Top 10 '80s Heavyweights

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For places 6-10, I don't have enough boxing knowledge to rank them meaningfully.
But I would mention: Tucker, Smith, Bruno, Weaver,...

 

I put up KO's list years ago.

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/kos-top-12-heavyweights-of-the-80s.624361/

Ratings done mid 1989 -

1. Larry Holmes
2. Mike Tyson
3. Michael Dokes
4. Mike Weaver
5. Pinklon Thomas
6. Tim Witherspoon
7. Greg Page
8. Gerrie Coetzee
9. Trevor Berbick
10. Michael Spinks
11. Tony Tubbs
12. Carl Williams

 

Tyson
Holmes
Michael Spinks
Tucker
Witherspoon
Pinklon Thomas
Buster Douglas
James Smith
Cooney
Berbick

Everyone outside the top 5 except Cooney has a win over a top 5er. I have Tubbs and Greg Page 11 and 12.

People this week really don't like Tucker.

 

I think this list is pretty good although I rate Spinks a little higher for his performance against Holmes than most. Holmes was clearly not in his prime but he was still able to beat Mercer and give Holyfield and McCall a tough fights a full decade after Spinks beat him. I still think Holmes won the rematch but Spinks beat a very dangerous ans good Larry Holmes the first time.

 

Or maybe you just don't like Weaver for some reason and have some bizarre takes in regards to Tucker.

It's absolutely baffling to have Tucker as a top 4 Heavyweight not to mention having Cooney over Weaver when he never held a world title and doesn't have a single win over a ranked opponent!!!!

 

Tyson wiped his a** with Holmes, it's not so much that Holmes' arm got caught and there was an alleged fight ending uppercut coming, but more so that Holmes was getting backed up hard enough to allow his arm through the ropes, he never really stood a chance and was lucky to make it to round 4

Tyson #1 by a fair margin, it really doesn't help that Holmes and Holyfield didn't fight until the 90's and that Holyfield didn't go heavy until the end of the 80's

Holyfield should have beat everyone Tyson did and there could have been a closer/more competitive top 3, and that includes Holyfield still having a more difficult time with Holmes than Tyson, he also struggled with Tillman at cruiser

 

Tucker in the 80s has a record of 35:1.
The only defeat ON POINTS from near peak Tyson; fighting.
There are in resumes: Douglas, Broad, and ancient Young.
He is wearing a belt.
Tucker IMHO must be above Holyfield in the 80's.

If @ Rumsfeld doesn't agree with Tucker being TOP 5:

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Then certainly Tucker shouldn't be lower than No.6 TOP HW 80s.

 

Before my poll I really did think most everyone had him top 5.

I don't consider that WBA belt a world title.

Cooney destroyed Jimmy Young, Norton and Lyle and I consider the 70s the best era. They weren't in their prime but those wins meant something. The oldest of the bunch Lyle was winning fights in his 50s 15 years later. Young and Norton were not far removed from contention. His losses came to Holmes, Michael Spinks and Foreman. He had a brief career but he did enough to make the top 10 IMO.