Best of the 80s

[TBooze]

I think I posted this list before, but as everything has gone, here is my best of the '1980's'


101 Herol Graham
100 Miguel Lora
99 Michael Moorer
98 Hilmer Kenty
97 Rolando Navarrete
96 Yong Kang Kim
95 Gabby Canizales
94 Fulgencio Obelmejias
93 Bobby Czyz
92 Frank Tate
91 Matthew Hilton
90 Sean O'Grady
89 Terry Marsh
88 Greg Haugen
87 Duke McKenzie
86 Jorge Paez
85 Wilfred Gomez
84 Maurice Hope
83 Elly Pical
82 Saoul Mamby
81 John Mugabi
80 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
79 Milton McCrory
78 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
77 Rafael Limon
76 Sam Serrano
75 Dave McAuley
74 Livingstone Bramble
73 Dennis Andries
72 Juan Martin Coggi
71 Sung Il Moon
70 Tony Tucker
69 Marvin Johnson
68 Gianfranco Rosi
67 Jim Watt
66 Bobby Chacon
65 Jiro Watanabe
64 Fidel Bassa
63 Seung Hoon Lee
62 Alan Minter
61 Ray Mancini
60 Dodie Penalosa
59 Juan LaPorte
58 Simon Brown
57 Ayub Kalule
56 Iran Barkley
55 Chong Pal Park
54 Carlos Deleon
53 Rocky Lockbridge
52 Barry McGuigan
51 Mark Breland
50 Charles Williams
49 Sambu Kalambay
48 Humberto Gonzales
47 Julian Jackson
46 Lloyd Honeyghan
45 Raul Perez
44 Jose Luis Ramirez
43 James McGirt
42 Tim Whitherspoon
41 Marlon Starling
40 Hilario Zapata
39 Orlando Canizales
38 Virgil Hill
37 Roger Mayweather
36 Edwin Rosario
35 Daniel Zaragoza
34 Wilfred Benitez
33 Antonio Esparragoza
32 Mathew Saad Muhammad
31 Santos Laciar
30 Meldrick Taylor
29 Dwight Muhammad Qawi
28 Gilberto Roman
27 Don Curry
26 Brian Mitchell
25 Alexis Arguello
24 Hector Camacho
23 Lupe Pintor
22 Sot Chitalada
21 Michael Nunn
20 Jeff Fenech
19 Myung Woo Yuh
18 Jung Koo Chang
17 Mike McCallum
16 Evander Holyfield
15 Pernell Whitaker
14 Jeff Chandler
13 Khoasio Galaxy
12 Salvador Sanchez
11 Azumah Nelson
10 Roberto Duran
9 Aaron Pryor
8 Eusebio Pedroza
7 Julio Cesar Chavez
6 Larry Holmes
5 Michael Spinks
4 Tommy Hearns
3 Mike Tyson
2 Marvin Hagler
1 Ray Leonard

[digiram]

Damn...Nice list

[SchweitzerMan]

Yeah, I gotta agree...really nice list. Glad you have Tommy Hearns in the top five

[My dinner with Conteh]

33 Antonio Esparragoza
20 Jeff Fenech


Great to see Espaaragoza getting some credit- excellent fighter. Jeff too, but he should be higher I feel.


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[My dinner with Conteh]

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[George W Hedge]

If you are talking 80s then here are my top 3....

1. Leonard
2/3. Whitaker/Chavez (I know Whitaker got the better of jc in the 90s but I just cant separate them in their prime)

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[My dinner with Conteh]

1. Hagler
2. Leonard
3. Chavez
4. Tyson
5. Spinks
6. Hearns
7. Sanchez
8. Fenech
9. Holmes
10. Duran


1980-1989. Irrespective of what went before or after the decade.

[TBooze]

1. Hagler
2. Leonard
3. Chavez
4. Tyson
5. Spinks
6. Hearns
7. Sanchez
8. Fenech
9. Holmes
10. Duran


1980-1989. Irrespective of what went before or after the decade.

