Was The 80s Best Boxing Era Of All Time ??

[ICB]

I was just thinking about all the eras in boxing history. And was 80s the best boxing era of all time ?? i mean the amount of amazing fighters was incredible. Plus 80s also had some of the most memorable fights of all time like, Hearns vs Hagler, Leonard vs Hearns 1, Sanchez vs Gomez, etc.

Salvador Sanchez
Wilfredo Gomez
Sugar Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Marvin Hagler
Roberto Duran
Azumah Nelson
Larry Holmes
Aaron Pryor
Julio Cesar Chavez
Michael Spinks
Mike Tyson

Just to name a few but whats your thoughts ??

[THE THIRD MAN]

There was also Khaosai Galaxy, Jeff Fenech and Hector Camacho (his fight with Edwin Rosario) I think you may be right the 80's were packed full of great champions and great fights.

[Spicoli]

Jeff Chandler
Jung koo Chang
Antonio Esparragoza
Donald Curry
Jiro Watanabe
Mike Mccallum
Good point Ice,Tons O' Talent no doubt!

[Deanrw]

You can add:
Arguello
Pernell Whitaker
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Jeff Chandler
Julio Cesar Chavez
Gilberto Roman


I could go on and on, it was a great era.

[DaxxKahn]

The best thing about the 80's is that 85% of even the contenders were damn good...Hell the Journey men were good.....like everyone else I could name about 50 more names besides the ones that are already named...The 1980's hold a strong case for being boxings golden era

[THE THIRD MAN]

Daniel Zaragoza had a head on him like a busted A** but he was a good fighter in the 80's

[Spicoli]

Daniel Zaragoza had a head on him like a busted A** but he was a good fighter in the 80's

Good Call.The Mouse cut up more than a cheap remake of "Saw" but really was underrated.Started to blossom Late 80's with one of the best trilogys ever Imo with Paul Banke.Top notch.

[Scrap]

Interestingly the 30s was the Golden age.Something I didnt know until a few years ago, not only were there more Pros there were a lot more Amatuers which I didnt realise. Competition was intense, go into some off the top mens records as Amatuers you will be surprised.

[Bookkeeper]

In my opinion yes, the 80's was the best time period for boxing, but we all seem to look at things larger than life when alot of time has gone by, 10 years from now we could be singing that the 90's were boxings best time


Hopkins
Trinidad
De La Hoya
Holyfield
Tyson
Whitaker
Quartey
Forrest
Mosley
Mayweather
Roy Jones Jr
James Toney
Terry Norris
Kosta Tszu
Chavez
Meldric Taylor
Ricardo Lopez

[Tito BHB]

In my opinion yes, the 80's was the best time period for boxing, but we all seem to look at things larger than life when alot of time has gone by, 10 years from now we could be singing that the 90's were boxings best time


Hopkins
Trinidad
De La Hoya
Holyfield
Tyson
Whitaker
Quartey
Forrest
Mosley
Mayweather
Roy Jones Jr
James Toney
Terry Norris
Kosta Tszu
Chavez
Meldric Taylor
Ricardo Lopez

Cc my friend

For me..I have to agree ..it was the 90's

Oscar De la Hoya
Felix Trinidad
Roy Jones Jr
James Toney
Bernard Hopkins
Marco Antonio Barrera
Erik Morales

Those were the superstars but yet at the same time there were great fighters around them and some of the greats still around and dying out as a sort of symbol that the era was changing..

For example the likes of Kostya and Oscar beating the great julio cesar chavez
Toney beating nunn and barkley
Jones beating virgill hill and vinni paz
Trinidad beating blocker, camacho

Yes sir, for me its the ninetees

[Tysonbruno]

I'd say probably rather than the 80's it was probably be a span through 80's and 90's 86-96 or something like that its hard to just say 70's,80's or 90's it normally spans into 2 decades if you get me.

[DaxxKahn]

Interestingly the 30s was the Golden age.Something I didnt know until a few years ago, not only were there more Pros there were a lot more Amatuers which I didnt realise. Competition was intense, go into some off the top mens records as Amatuers you will be surprised.

Back then men fought to eat Scrap...not just to feed themselves but their family as well.....problem is we don't have a lot of coverage for that time period...but I agree with what you are saying there were so many fighters,,,guys fought so much more often then...even under several names...

Thing about that era is there were so many fights and fighters a record with 10-15 losses did not mean you were a bad fighter...just a busy one

[Terry Nutkins]

The 70's saw a plethora of complete fighters that surpassed all that came before and has remained out of reach thus far.

[Scrap]

I bet the era you pick was the time you started to watch Boxing if youre Honest

[ICB]

I bet the era you pick was the time you started to watch Boxing if youre Honest

I didn't start watching boxing until about 1996. I just turned 7 when i one of my first fights Tyson vs Holyfield.