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There's been a lot of talk about 1980s HWs recently. Holmes and Tyson obviously stand out from that era but who were the best of the rest?

Here's a few nominations...

Witherspoon
Thomas
Weaver
Coetzee
Page
Tubbs
Tucker
Dokes
Tate
Cooney
Snipes
Smith
Bruno

Feel free to add your own names.

What...no Monte Masters, or Gord Racette?

Ezzard wrote:There's been a lot of talk about 1980s HWs recently. Holmes and Tyson obviously stand out from that era but who were the best of the rest?

Here's a few nominations...

Witherspoon
Thomas
Weaver
Coetzee
Page
Tubbs
Tucker
Dokes
Tate
Cooney
Snipes
Smith
Bruno

Feel free to add your own names.

Pretty comprehensive list, but I think I'd want Mike Spinks in there as well, and possibly Carl Williams, although I think his accomplishments were a bit weak. Good list though. Now maybe we should try to put these guys into some sort or rankings. Or maybe not.

Bugner had a nice little run after he emigrated to Australia.

And that bloke with the huge arse, David Bey, had his moments.

Trevor Berbick,
David Bey
James Tillis
Carl Williams
Tex Cobb
8)

I'd say Witherspoon, Thomas, Dokes and Weaver were the best of this lot. At least they scored the biggest wins.

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-KOKid- wrote:I'd say Witherspoon, Thomas, Dokes and Weaver were the best of this lot. At least they scored the biggest wins.

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I'd put Gerrie Coetzee in their. He was a force to be reckoned with, albeit briefly.

Nile4000 wrote:

-KOKid- wrote:I'd say Witherspoon, Thomas, Dokes and Weaver were the best of this lot. At least they scored the biggest wins.

-KOKid-

I'd put Gerrie Coetzee in their. He was a force to be reckoned with, albeit briefly.

Gerrie is actually our poster boy for the 80's. Apart from a couple of luddites who think real boxing ended when colour TV came in, the consensus on here seems to be that he was a all time great!

. . . Carl "The Truth" Williams and Trevor Berbick (if he wasn't on there)

And in the next downward tier:

David Bey
James Tillis
Mitch Green
James Broad
Mike White
Marvis Frazier
Pierre Coetzer
Funso Banjo
Francesco Damiani
Tyrell Biggs
Gary Mason

Hon. Mention:

Bobby Crabtree
Steve Zouski
Rocky Sekorski
Melton Bowen
Avery Rawls
Rufus Hadley
Leon Spinks

Collins2000 wrote:Bugner had a nice little run after he emigrated to Australia.

And that bloke with the huge arse, David Bey, had his moments.

how bout fat tony tubbs? or greg page?



i think greg page is underated of the 80s heavies. he beat the living hell out of a prime gerrie coetzee and u can make all the exuses u want for coetzee.

greg page had good all around skills, but really rotted away his huge potential. he was also terribly inconsistent.

but greg page defintley gets underated, and guys like dokes and coetzee get overated.

another that is underated at times is trevor berbick.




- out of all the fighters, it was greg page who many experts thought was ducked by holmes the most. page was an ackward fighter with a very good right hand and put pressure on you, the type of style to give holmes fits(witherspoon, norton, weaver).

80s heavyweight = talent and potential with no dedication/work ethic