What Was The Golden Decade Of Middles?

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  1. klompton2

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    Middleweight is my favorite division by a country mile and part of the reason is because its just so deep. Every decade from the 1910s (and even the late 1900s) up to 1970s had a lot of talent.
     
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  2. Dubblechin

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    The 1990s were very good -
    Roy Jones (four-division champ)
    Bernard Hopkins (two-division champ)
    James Toney (four-division champ)
    Gerald McClellan (two-division champ)
    Mike McCallum (three-division champ)
    Julian Jackson (two-division champ)
    Michael Nunn (two-division champ)
    Nigel Benn (two-division champ)
    Chris Eubank (two-division champ)
    Michael Watson
    Sumbu Kalambay
    Steve Collins
    Reggie Johnson (two-division champ)
    John David Jackson
    Jorge Castro
    William Joppy
    Keith Holmes
    Quincy Taylor
    Lamar Parks
    Lonnie Bradley
     
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  3. Vysotskyy

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    Post Hagler - Pre Hopkins circa 1986-1996 was one of the best for sure, best since the 50's. Forgot Herol Graham
     
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  4. mcvey

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    Yes they did Burt, all of those you mentioned were world rated and beat world class fighters in most cases champions ,but those I mentioned ,with the exception of McAvoy's win over Risko and Mills win over a ring worn Lesnevich, did not. The proof of the pudding etc >>>>>>
     
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  5. mcvey

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    Great fighters and some ATG's there.:good
     
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  6. Dubblechin

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    You're right. If you go 1986 to 1996, it's even better:

    Marvin Hagler
    Thomas Hearns (four-division champ)
    Sugar Ray Leonard (four-division champ)
    Roberto Duran (four-division champ)
    Roy Jones (four-division champ)
    Bernard Hopkins (two-division champ)
    James Toney (four-division champ)
    Gerald McClellan (two-division champ)
    Mike McCallum (three-division champ)
    Julian Jackson (two-division champ)
    Michael Nunn (two-division champ)
    Nigel Benn (two-division champ)
    Chris Eubank (two-division champ)
    Michael Watson
    Sumbu Kalambay
    Steve Collins
    Reggie Johnson (two-division champ)
    John David Jackson
    Jorge Castro
    Herol Graham
    Iran Barkley (three-division champ)
    Frank Tate
     
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  7. Vysotskyy

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    Pretty sure the consensus is that Britton got the better of their 20 fight series including the sole win by knockout.
     
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  8. burt bienstock

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    V, according to a record book I just perused, Jack Britton and Ted Kid Lewis fought each other 20 times. According to the record book they each won 6 decisions, and drew or ND the other times...Truly you can't call one
    superior to the other...Both truly amongst the greatest Welterweights of all time, with the possible exceptions of Ray Robinson and Tommy Ryan...
     
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  9. Bokaj

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    Yeah. This one for me. Guys like Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Nunn, Hearns, Kalambay, McCallum, Toney, Jones and Hopkins were all ATGs or at least had ATG talent (Kalambay) and/or potential (Nunn). Some of them were past their prime during this period and some had yet to reach it, but all put in some tremendous performances. And it's all there plain to see on film.
     
    Bokaj, Aug 30, 2014
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  10. Mendoza

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    Why up to the 1970's? The 80's, and 90's had some fine talent at middle weight too.

    The division is heating up with some young talent in 2014.
     
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