I was going though some old files today and came across the list below. I quite like it (certainly the top 40 or so), but who were your fighters of the 80s? The premise being that only fights from January 1st 1980 to December 31st 1989 count. 101 Herol Graham 100 Miguel Lora 99 Michael Moorer 98 Hilmer Kenty 97 Rolando Navarrete 96 Yong Kang Kim 95 Gabby Canizales 94 Fulgencio Obelmejias 93 Bobby Czyz 92 Frank Tate 91 Matthew Hilton 90 Sean O'Grady 89 Terry Marsh 88 Greg Haugen 87 Duke McKenzie 86 Jorge Paez 85 Wilfred Gomez 84 Maurice Hope 83 Elly Pical 82 Saoul Mamby 81 John Mugabi 80 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 79 Milton McCrory 78 Cornelius Boza-Edwards 77 Rafael Limon 76 Sam Serrano 75 Dave McAuley 74 Livingstone Bramble 73 Dennis Andries 72 Juan Martin Coggi 71 Sung Il Moon 70 Tony Tucker 69 Marvin Johnson 68 Gianfranco Rosi 67 Jim Watt 66 Bobby Chacon 65 Jiro Watanabe 64 Fidel Bassa 63 Seung Hoon Lee 62 Alan Minter 61 Ray Mancini 60 Dodie Penalosa 59 Juan LaPorte 58 Simon Brown 57 Ayub Kalule 56 Iran Barkley 55 Chong Pal Park 54 Carlos Deleon 53 Rocky Lockbridge 52 Barry McGuigan 51 Mark Breland 50 Charles Williams 49 Sambu Kalambay 48 Humberto Gonzales 47 Julian Jackson 46 Lloyd Honeyghan 45 Raul Perez 44 Jose Luis Ramirez 43 James McGirt 42 Tim Whitherspoon 41 Marlon Starling 40 Hilario Zapata 39 Orlando Canizales 38 Virgil Hill 37 Roger Mayweather 36 Edwin Rosario 35 Daniel Zaragoza 34 Wilfred Benitez 33 Antonio Esparragoza 32 Mathew Saad Muhammad 31 Santos Laciar 30 Meldrick Taylor 29 Dwight Muhammad Qawi 28 Gilberto Roman 27 Don Curry 26 Brian Mitchell 25 Alexis Arguello 24 Hector Camacho 23 Lupe Pintor 22 Sot Chitalada 21 Michael Nunn 20 Jeff Fenech 19 Myung Woo Yuh 18 Jung Koo Chang 17 Mike McCallum 16 Evander Holyfield 15 Pernell Whitaker 14 Jeff Chandler 13 Khoasio Galaxy 12 Salvador Sanchez 11 Azumah Nelson 10 Roberto Duran 9 Aaron Pryor 8 Eusebio Pedroza 7 Julio Cesar Chavez 6 Larry Holmes 5 Michael Spinks 4 Tommy Hearns 3 Mike Tyson 2 Marvin Hagler 1 Ray Leonard
Your order is always so random I have to assume that at some point you kind of just start throwing out names and seeing where they end up.
I can't say I agree with the order of some (but that is all subjective)but a very good list of 80's fighters. Have to add I'd probably get Vinny Paz on there somewhere. his wars with Haugen were great and he was a fun charecter to watch
I constructed the list by doing a top 25 (20 for 118 and 112; 15 for 122, 115 and 108( for each division and then knocking the fighters off one by one as I did the list. Obviously a few fighters appeared in more than one weight division, and I took that into account when placing them.
Yes placing is very subjective, But I think I got at least 75 of anyone's top 100, who knew the sport then.
