Is this the worst era in HW boxing history?

[mrbig1]

Look at the fighters in the last five years. Is any of them worth a damn. I'll be 59 Saturday. I was in the Ali era. I remember when he beat Liston the first time. That was a very good era. Lennox Lewis also fought in a good era. Fighters like Bowe Holyfield Tyson mercer and others made it a tough era. After Lewis retired there hasn't been one guy you can say was great or even very good. The K brothers has never been tested against other good fighters. If I'm wrong please tell me why.

[Silkeyjoe]

Look at the fighters in the last five years. Is any of them worth a damn. I'll be 59 Saturday. I was in the Ali era. I remember when he beat Liston the first time. That was a very good era. Lennox Lewis also fought in a good era. Fighters like Bowe Holyfield Tyson mercer and others made it a tough era. After Lewis retired there hasn't been one guy you can say was great or even very good. The K brothers has never been tested against other good fighters. If I'm wrong please tell me why.

Wlad and Vitali have fought and beaten fighters who would be good fighters in any era. The usual drones of praise for past generations

[FinitoElDinamita]

I used to think that wlad would beat any hw fighters of the past but then another part of me started thinking the 15 rd era would be bad news for him.

You are right MrBig. HW division has never been this bad. If HW division was the only division in boxing, I would look for another sport.

[mrbig1]

I used to think that wlad would beat any hw fighters of the past but then another part of me started thinking the 15 rd era would be bad news for him.

You are right MrBig. HW division has never been this bad. If HW division was the only division in boxing, I would look for another sport.

Agree 100%.

[Spicoli]

Its pretty crap, still. Decent young guns in the distance maybe with Perez, Jennings, Wilder, Ruiz jr, Glazkov, TBA, Dusty Trunks, Kenhe Getup, etc...but maybe thats just putting lipstick on a pig. I think it'll open up when the brothers move on.

I miss the 90's

[FinitoElDinamita]

Its pretty crap, still. Decent young guns in the distance maybe with Perez, Jennings, Wilder, Ruiz jr, Glazkov, TBA, Dusty Trunks, Kenhe Getup, etc...but maybe thats just putting lipstick on a pig. I think it'll open up when the brothers move on.

I miss the 90's

Even though 90s wasnt such a great era , I still miss it.. guys like lewis, bowe, holy, and even ruddock were just on a whole different level compared to the guys today..

If these guys were around in the 90s, Mike perez would be a banana boat maker in cuba, and wilder... who gives a fuck about him, glazkov would be fighting on Thunderbox, Ruiz jr would be the mexican pillsberry doughboy selling hotdogs at fight events, and arreola would be taking our orders at Dell Taco..

That's how irrelevant they would be in the boxing world.

I miss everything about the 90s..

[Rantcatrat]

Look at the fighters in the last five years. Is any of them worth a damn. I'll be 59 Saturday. I was in the Ali era. I remember when he beat Liston the first time. That was a very good era. Lennox Lewis also fought in a good era. Fighters like Bowe Holyfield Tyson mercer and others made it a tough era. After Lewis retired there hasn't been one guy you can say was great or even very good. The K brothers has never been tested against other good fighters. If I'm wrong please tell me why.

The Larry Holmes era wasn't great. The 20's and parts of 50's weren't great either.

How do you measure eras? It's subjective. I agree with you though that this is not a great era. How many "greats" have there been over the last 10 years? Not too many. It clearly doesn't compare to the 70's or 90's. I'm not sure it is the worst though.

Frankly, it's been said since the beginning of boxing that the then-current era of heavyweights is the worst. None of these guys could compare to Jack Johnson, could compare to Jack Dempsey, could compare to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano etc.

There's a good argument the heavyweight division has been overrated and there have only been a few really good eras, and most of the rest are mediocre.

[TitoFan]

Look at the fighters in the last five years. Is any of them worth a damn. I'll be 59 Saturday. I was in the Ali era. I remember when he beat Liston the first time. That was a very good era. Lennox Lewis also fought in a good era. Fighters like Bowe Holyfield Tyson mercer and others made it a tough era. After Lewis retired there hasn't been one guy you can say was great or even very good. The K brothers has never been tested against other good fighters. If I'm wrong please tell me why.

If competitiveness at the top level is a criteria for deciding which eras are worse than others, then yes....... by all means this is the worst era in HW boxing history.