Re: Top 10 Heavyweights of the 1970's?

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 01:57:41 GMT, "The Sanity Cruzer"
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>> If the 1970s, generally considered the Golden Age of the division, was
>> medicore, what decade was the best for heavyweights (not a rhetorical
>> question).
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>I'd have to say the 60's were overall better than the 70's.  The 70's did
>have Ali and his epic bouts against Foreman and Frazier, but as a whole, it
>was lacking.  Take away Ali, and it would be lacking, as it is today.
>
>The 60's had Liston, Ali (in his prime!), Patterson, Johanson, Zora Foley,
>Eddie Machen, Cleveland Williams (a faded version), Henry Cooper (has there
>ever been a better bleeder? ;-> ), Ernie Terrell (as much as some did not
>like him), Quarry, Thad Spencer, Oscar Bonavena, Joe Frazier, Jimmy Ellis
>and ?

Interesting thought. Well, let us start by taking out the fighters who
were common to both decades, Ali, Fraizer, Patterson, Ellis, Bonevena,
Quarry, (and though you didn't mention him) Buster Mathis.

So... In the 60s we are left with Liston, Johansson, Terrell, Foley,
Machen, Williams, and Cooper.

In the 70s we have Holmes, Foreman, Norton, Shavers, Lyle, Young, and
Bugner. 

Holmes and Liston are both on my top 5 list, but after that I would
personally take the remainder of the 70s fighters over those of the
60s. But, I am certainly not closing the book on the topic.



Loki