Re: 28 years ago today...
Originally Posted by
Britkid
Originally Posted by
Beanflicker
I wasn't around back then so wouldn't know, but it definitely is possible that he was ranked #1 over Sweet Pea because when he KTFO Spinks, Pernell was coming off a loss JLR a few short months before. It was a bullshit decision, but still technically a "loss", so Sweet Pea couldn't have been #1 at the time Tyson beat Spinks.
My point was 'The Ring' did not rank fighters pound for pound before 1995...
In 1989, yeah Whitaker despite the Ramirez fix... I mean robbery (so sue me Senor Suleiman), was not pound for pound a contender for the #1 spot, but Chavez was. And some had the Kid from Culiacan ahead of Tyson, pound for pound.
This says Tyson was Ring ranked P4P no.1
The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: 1989 - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
Is it a mistake?
Last edited by Fenster; 03-08-2013 at 03:31 PM.
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