Wow!
I just had a scan through the ring magazine ranking during Sumbu Kalambay's time as a top 10 middleweight and in that time he shared a division with the following:
Marvin Hagler,
Thomas Hearns,
Sugar Ray Leonard,
Roberto Duran,
Iran Barkley,
Mike McCallum,
Michael Nunn,
Herol Graham,
Chris Eubank,
Nigel Benn,
Steve Collins,
Michael Watson,
Gerald McLellan,
James Toney,
Roy Jones Jr,
Bernard Hopkins,
Julian Jackson,
Reggie Johnson,
John David Jackson,
Jorge Fernando Castro
Add Sumbu Kalambays name to that list and a few other solid competitors that I've omitted and that is one impressive roster of names!
And that is only looking at 87-93.
I'm not sure there's much to discuss, I just thought I'd share that with you, that and my state of complete wonderment at what was an utterly stacked division. I don't think there's that much talent in the current p4p top 20, let alone one division
Middleweights of the late 80s/early 90s
Re: Middleweights of the late 80s/early 90s
davie wrote:Wow!
I just had a scan through the ring magazine ranking during Sumbu Kalambay's time as a top 10 middleweight and in that time he shared a division with the following:
Marvin Hagler,
Thomas Hearns,
Sugar Ray Leonard,
Roberto Duran,
Iran Barkley,
Mike McCallum,
Michael Nunn,
Herol Graham,
Chris Eubank,
Nigel Benn,
Steve Collins,
Michael Watson,
Gerald McLellan,
James Toney,
Roy Jones Jr,
Bernard Hopkins,
Julian Jackson,
Reggie Johnson,
John David Jackson,
Jorge Fernando Castro
Add Sumbu Kalambays name to that list and a few other solid competitors that I've omitted and that is one impressive roster of names!
And that is only looking at 87-93.
I'm not sure there's much to discuss, I just thought I'd share that with you, that and my state of complete wonderment at what was an utterly stacked division. I don't think there's that much talent in the current p4p top 20, let alone one division
Agreed, boxing is in a sorry state just now.
Re: Middleweights of the late 80s/early 90s
The current list goes more like
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Who gives a fornicate?
Just wish we could transport some of those guys forward to the present day to fight GGG.
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Who gives a fornicate?
Just wish we could transport some of those guys forward to the present day to fight GGG.
Re: Middleweights of the late 80s/early 90s
davie wrote:The current list goes more like
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Who gives a eff?
Just wish we could transport some of those guys forward to the present day to fight GGG.
Imagine several lower tier fighters going around calling themselves 'world champion' in Haglers day? Then imagine he offers them a 'title shot' but they refuse and still get called 'world champion'....it just wouldn't have been accepted.
Re: Middleweights of the late 80s/early 90s
That was a great period for boxing in MW!davie wrote:Wow!
I just had a scan through the ring magazine ranking during Sumbu Kalambay's time as a top 10 middleweight and in that time he shared a division with the following:
Marvin Hagler,
Thomas Hearns,
Sugar Ray Leonard,
Roberto Duran,
Iran Barkley,
Mike McCallum,
Michael Nunn,
Herol Graham,
Chris Eubank,
Nigel Benn,
Steve Collins,
Michael Watson,
Gerald McLellan,
James Toney,
Roy Jones Jr,
Bernard Hopkins,
Julian Jackson,
Reggie Johnson,
John David Jackson,
Jorge Fernando Castro
Add Sumbu Kalambays name to that list and a few other solid competitors that I've omitted and that is one impressive roster of names!
And that is only looking at 87-93.
I'm not sure there's much to discuss, I just thought I'd share that with you, that and my state of complete wonderment at what was an utterly stacked division. I don't think there's that much talent in the current p4p top 20, let alone one division
Re: Middleweights of the late 80s/early 90s
i bet a lot of the other divisions were in a similar healthy state at that time too