Thread: 80s Heavyweights Underrated ??

You had some real good talents like

Greg Page
Pinklon Thomas
Tony Tubbs
Tim Witherspoon

But they got ruined by drugs or got overweight but i still think people underrate them these were good hw talents until they got screwed up and could easily be champions today

Very true

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

You had some real good talents like

Greg Page
Pinklon Thomas
Tony Tubbs
Tim Witherspoon

But they got ruined by drugs or got overweight but i still think people underrate them these were good hw talents until they got screwed up and could easily be champions today

I think the HW of the 80s had talent but wasted it unlike the HW of today that dont have much talent but try and make the most of it.

Greg Page was pretty average, Pinklon Thomas had a very good jab & Tubbs had fast hands & decent skills. being out of shape & having drug problems obviously doesn't help performances but generally I don't think they were overated, just not very good.

I would agree with Witherspoon being underated though. He was a very good fighter & I don't think it was necessarily a coincidence that a young Tyson was never matched with him. Witherspoon was a good defensive fighter &, in my opinion, if Tillis could cause him problems at that time then Witherspoon could have beaten him.

Agree on Greg Page and Terrible Tim....Both were top notch fighters who suffered due to those reasons

I remember Tyson beating Tubbs how he did it, It confirmed to me Tyson was for real

The guys from the 80's weren't underrated. I think most boxing fans understand that all the names you listed were pretty good fighters. Not of them were great, though they fall no worse than 3rd if rated against current HWs. Of the HW's we have today, only Wlad and Peter are in the class with Witherspoon and Thomas.

Too bad Tim ran in to Don King. Thar ruined him
And indeed : drugs ruined the rest.

Whitherspoon was the best of these fighters but all average couldnt even stay in shape

Originally Posted by althetruthhindley

Whitherspoon was the best of these fighters but all average couldnt even stay in shape

Witherspoon was real good fighter i mean he lost razor thin decision to Holmes who was still good all others i think could of been better than average but threw it away

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

Originally Posted by althetruthhindley

Whitherspoon was the best of these fighters but all average couldnt even stay in shape

Witherspoon was real good fighter i mean he lost razor thin decision to Holmes who was still good all others i think could of been better than average but threw it away

Yea maybe you are right Spoon was a good fighter in shape bit of a waste of talent really