Excellent list.

I tried when doing mine, to think of it being the the 1st January 1990...

As time has gone by, I think I would of put Chavez higher up, Pryor lower and maybe Fenech a bit higher. Plus my loathing for Leonard has grown and grown.

Although I do like doing these top 100 lists, I can understand the argument about after top 30 or so it is a bit of a mere mentions list, and the numbers against the fighters names should be taken with a large pinch of salt (Minter #62; what shit was I on?).

But Minter a side, I like this list and IMO no fighter is more than 15/20 places above or below where they should be; which for a top 100 list is good going!

:bart I am a pretentious fucker sometimes;)

[My dinner with Conteh]

Yeah, it's too difficult doing 100 because often there's nothing to choose between places 26-60 or the like. Pryor was originally in my top 10 but then I remembered that Duran won 3 titles in the decade so some may put him even higher- but he loses marks for his many losses.

[Nemesis]

Good to see Ramirez in there, he's largely forgotten now, top fighter

[jimmie]

Solid list no real beef with it.

[Mantequilla]

Chandler and Zaragoza a bit high in comparison to Happy Lora.

Both had simlar accomplishments and Lora thrashed Zaragoza terribly.

All in all decent list though.

[rekcutnevets]

Nice list. Better than your 90's list I think.

[JohnThomas1]

Here are the best fighters of the 1980s using the names on the list:
Marvin Hagler
Julio Cesar Chavez
Michael Spinks
Roberto Duran
Pernell Whitaker
Larry Holmes
Tommy Hearns
Mike Tyson
Aaron Pryor
Edwin Rosario
Hector Camacho
Alexis Arguello
Salvador Sanchez
Azumah Nelson
Ray Leonard
Wilfred Benitez
Eusebio Pedroza
Jose Luis Ramirez
Mike McCallum
Evander Holyfield
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Wilfredo Gomez
Lupe Pintor

3 people Leonard beat being well above him makes you yet again invaluable as the village idiot of the Classic section. Please don't ever leave, or change (in any of your id's)

:happy

[My dinner with Conteh]

3 people Leonard beat being well above him makes you yet again invaluable as the village idiot of the Classic section. Please don't ever leave, or change (in any of your id's)

:happy



Duran 4th is quite laughable. I squeezed him in because he did win 3 titles, which is a great achhievement. However, he was beaten many times in the decade- and looked a right lemon when faced with extravagant boxers. I rate Tyson above Holmes in the 80s too- he was undeaten and, maybe, looked unbeatable.

[cuchulain]

All things considered, and based on his record at the end of the period, I would have to pick Mike Tyson.

[My dinner with Conteh]

Duran beat Leonard badly in Montreal to become welterweight champion. He proved he was the better boxer and fighter. He crushed Cuevas and Moore and fought brilliantly in losing to Marvin Hagler. Then he won the middleweight title by outpointing and flooring Iran Barkley. Incredible. Nothing Leonard did tops that.


Duran was easily beaten by Benitez, mashed by Hearns and embarrassed against Leonard and Laing. "Hey, he was out of shape". Funny how he never out of shape when faced with a guy that stood right in front of him. Oh yeah, he beat a faded Cuevas and immediately shouted "I want Davey Moore". Not "I want Tommy Hearns" (the 'other' 154 champ). I wonder why? Oh, we know why, sorry nearly forgot.

[JohnThomas1]

Duran 4th is quite laughable. I squeezed him in because he did win 3 titles, which is a great achhievement. However, he was beaten many times in the decade- and looked a right lemon when faced with extravagant boxers. I rate Tyson above Holmes in the 80s too- he was undeaten and, maybe, looked unbeatable.

Good points. Roberto lost heaps and Tyson was indeed considered unbeatable by many.

[My dinner with Conteh]

Good points. Roberto lost heaps and Tyson was indeed considered unbeatable by many.


