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Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« on: September 05, 2019, 12:05:52 AM »
Not who you view as the best fighters but the 3 fighters you rooted for the most.

Larry Holmes
Marvin Hagler
Salvador Sanchez

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2019, 02:42:26 AM »
Before my time but having watched the older fights, I most enjoyed watching Thomas Hearns, Mike McCallum and of course, Mike Tyson.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2019, 03:05:45 AM »
Hagler vs Hernes, those were amazing. Sugar Ray Lenoard . . . unreal.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2019, 01:35:52 PM »
Julio Cesar chavez, his rise through the weights. March 17 1990 his epic battle with meldrick Taylor still sit down and watch this fight now. The reason why Richard Steele always got booed.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2019, 01:41:35 PM »
Roberto 'No mas' Duran

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2019, 01:52:11 PM »
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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2019, 02:20:00 PM »
Little early for me, but Hagler and Tyson were big ones in my house. Hagler vs Hearns was the first fight I bet on through my dad. He was on the phone with his bookie I guess, and they asked who I thought was going to win, and in my 5 year old mind it was going to be Hagler and Hagler was bald, and bald guys were tougher. They got a laugh from that.

Tyson, I remember the universal exhilaration at how quick and vicious he was beating guys up, and the bitching about how short his fights were after you paid HBO / Cable the $30 - 40 for the pay-per-view.

Frazier was another. His career was more or less over by the 80's, but I remember my dad having the Ali and Frazier series on tape, and him putting them on for me sometimes. Even when I was very young, I liked and respected the fact that Frazier never forgave Ali, even though I didn't know all the ins and outs of those battles till I was much older.


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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2019, 02:49:12 PM »
Sugar Ray Leonard
Chavez
Duran
Hagler
Pazienza
Haugen
Camacho
etc.
etc.

All better than todays primadonnas.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2019, 05:52:10 PM »
Hagler
Hearns
Duran
Holmes
SRL
Azumah Nelson
Salvador Sanchez
Wilfredo Gomez
Mike Mccallum
Aaron Pryor
Michael Spinks
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Jeff Chandler

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2019, 07:34:38 PM »
Holmes
Hearns
Tyson

LArry holmes- severely underrated
one the all time great HW's
what a warrior and always came back when he was down or hurt- some great wars with Shavers, witherspoon, snipes, weaver
underrated right hand too

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2019, 07:35:17 PM »
Hagler
Hearns
Duran
Holmes
SRL
Azumah Nelson
Salvador Sanchez
Wilfredo Gomez
Mike Mccallum
Aaron Pryor
Michael Spinks
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Jeff Chandler

Good list.

Joltin Jeff Chandler was a hell of a fighter.
I also forgot to mention Alexis Arguello.  He was high on my list too.  
I still remember the hype for the first Leonard - Hearns fight.  I was 8 years old and from Detroit.  I was the only person in my family rooting for Sugar Ray.
Dwight Braxton/Qawi was another bad ass.  The Camden Buzzsaw!
Eusebio Pedroza was another gem at featherweight.

Damn, the 80's was GREAT!

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2019, 07:42:26 PM »
qawi v holyfield (altho I think in the early 90's ) was a great fight

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2019, 07:44:41 PM »
qawi v holyfield (altho I think in the early 90's ) was a great fight

So were the Qawi-Saad Muhammad fights. 

The Holyfield fights might have been 88-89ish.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2019, 07:59:56 PM »
Good list.

Joltin Jeff Chandler was a hell of a fighter.
I also forgot to mention Alexis Arguello.  He was high on my list too.  
I still remember the hype for the first Leonard - Hearns fight.  I was 8 years old and from Detroit.  I was the only person in my family rooting for Sugar Ray.
Dwight Braxton/Qawi was another bad ass.  The Camden Buzzsaw!
Eusebio Pedroza was another gem at featherweight.

Damn, the 80's was GREAT!


Are you still in Detroit?

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2019, 08:02:59 PM »
Are you still in Detroit?

Suburban Detroit?  Where are you from?

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2019, 09:49:00 PM »
Holmes
Hearns
Tyson

LArry holmes- severely underrated
one the all time great HW's
what a warrior and always came back when he was down or hurt- some great wars with Shavers, witherspoon, snipes, weaver
underrated right hand too

Great post - Holmes was one tough mother. I think most who really appreciate the sport would agree Holes was a great HW -  but I definitely agree that he is underrated by most casual fans. I am not sure why.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2019, 10:34:28 PM »
yeah, remember Larry got to 48 and 0 before age caught up with him


then he came back and held his own and then some against Holyfield, McCall and Mercer in the 90's

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2019, 10:45:46 PM »
yeah, remember Larry got to 48 and 0 before age caught up with him


then he came back and held his own and then some against Holyfield, McCall and Mercer in the 90's

Yes, age did catch up with him but I thought he edged out Spinks in the 1st fight and clearly won ten of fifteen rounds in the rematch.

The Holmes who got stopped by Tyson was a shell of himself.  When he came back and shut out Mercer and was even with Holyfield and McCall going into the 11th, that showed just how fucking good Larry Holmes was.
He is a top 5 heavyweight of all time. 

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2019, 11:32:31 PM »
Hagler will always be my favourite boxer.

I liked Duran too, and as an Aussie, I have to mention Jeff Fenech.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2019, 11:38:35 PM »
Hagler will always be my favourite boxer.

I liked Duran too, and as an Aussie, I have to mention Jeff Fenech.

Hagler was an absolute monster.  Loved his presser for the Hearns fight.  That track suit with the baseball cap that read "WAR".
Poor Tommy.  He had to come around at the same time as Sugar Ray and Marvin.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2019, 12:05:57 PM »
Suburban Detroit?  Where are you from?

Originally from Detroit. I've lived in Royal Oak, Ferndale Hamtramck,  been on the west coast for the past several years though.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2019, 12:16:54 PM »
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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2019, 01:13:39 PM »
My favorite 3:
Julian Jackson
Mike Tyson
Marvin Hagler

Others I enjoyed watching:
Alexis Arguello
Azumah Nelson
Thomas Hearns
Roberto Duran
Salvador Sanchez


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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2019, 01:18:41 PM »
My favorite 3:
Julian Jackson
Mike Tyson
Marvin Hagler

Others I enjoyed watching:
Alexis Arguello
Azumah Nelson
Thomas Hearns
Roberto Duran
Salvador Sanchez



The Hawk Julian Jackson. Middle weight Ernie Shavers. He was awesome. Great list.

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Re: Favorite Fighters (Boxers) from the 80's
« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2023, 07:06:39 PM »
Never saw this pic before.