The top 10 best of the 80s

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  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    In no real order, sticking strictly from 1980-89, here are my top 10 of the 80s....

    Ray Leonard
    Thomas Hearns
    Marvin Hagler
    Mike McCallum
    Pernell Whitaker
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Larry Holmes
    Salvador Sanchez
    Mike Tyson
    Michael Nunn ???
     
    Bill Butcher, Nov 12, 2011
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  2. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ray Leonard
    Michael Spinks
    Marvin Hagler
    Thomas Hearns
    Salvador Sanchez
    Larry Holmes
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Alexis Arguello
    Mike Tyson
    Eusebio Pedroza/Aaron Pryor

    (Whitaker's best work was in the 90's for me).
     
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  3. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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
     
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  4. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I like your list. I would put it
    Ray Leonard
    Thomas Hearns
    Larry Holmes
    Marvin Hagler
    Michael Spinks
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Wilfred Benitez
    Mike Tyson
    Pernell Whitaker
    Aaron Pryor
     
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  5. Flea Man

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    Kalambay>McCallum for me :yep
     
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  6. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wow.........this brings back memories. This very subject was the first big introductory post I made here back in '04, and it went many pages long. You see, that post was my introduction to redrooster! :lol: Bless him. I don't even remember what my list was like, except that I had Leonard at #1.......this of course was the impetus of the ongoing discussion.
     
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  7. TAC602

    TAC602 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :think
     
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  8. Liechhardt

    Liechhardt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Leonard, Hagler, Pryor, Chavez, Sanchez, Spinks, Hearns, Holmes, Duran, McCallum, Arguello, Pedroza, Gomez, Camacho, Tyson, Whitaker, Holyfield,, Chang, Watanabe, Nelson (next:Galaxy, Qawi, Mustapha, Fenech, Taylor, Rosario, Chandler, Pintor,Gushiken,Curry, Ramirez).
     
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  9. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    McCallum had trouble with that style for sure but he still made it 1-1, Mike was the greater & better fighter IMO (just in case you were not kidding :D)
     
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  10. lufcrazy

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    Leonard
    Hagler
    Tyson
    Spinks
    Hearns
    Holmes
    Chavez
    Whittaker
    Mccallum
    Duran/Curry/Nunn (can't split over the decade)
     
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  11. Flea Man

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    Why would I be kidding? :huh

    I had Sumbu winning both. He also schooled Barkley, beat Kalule (robbery) and apart from Nunn beat a lot of top middleweights whilst displaying some of the best technical ability ever seen in a boxing ring.

    I have Kalambay higher. Especially because of the first fight with McCallum, one of the best wins of the 80s.
     
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  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Good list. I'd put Holyfield with your Duran/Curry/Nunn and switch McCallum and Whitaker.
     
    Sangria, Nov 12, 2011
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  13. bonzo7580

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    hagler tyson leonard holmes hearns chavez curry spinks duran , holyfield and nunn tied 10th .
     
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  14. Flea Man

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    Khaosai Galaxy should not be above Chang under any circumstances Booze, nor should he be ranked in the top 20 fighters of the 80s. When was he the no.1 in his division?
     
    Flea Man, Nov 12, 2011
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  15. lufcrazy

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    Flea, I thought we'd got past this khasoi hate?

    The galaxy is brilliant (no homo)
     
    lufcrazy, Nov 12, 2011
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