What Era had the Most Talented HeavyWeights?

[Master]

The 70s will always take it, and I can't argue, but my personal favourite era is the late 80s to the late 90s. I think it's a really underrated time. It had a lot of depth and an abundance of really solid contenders. The 90s really speak for themselves, but I think Tyson's era goes under appreciated. Tony Tucker was a fucking monster.

Yes Tucker and Briggs would have been a great if it was not for Tyson.

[mrbig1]

The 70s will always take it, and I can't argue, but my personal favourite era is the late 80s to the late 90s. I think it's a really underrated time. It had a lot of depth and an abundance of really solid contenders. The 90s really speak for themselves, but I think Tyson's era goes under appreciated. Tony Tucker was a fucking monster.

Yes Tucker and Briggs would have been a great if it was not for Tyson.

Is this a joke?

[Master]

The 70s will always take it, and I can't argue, but my personal favourite era is the late 80s to the late 90s. I think it's a really underrated time. It had a lot of depth and an abundance of really solid contenders. The 90s really speak for themselves, but I think Tyson's era goes under appreciated. Tony Tucker was a fucking monster.

Yes Tucker and Briggs would have been a great if it was not for Tyson.

Is this a joke?

Ask @Beanflicker who started it.

[Beanflicker]

Tony Tucker was a beast, he had guys relinquishing titles so they wouldn't have to fight him.

He broke his hand a few days before the Tyson fight and then shattered it early in the fight, shit happens in boxing, Tyson was a beast who probably would have beaten him anyway, but Tucker was a bad motherfucker. Michael Spinks ducked him hard.

[Spicoli]

Tony Tucker was a beast, he had guys relinquishing titles so they wouldn't have to fight him.

He broke his hand a few days before the Tyson fight and then shattered it early in the fight, shit happens in boxing, Tyson was a beast who probably would have beaten him anyway, but Tucker was a bad motherfucker. Michael Spinks ducked him hard.

Tucker was the lifelong beneficiary of Don King low balling people and generous rankings late on. The guy had big natural skill and ability for sure, but I really doubt Spinks and Foreman were afraid of the man. Asking a lineal champ to settle on a fraction when he was able to make 7,8 times that is a non starter and bad business, King at his calculated finest with all roads to Tyson either way.

[Master]

Tony Tucker was a beast, he had guys relinquishing titles so they wouldn't have to fight him.

He broke his hand a few days before the Tyson fight and then shattered it early in the fight, shit happens in boxing, Tyson was a beast who probably would have beaten him anyway, but Tucker was a bad motherfucker. Michael Spinks ducked him hard.

Tucker was the lifelong beneficiary of Don King low balling people and generous rankings late on. The guy had big natural skill and ability for sure, but I really doubt Spinks and Foreman were afraid of the man. Asking a lineal champ to settle on a fraction when he was able to make 7,8 times that is a non starter and bad business, King at his calculated finest with all roads to Tyson either way.

Tony Tucker: My right hand was broken when I fought him I knew Tyson
couldn’t beat me. A couple days before I was sparring against
a guy named Young Joe Louis. This guy was doing a lot of
talking bad about me. I heard this from my sparring partners.
So I chose him to spar against first because I was gonna put
him down. I was hitting him real good when I heard a pop in my
hand When I went back to the corner I knew I had hurt it bad.
The doctor said I had a small hand fracture. They said I would
need therapy and to not use it for ten days. I had to fight Tyson
in less than that. I went in determined though. I was very
apprehensive to attack Tyson due to the hand. I hit him with a
right uppercut early and my hand just shattered. It was the
worst pain ever. I still went on though, that’s why I did all those
antics and everything. I was supposed to beat this guy, but
how could I with one hand. With two hands I would have
knocked Mike Tyson out.

[mrbig1]

Tony Tucker was a beast, he had guys relinquishing titles so they wouldn't have to fight him.

He broke his hand a few days before the Tyson fight and then shattered it early in the fight, shit happens in boxing, Tyson was a beast who probably would have beaten him anyway, but Tucker was a bad motherfucker. Michael Spinks ducked him hard.

Tucker was the lifelong beneficiary of Don King low balling people and generous rankings late on. The guy had big natural skill and ability for sure, but I really doubt Spinks and Foreman were afraid of the man. Asking a lineal champ to settle on a fraction when he was able to make 7,8 times that is a non starter and bad business, King at his calculated finest with all roads to Tyson either way.

agree 100%

[Beanflicker]

Tony Tucker was a beast, he had guys relinquishing titles so they wouldn't have to fight him.

He broke his hand a few days before the Tyson fight and then shattered it early in the fight, shit happens in boxing, Tyson was a beast who probably would have beaten him anyway, but Tucker was a bad motherfucker. Michael Spinks ducked him hard.

Tucker was the lifelong beneficiary of Don King low balling people and generous rankings late on. The guy had big natural skill and ability for sure, but I really doubt Spinks and Foreman were afraid of the man. Asking a lineal champ to settle on a fraction when he was able to make 7,8 times that is a non starter and bad business, King at his calculated finest with all roads to Tyson either way.

I get that Tony Tucker was not a big name, but I think you're downplaying the man's skill. The guy was a fantastic boxer, great jab, mobile, and had huge power in both hands. He was a nasty fight and in his prime I say he was a tough night for any HW you could name.

[Spicoli]

Tony Tucker was a beast, he had guys relinquishing titles so they wouldn't have to fight him.

He broke his hand a few days before the Tyson fight and then shattered it early in the fight, shit happens in boxing, Tyson was a beast who probably would have beaten him anyway, but Tucker was a bad motherfucker. Michael Spinks ducked him hard.

Tucker was the lifelong beneficiary of Don King low balling people and generous rankings late on. The guy had big natural skill and ability for sure, but I really doubt Spinks and Foreman were afraid of the man. Asking a lineal champ to settle on a fraction when he was able to make 7,8 times that is a non starter and bad business, King at his calculated finest with all roads to Tyson either way.

I get that Tony Tucker was not a big name, but I think you're downplaying the man's skill. The guy was a fantastic boxer, great jab, mobile, and had huge power in both hands. He was a nasty fight and in his prime I say he was a tough night for any HW you could name.

Oh no, he absolutely had skill, absolute. But he was similar to many of time as he was also a self saboteur with substance abuse, jumbled management and lack of focus and motivation. I'm still not convinced he wasn't outhustled and boxed vs Orlin Norris. His skill was obvious, its not as if he lacked ample opportunity to show it? But no matter the era if your mind ain't right and the fire wavering, skill means nothing. Having that leech King pulling his strings was a catch 22. His name didn't need to be huge with that connect.