Was Tyson 1985-88 the best fighter ever and Jimmy Young 1976-78 the best period HW?

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Tyson 85-88 best fighter ever & J. Young best period HW

  1. Agreed on both

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  2. Not agreed on both

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  3. Agreed only on Tyson

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  4. Agreed only on Young

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  1. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Poll.
     
    Last edited: Mar 13, 2020
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  2. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not agreed on both
     
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  3. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jimmy Young? The heavyweight? The best what?

    LOL
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

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    No but Young would have been near the top in a quiet little period.
     
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  5. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why not keep the discussions organized and have separate threads?
     
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  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    It's threads like these where Mark doesn't seem so bad.
     
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  7. WAR01

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    You gave me the saddest chuckle.
     
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  8. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jimmy Young when he hit his stride was a great fighter. Had too many losses on his record and a boring negative style to ever get the decisions he so deserved. Mainly Ali fight.
    Was Cooney’s best win too.
     
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  9. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    You should've made votes public, so that we can jump whoever voted "agree on both"
     
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you Mark Ant in disguise?
     
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  11. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lol both are wrong
     
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  12. WAR01

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    It’s possible I am the leading expert on Ant and this pointless illiterate almost unanswerable question is absolutely something he would ask.
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    This is such a poorly organised thread. I refuse to vote for either opinion.
     
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  14. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    First thank you all for your frankness :thumbsup:
    Well.. it can seem an odd thread but it aint. Jimmy Young in that period beated Lyle and Foreman and lost for very controversial decision with Ali and Norton. Tyson instead divorced his wife in 1989 and for many boxing analysts in that year Prime Tyson ended and Second started.
     
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  15. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Absolutely not on both. If I was going to pick greatest fighter ever, that would have to be peak Sugar Ray Robinson. Best heavyweight would be 60s Ali.

    I don't know how Young got tacked onto this thread, but no.
     
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