Was 1999 the strongest year ever for boxing?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    P4p list from 1999.

    https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine's_Annual_Ratings:_1999

    Pound For Pound
    1. Roy Jones Jr.
    2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    3. Felix Trinidad
    4. Oscar De La Hoya
    5. Shane Mosley
    6. Mark Johnson
    7. Ricardo Lopez
    8. Erik Morales
    9. Bernard Hopkins
    10. Stevie Johnston

    Just wow... two of the best fighters ever at the peak of their powers (Roy and Floyd). Two of the best welterweights ever (Tito and Oscar), Mosley the monster at 135, Lopez the best straweight ever, Morales one of the best super bantam ever, and Hopkins a top 3 Middleweight of all time.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    No. There's plenty of time in the 70s and 40s which are better.
     
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  3. MoneyMay1

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    BS list. No Lennox Lewis? No Mike Tyson? No Evander Holyfield?
     
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  4. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1986 was maybe best ever
    ( prime Mike McCallum )
     
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  5. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1986 PFP
    Tyson
    Holyfield ( cruiser)
    JC Chavez
    Whithaker
    Hagler
    Curry
    Spinks
    Hearns
    Galaxy
    Holmes
     
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  6. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, in the seventies you had fighters like :
    Duran
    Arguello
    Zarate
    Foreman
    Gomez
    Ali
    Frazier
    Monzon
    Bob Foster
    Cervantes
    etc, etc,
     
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  7. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Back when a P4P list actually meant something. Nowadays... "Blah blah unified two belts, is he top 5?" :lol:
     
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  8. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not even close.
     
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  9. Abysswalker

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    Two of the best fighters ever? What are you 16? Did you start watching the box at 99?
     
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  10. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Early 90's was stronger IMO - Whitaker, Chavez, Toney, Norris, M. Taylor, Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, Nunn, Nelson, Galaxy
     
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  11. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    That's a lot of juice right there :lol:.. & Boxing is much more international these days with greater competition depth than in 99 when boxing was very US centric still.
     
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  12. boxingspitbucket24

    boxingspitbucket24 Active Member banned Full Member

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    2021 roster is definitely stronger...

    ...at making us wait for fights we actually want to see.
     
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  13. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    They are two of the best fighters ever objectively speaking. There's no argument to the contrary unless you use different criteria to judge the fighters you prefer. I'd actually love to hear your argument as to why Roy Jones Jr one of 3 middle weights in the 200 year history of boxing to win a heavyweight title isn't one of the best ever
     
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  14. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if you don't think Jones Jr and Mayweather are two of the best ever, you're clueless
     
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  15. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I was just 2 at the time, what a list!

    Donald Curry was awesome at his best. Casuals don't no who he is, but the guy was a fantastic fighter at the peak of his powers

    My father is a major boxing fan and he was born in 54. He loved Ali and the heavyweights in the 70s, but nothing touches the 80s

    86 was a quality year for sure man
     
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