berbick Leon Spinks vs. Jesse Burnett 1983 Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver II Gerrie Coetzee vs. Pinklon Thomas Gerrie Coetzee vs. Michael Dokes I know I missed several as well. The 1982 additions are especially underrated.
It's pretty cool that a young guy like you is interested in the classics like this. The 80's are where it's at
None taken, I wouldn't say any of them were best of the year, but they were still great fights that are underrated.
thnx, I prefer the older eras of boxing, it's moore scientifc and artistic imo, the fighters are more sportsmanlike, and the fights/ rivalries just seemed better to me. Anything new has already been done, no matter how good it is.
There are some really good fights on this list! That Hearns vs. Benitez fight was very interesting, don't know if Tommy had intentions to show he could go 15, I believe his approach was just a little different in this one. Good fight though
