Just how good was Iran Barkley?

That was a fight where you’d say the winner won every second.

 

How many boxers have a nation named after him?

 

He was an exciting fighter in both victory and defeat . In addition to the Hearns fight he beat a handful of decent contenders too.

 

The fact that he beat Hearns twice is a big feather in his cap. He had a great fight against Duran though he fell short, and was robbed against Nigel Benn. Wins against Olijade, Kinchen and Van Horn were icing on the cake. He had several losses later but was fighting at heavyweight, all in all he was really good, I'd say near great.

 

That man had a ton of heart and plenty of guts.

With such lacking skills (defensively) he still won a world title.

He threw bombs.

 

I liked him but the truth is he was just a tough guy with a good punch who matched up well with a fading Tommy Hearns.

 

I think you're confusing Barkley's fight against Benn with another fight of Barkley's, since Benn blasted out Barkley in the 1st after getting hurt himself.

 

I was just telling my wife about Iran Barkley when the Super Bowl was playing and I mentioned that he was the uncle of Saquon Barkley. I was a big fan of "The Blade."

 

Any era would hold Iran Barkley, maybe not in high regard, up as a true fighter.

You could hit him with a cinderblock and he'd still be coming for you.

I loved his pure grit!

I remember watching him against Hearns, with Tommy just teeing off on him. I was amazed that he was still standing going through that fight with the punishment that Hearns was dishing out. Then bing...... and it's over.