Rank the 1980s heavyweights

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 17 May 2007, 15:43

Ambling Alp wrote:I don't remember him fighting in the Olympics. I do remember the Spinks brothers, Howard Davis and Leonard.

Tate was killed in one round by Teofilo Stevenson. In the semis.

Ambling Alp · Post by **Ambling Alp** » 17 May 2007, 16:21

Why are you bringing this up? Why does that matter?

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 17 May 2007, 16:40

Ambling Alp wrote:Why are you bringing this up? Why does that matter?

No specific reason. Just a sidenote.

Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 18 May 2007, 16:59

Ambling Alp wrote:I remember most of these fights pretty well, as well as many of the other fights between the guys mentioned. Most of these guys really looked good at times, and at other times not so good at all. Sometimes in the same fight. all of these guys had their ups and downs. There is certainly a lot of parity here.

John Tate is another guy who was a factor for a while. He beat Coetzee. He had Weaver beat easily until he got clocked in the last round. He didn't rebound well after that loss. The Berbick fight was pretty funny when he tried to run away. After that for some reason he never fought anyone good again.

With a little bit of luck, Carl Williams and Renaldo Snipes would be as remembered as well as the "alph champs".

So could James "Quick" Tillis.