Yep. Overall I, like yourself, rate Larry above Mike- But Holmes' very best work came from 1978-1982. So he was fading, slightly, as the decade was barely three years old.*



* I don't know whay I'm telling you this when you obviously know. ;)

[JohnThomas1]

Yep. Overall I, like yourself, rate Larry above Mike- But Holmes' very best work came from 1978-1982. So he was fading, slightly, as the decade was barely three years old.*



* I don't know whay I'm telling you this when you obviously know. ;)

Maybe some don't

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[laxpdx]

If only Tony Ayala hadn't self-destructed......

[JohnThomas1]

If only Tony Ayala hadn't self-destructed......

Who?

:smoke

[My dinner with Conteh]

Who?

:smoke


I think he means Tony Danza...


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[JohnThomas1]

I think he means Tony Danza...


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Well in that case Tony prolly fulfilled his 80's potential i think. I wouldn't say he really self destructed. Well, maybe career choice was a bit dodgy

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[heerko koois]

1`- Mike tyson
2- Marvin Hagler
3- Julio cesar Chavez
4- Donald Curry
5- Larry Holmes
6- Azumah Nelson
7- Thomas Hearns
8- Mike McCallum
9- L Honeyghan
10- Michael Spinks/ Evander Holyfield ........

[JohnThomas1]

1`- Mike tyson
2- Marvin Hagler
3- Julio cesar Chavez
4- Donald Curry
5- Larry Holmes
6- Azumah Nelson
7- Thomas Hearns
8- Mike McCallum
9- L Honeyghan
10- Michael Spinks/ Evander Holyfield ........

Forget somone? lol

[heerko koois]

Forget somone? lol

Yeah .....hate to say it , but it was Holyfield ....:|

[laxpdx]

I think he means Tony Danza...



Danza would probably want to change his name to Ayala after seeing how El Torito tears apart Moore, Duran, and Hearns......provided he doesn't victimize another woman.

[JohnThomas1]

Yeah .....hate to say it , but it was Holyfield ....:|

I thought maybe SRL could squeek in just ahead of hmmm what was his name, Honeyghan :lol:

[heerko koois]

I thought maybe SRL could squeek in just ahead of hmmm what was his name, Honeyghan :lol:

Okay , okay ....I am not a sugar ray fan ....btw i rank him number 11.......:oops:

[heerko koois]

Just maybe Honeyghan would have beaten SRL in 1986/1987.........

[JohnThomas1]

Just maybe Honeyghan would have beaten SRL in 1986/1987.........

Maybe pigs can fly too

:D

[heerko koois]

Maybe pigs can fly too

:D

pigs do fly here in Holland.............:D

[JohnThomas1]

pigs do fly here in Holland.............:D

Looks like Holland's the one place on plent earth Honeyghan would have beat Leonard than.

Curry ahead of Holmes, Hearns and SRL not to mention countless others? He got hammered twice in the 80's as well as losing to Jacquot. One wonders if Honeyghan and McCallum are here for beating him. Hey, where's Jacquot!

:yikes

[heerko koois]

:smoke Looks like Holland's the one place on plent earth Honeyghan would have beat Leonard than.

Curry ahead of Holmes, Hearns and SRL not to mention countless others? He got hammered twice in the 80's as well as losing to Jacquot. One wonders if Honeyghan and McCallum are here for beating him. Hey, where's Jacquot!

:yikes

Rene was very lucky to get the decision over curry.......

[JohnThomas1]

:smoke

Rene was very lucky to get the decision over curry.......

He was also a terrible fighter, with something like a 23-9 record at the time of fighting Curry, with all 9 losses vs stiffs.

[Minotauro]

Good list I would probably have Chavez slightly higher but good to see Rosario in there.

[bill poster]

Good to see Mike McCallum up there. Sadly never fought the likes of Hagler, Leonard..

[Rattler]

1. Hagler
2. Leonard
3. Tyson
4. Chavez
5. Hearns
6. Sanchez
7. Spinks
8. Holmes
9. Duran
10. Holyfield
11. Fenech
12. Pryor
13. McCallum
14. Whitaker
15. Nelson