Heavyweight eras: the 70s vs the 90s

[DrDuke]

The two best eras of the HW boxing. The most competetive, exciting, action packed and filled with talents.

What era would you favor and why?

[margaret thatcher]

The ultimate matchup

[Tony1244]

I think the guys from the 70s were a bit better, but close call.

[margaret thatcher]

The 70s dudes were better overall, but the 90s had more fun craziness to them. Both great HW times.

[DrDuke]

I'd pick the 90s in terms of both class and spectacle. Prime Lewis, Holyfield and Bowe could beat anyone of the 70s. Bowe-Holyfield trilogy was simply the best trilogy in boxing. It's a shame though, that Lewis-Bowe is missing.

[margaret thatcher]

The 90s also still gave us George and Holmes for people who wanted some of the 70s and 80s

[Cojimar 1946]

The 1990s had considerable talent but the matchmaking was beyond horrendous.

Anyway the 1990s had better depth I think but more big fights were made in the 70s.

[gilgamesh]

The 70's is the era of Heavyweight Boxing by which all others are measured against.

[elmersalsa]

The high profile heavyweight matchups that we missed in the 70s decade were:
George Foreman vs Jerry Quarry
Foreman vs Larry Holmes
Joe Frazier vs Ken Norton

In the 90s decade we missed too many great matches. Just too many.