Greatest decade in boxing?

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Back then the junior welterweight division was on fire:

    Floyd
    Gatti
    Oktay Utkal
    Vivian Harris
    Carlos Maussa
    Cotto
    Ricky Hatton
    Zab Judah
    Plus whomever else...
     
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  2. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    Didnt mention the champ Tszyu.
     
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  3. Mike_b

    Mike_b Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oops...
     
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  4. Stonehands

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    Thank you! Yeah its things like this I'm curious about. Damn I love boxing.

    Tyson is innocent though!
     
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  5. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Mid/Late 90s into the Early/Mid 00's

    Roy / Toney / Hopkins
    Chavez / Whitaker / De La Hoya / Tito / Shane / Vargas
    Lennox / Holyfield / Tyson / Bowe
    Naz / Kelley / Barerra / Morales / JMM / Pac
     
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  6. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    90's tyson was prime tyson?
     
  7. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    I already commented on that too...
    80's Tyson in titlefights 10-0, plus been "the man" for most of the decade. 90's Tyson, 2-3 in titlefights... and never been "the man" in the entire decade.
     
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    All 4 in which Manny Pacquiao was a champion.
     
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  9. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll say the 80's if you go by the fact that many, many weight classes had some real horses.

    I'd personally like to say the 70's but I'm not sure as the only divisions I have a fairly decent knowledge of are the MW and HW divisions. Not sure how stacked the others were at the time other than Duran, Benitez and a couple others etc.........
     
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  10. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jury said otherwise Stone. Plus three more cases settled out of Court with big payoffs to the plaintiffs. I have respect for him as a Fighter but think he is a pretty horrible human being.
     
  11. ad4m88

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    00s for me maybe with me being a 90s baby I'm a bit biased but with the rise of Mayweather and the crazy middleweight scene with Hopkins Taylor pavlik calzaghe winky was amazing and British heavyweight domestic scene was crazy the Lonsdale belt seemed to change ever week and was something the heavyweights seemed to really want to win with pride
     
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    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I loved the 90s as that was when I was a kid/teen, but the 80s is the sh1t
     
  13. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tie, 70s and 90s.
     
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  14. kdyehs

    kdyehs Active Member Full Member

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    The list goes on for the Welterweight : Oscar Delahoya, Mosley, Trinidad, Floyd Mayweather, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker

    Featherweight: Naseem Hamed, Barrera, Morales, Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez

    The heavyweight division was loaded too.
     
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  15. kdyehs

    kdyehs Active Member Full Member

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    Exactly what I think and the Klitschkos indeed.

    Joe Calzaghe