Rate the Light Heavyweight Golden Age Fighters, 75 - 85

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  1. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    The years of 1975 - 1985 had the best number of light heavyweight fighters in memory

    John Conteh
    Victor Galindez
    Mathew Saad Muhammad
    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
    Marvin Johnson
    Michael Spinks
    Dwight Muhammad Qwai

    How do you rate them ?
     
    he grant, May 24, 2017
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  2. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spinks
    Qawi
    Keep going round and round about the others except Marvin Johnson whom I have at the bottom of this group(no shame in that)
    Great ****ing thread
     
    Clinton, May 24, 2017
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  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Spinks
    Braxton
    Saad
    Conteh
    Galindez
    Eddie
    Marvin is how I c it at the moment
     
    robert ungurean, May 24, 2017
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  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Galindez
    Conteh
    Spinks
    Qawi
    Saad
    Eddie Mustafa
    Marvin
     
    scartissue, May 24, 2017
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  5. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hey! what about Yaqui Lopez! And the Davis brothers!
     
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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And James Scott, who is easily top 10. Dominated Eddie Gregory, Yaqui and some other good fighters.
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Add in Jorge Ahumada, Richie Kates, Jesse Burnett and Pierre Fourie and you can see how thick that division was.
     
    scartissue, May 25, 2017
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  8. Mendoza

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    Not easily!

    Mike Spinks at the top. Eddie Muhammad and Marvin Johnson at the bottom.

    Qwai would be #2, Galdinez would be #3

    Spinks has wins over Dwight Qwai, Eddie Muhammad, and Marvin Johnson! He never lost at 175 pounds. So for me, he's #1 on the list. The only knock on Spinks is he has far fewer fights than the other.
     
    Mendoza, May 25, 2017
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  9. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks
    Qawi
    Saad
    Conteh
    Galindez
    Eddie
    Marvin
     
    Cecil, May 25, 2017
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  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Spinks
    Qawi
    Saad
    Galindez
    Conteh
    Edd
    Marv.
     
    Fergy, May 25, 2017
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  11. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Based on accomplishments, not talent or even head to head :

    Michael Spinks
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Victor Galindez
    Dwight Muhammad Qwai
    John Conteh
    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
    Marvin Johnson

    I base this on number of quality wins.

    Qwai obviously beat Saad but I wouldn't say he had a better overall 175 lb resume, and he caught Saad at the right time.

    Talent wise, Conteh and Mustafa Muhammad were near the top, but were inconsistent.
     
    Saad54, May 25, 2017
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  12. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    There are multiple rubs here ..

    At his best Mustafa may have been the most talented ..

    This is the type of group where styles really play out in head to head ..
     
    he grant, May 25, 2017
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  13. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Any of them beat a prime Virgil Hill who has so many light heavyweight title defenses in a so much weaker era ..
     
    he grant, May 25, 2017
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  14. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is a fantastic post!!!! Fantastic!!! Thank you he grant!!
     
    Clinton, May 25, 2017
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  15. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Conteh's career was going well until he broke his hand and decided to ditch his management and do it himself.
    Apart from that his partying lifestyle took it's it's toll by the end.
    I think at his best he's a big problem for any of them.
     
    Cecil, May 26, 2017
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