Favorite decade

[StarshipTrooper]

Me too, Poet. The reason I picked the 80's is like you Poet I grew up in the 80's. I started watching boxing in 77, so I didn't capture the 70's like I did the 80's. Throughout the 80's, there were great network fights, both on weekend afternoons and primetime specials. Every year there were at least one legendary superfight that my father and I would go see on closed circuit.

1980-DURAN LEONARD I, II. HEARNS-CUEVAS
1981-SANCHEZ-GOMEZ. LEONARD-HEARNS I
1982-PRYOR-ARGUELLO I. HOLMES-COONEY.
1983-HAGLER-DURAN
1984-HEARNS-DURAN
1985-HAGLER-HEARNS
1986-CAMACHO-ROSARIO
1987-CHAVEZ-ROSARIO. LEONARD-HAGLER
1988-SPINKS-TYSON. LEONARD-LALONDE
1989-HEARNS-LEONARD II. LEONARD-DURAN III

While not all great fights, being a youth back then, I couldn't wait to see any of these fights on the big screen.

I grew up in the 70s, came of age in the 80s. The thing is, even had I just discovered boxing this year and started watching fight film from all the different eras I'd still pick the same way. The 70s has all those Heavyweights plus Duran, Arguello, Gomez ect. The 80s had all those great Welterweight and Middleweight fights

Poet

[JAB5239]

Me too, Poet. The reason I picked the 80's is like you Poet I grew up in the 80's. I started watching boxing in 77, so I didn't capture the 70's like I did the 80's. Throughout the 80's, there were great network fights, both on weekend afternoons and primetime specials. Every year there were at least one legendary superfight that my father and I would go see on closed circuit.

1980-DURAN LEONARD I, II. HEARNS-CUEVAS
1981-SANCHEZ-GOMEZ. LEONARD-HEARNS I
1982-PRYOR-ARGUELLO I. HOLMES-COONEY.
1983-HAGLER-DURAN
1984-HEARNS-DURAN
1985-HAGLER-HEARNS
1986-CAMACHO-ROSARIO
1987-CHAVEZ-ROSARIO. LEONARD-HAGLER
1988-SPINKS-TYSON. LEONARD-LALONDE
1989-HEARNS-LEONARD II. LEONARD-DURAN III

While not all great fights, being a youth back then, I couldn't wait to see any of these fights on the big screen.

I agree and am in the same boat concerning when I started following this sport.

Silva, did recently have a birthday? I could have sworn your age was 41 the last time I remember seeing it.

[1SILVA]

I agree and am in the same boat concerning when I started following this sport.

Silva, did recently have a birthday? I could have sworn your age was 41 the last time I remember seeing it.

Yes, I turned 42 today. Jab, I urge you to buy the new bio on Hearns written by Brian Hughes. It is a must read for both fans of that era as well as Hearns.

[StarshipTrooper]

Yes, I turned 42 today. Jab, I urge you to buy the new bio on Hearns written by Brian Hughes. It is a must read for both fans of that era as well as Hearns.

Congrats! I turned 42 ten days ago lol.

Poet

[1SILVA]

Congrats! I turned 42 ten days ago lol.

Poet

No wonder I always seem to agree with you. You are a Taurus as well.

[JAB5239]

Yes, I turned 42 today. Jab, I urge you to buy the new bio on Hearns written by Brian Hughes. It is a must read for both fans of that era as well as Hearns.

Happy Birthday my friend!! I'll have to look into that Hearns book.

[JAB5239]

Congrats! I turned 42 ten days ago lol.

Poet

Happy belated birthday Poet!!

[StarshipTrooper]

Happy belated birthday Poet!!

Thanks! BTW, is there ANYONE who produces more sig worthy material than Snopkins?

Poet

[StarshipTrooper]

No wonder I always seem to agree with you. You are a Taurus as well.

Yep! And bullheaded to boot

Poet

[JAB5239]

Thanks! BTW, is there ANYONE who produces more sig worthy material than Snopkins?

Poet

You want more sig worthy comments from the troll? Do you remember him saying he NEVER had an alt and only used one name at a time? Go to his current profile and ask him to explain why Snopkins, who is banned, is listed under his visitors? I mean how does that happen if you only go by one name at a time?