Top 20 best pro boxers of the 1980s

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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Was going to suggest just a top 10 but seemed a bit limiting given some of the fighters who passed through that era.
     
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  2. DJN16

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    Fab Four
    Holmes
    Tyson
    Arguello
    Pryor
    S Sanchez
    Whittaker
    Nelson
    Chavez
    Taylor
    Holyfield
    Pedroza
    Michael Spinks
    Mike McCallum
    Vinny Paz
    Ray Mancini
    Wilfred Benitez

    No order
     
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  3. PhillyPhan69

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    Paz, Mancini and Meldrick don’t Seem like good fits...I will need to think on this list a little more. Just my initial thoughts
     
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  4. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree entirely. Where is Watanabe. Where is, like him or not, Camacho. Fastest fighter I EVER saw. At jrlight I would take him over Mayweather any day. Would bet my house.
     
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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Paz only belongs on a list of the top 20 fighters in the 80's from Rhode Island.
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

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    Gomez, Pintor, Chandler, Rosario, Fenech and Braxton among many others might push for inclusion above Paz and Mancini maybe.
     
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  7. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    I started drawing up my own list and have about 35 names so far. Vinny Pazienza isn't going to make the cut (he's not one of the names) and I don't think Ray Mancini, much as I like him, will either. He's on the initial list though.

    The difficulty is not being able to choose guys who were a significant presence during the 80s in terms of their popularity and the entertainment they brought (Mancini being a good example) against boxers whose cultural impact on the sport was relatively low but their résumés are objectively better.
     
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  8. DJN16

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    Not disagreeing, the list is purely subjective.
     
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  9. Jel

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    In rough weight order (Heavyweight downwards), I've come up with the following list of names. Is there anyone obviously missing? And who would make your top 20 from this lot?

    Mike Tyson
    Larry Holmes
    Michael Spinks
    Evander Holyfield
    Dwight Braxton
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Marvin Hagler
    Thomas Hearns
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Roberto Duran
    Wilfred Benitez
    Mike McCallum
    Donald Curry
    Aaron Pryor
    Alexis Arguello
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Brian Mitchell
    Hector Camacho
    Edwin Rosario
    Ray Mancini
    Bobby Chacon
    Azumah Nelson
    Eusebio Pedroza
    Salvador Sanchez
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Jeff Fenech
    Jeff Chandler
    Lupe Pintor
    Miguel Lora
    Gilberto Roman
    Khaosai Galaxy
    Jiro Watanabe
    Santos Laciar
    Hilario Zapata
    Yung Koo Chang
    Yuh Myung Woo
     
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  10. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No Sot Chitalada? But seriously looks like a good list at first glance
     
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  11. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Good effort. Although Paz only belongs on a list that begins with most annoying or something of the sort.
    Cant stand the man regardless I cant justify him on the list.
     
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  12. ironchamp

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    In no particular Order:

    Mike Tyson
    Larry Holmes
    Micheal Spinks
    Marvin Hagler
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Roberto Duran
    Thomas Hearns
    Salvador Sanchez
    Aaron Pryor
    Alexis Arguello
    Wilfred Benitez
    Donald Curry
    Azumah Nelson
    Jeff Fenech
    Evander Holyfield
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Hector Camacho
    Mathew Saad Muhammad
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Khaosai Galaxy
     
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  13. J Jones

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    Agree 100%.
     
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    I can't believe I forgot about Donald Curry. Paz is now out folks.
     
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  15. Jel

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    Adding Brian Mitchell to the list as well.
     
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