was this era the best ever??? and did it under achieve??

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  1. masterorder19

    masterorder19 Active Member Full Member

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    Mike Mccallum
    Julian Jackson
    Terry Norris
    Gerald Mccellan
    Nigel Benn
    Michael Nunn
    James Toney
    Sambu Kalambay
    Herol Graham
    Chris Eubank
    Michael Watson
    Roy Jones Jr

    Was this the best ever..WHAT A LIST OF FIGHTERS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHO WAS THE BEST REALLY..Cause no one here can beat everybody else though if i had to choose i would say Mike Mccallum was the best..But it kills me that more match ups never did happen between these great fighters..
     
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  2. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    An important thing to note about this era is that that group encompasses 3 weight classes (154, 160 and 168) and unluckily a large portion never got to fight each other. They all jumped up at different times. And out of that group Roy Jones was the best, with James Toney or possibly McCallum coming in 2nd. Jones in my books proved he was the best by wiping the floor with #2.
     
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  3. masterorder19

    masterorder19 Active Member Full Member

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    Mike Mccallum was the guy that feared no one..he faced 7 of these fighters and beat all of them except Roy Jones when he was clearly past his best..I beleive he edges Toney both times but whats done is done..
     
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  4. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They aren't really all one era.About half are eighties fighters, the others did their best work in the nineties.

    There was an overlap period that didnt last too long so it's hard to compare some of them.
     
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  5. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Too many of these guys never fought each other.

    I'd go with McCallum at number 1, followed very closely by Jones
     
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