My own heavyweight of the year list. Volume 1 1960 - 1989

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  1. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Kally's list:

    1960 Sonny Liston
    1961 Sonny Liston
    1962 Sonny Liston
    1963 Cassius Clay
    1964 Muhammad Ali
    1965 Muhammad Ali
    1966 Muhammad Ali
    1967 Muhammad Ali
    1968 Joe Frazier
    1969 Joe Frazier
    1970 Joe Frazier
    1971 Joe Frazier
    1972 Muhammad Ali
    1973 George Foreman
    1974 Muhammad Ali
    1975 Muhammad Ali
    1976 Ken Norton*
    1977 Ken Norton
    1978 Larry Holmes
    1979 Larry Holmes
    1980 Larry Holmes
    1981 Larry Holmes
    1982 Larry Holmes
    1983 Larry Holmes
    1984 Pinklon Thomas
    1985 Michael Spinks
    1986 Mike Tyson
    1987 Mike Tyson
    1988 Mike Tyson
    1989 Mike Tyson


    *North takes '76, for being the rightful winner against World Champion Ali.
     
    Kalasinn, Jul 16, 2011
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  2. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice work, and in some ways easier than debating who the "real" champ was, during split title eras.
     
    Vince Voltage, Jul 16, 2011
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  3. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    there is an argument witherspoon could have been rated as the best fighter sometime around 83-86 period. until the KO loss to smith in a return nobody had the beter of tim spoon. The page, thomas and Holmes fights were MD's or SD's.

    During this spell Timmy pushed holmes in 83 but also ran up unique wins over james tillis (ko1), james broad (KO2) and gave bonecrusher smith a more emphatic beating than Holmes or tubbs ever did. He also came through a war to KO Bruno who was riding on his own huge 1rko win over coetzee.
     
    choklab, Jul 17, 2011
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  4. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is why I consider Witherspoon the third best heavyweight of the 1980's.
     
    Stevie G, Jul 18, 2011
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  5. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nice list. Almost as good as my own ! :D ;)
     
    Stevie G, Jul 18, 2011
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  6. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Thanks, i used yours for inspiration! :D
     
    Kalasinn, Jul 18, 2011
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  7. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pleasure ! :good
     
    Stevie G, Jul 18, 2011
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  8. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Keep petty insults out of the equation,my man. It's the sort of thing that only "goddamn ****in ******s" resort to. :-(
     
    Stevie G, Jul 18, 2011
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  9. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who would you have had for runners up ? Mine are very much in the work in progress stage,but here goes -

    1970 Joe Frazier
    1971 Muhammad Ali
    1972 ?? *
    1973 Muhammad Ali or Ken Norton **
    1974 George Foreman
    1975 Joe Frazier
    1976 Muhammad Ali or Ken Norton :lol: ***
    1977 Jimmy Young
    1978 Ken Norton
    1979 Earnie Shavers


    * Ali was up there all on his own in this year. Frazier had two soft defences,and Foreman had n't beaten anyone of note.

    ** Does Ken get it for beating Muhammad ? Or does Muhammad get it for reversing that defeat ?

    *** Confusing................:huh Does Ken take this for putting in a winning performance,but just falling short on the cards ?
    On the other hand,Norton had n't beaten anyone else of note during this year,and Muhammad had also beaten Jimmy Young,albeit controversially.

    Told you it was work in progress ! :D

    I'll do the 80's bit of it tomorrow.
     
    Stevie G, Jul 18, 2011
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  10. Armstrong!

    Armstrong! Active Member Full Member

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    Watch your mouth son. That "godddamn ****in ******" knows more about boxing (and spelling) than you do. So....

    :stfu
     
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  11. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :lol: :good
     
    Stevie G, Jul 19, 2011
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  12. GH057ayame

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    Spinks didn't box a heavyweight bout until late '85 and it was only the one fight! Not deserving of this slot.
     
    GH057ayame, Jul 19, 2011
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  13. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I get your drift,but he DID become the first man to beat Larry Holmes. As past it as Holmes was,this still deserves plaudits.
     
    Stevie G, Jul 19, 2011
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