The Golden Age of Light Heavyweights

[The Old LefHook]

The late 70s through to the early 80s was definitely the golden age of talent at light-heavy and probably the quality of big fights too.

Starting it at 1968 doesn't make too much sense though as the level of quality in the late 60s and early 70s wasn't nearly so impressive great.

Maybe just a smidgen early, but I had to use the two greats as my end pieces, my bookends.

[billeau2]

Tunney only had six fights at Heavyweight: Clearly not enough fights to establish greatness. Light-Heavy has always been where his proper ranking lay.

Yet how many people, even some who have followed the sport for a long time, are aware of this? Not as many as should be lol.

[Poet682006]

Yet how many people, even some who have followed the sport for a long time, are aware of this? Not as many as should be lol.

That's because lots of fools don't do any research and end up talking out of their asses as a result :hahahaha9:

[GhostofDempsey]

Going back a little further we have Maxie Rosenbloom with over 270 fights and only stopped twice.

Gus Lesnevich

Joey Maxim

Harold Johnson

Bob Satterfiled

[scartissue]

Going back to the '68-'88 time period I would also add in some outstanding contenders such as Pierre Fourie, Andy Kendall, Jesse Burnett, Mike Quarry, Eddie Davis, 'Bossman' Jones, Jimmy Dupree and Avenamar Peralta. This really was an outstanding era.

[scartissue]

Can't believe I forgot about Richie Kates. Whenever I make a 175 lb. list of great contenders, he's always in my top 10.

[The Old LefHook]

Going back to the '68-'88 time period I would also add in some outstanding contenders such as Pierre Fourie, Andy Kendall, Jesse Burnett, Mike Quarry, Eddie Davis, 'Bossman' Jones, Jimmy Dupree and Avenamar Peralta. This really was an outstanding era.

Tissue, I musta' forgot about Burnett.

[OctoberRed]

Can't believe I forgot about Richie Kates. Whenever I make a 175 lb. list of great contenders, he's always in my top 10.

Don't feel bad, most people leave Kates out.

[Anthony342]

I prefer the golden age of television myself. Or The Gentleman's Guide to the Golden Age of *******s, as George Carlin once said.

[The Old LefHook]

I prefer the golden age of television myself. Or The Gentleman's Guide to the Golden Age of *******s, as George Carlin once said.

Hard to beat those Amos & Andy episodes. The gentleman who played Kingfish (Tim Moore) was a professional prize fighter for a while and fought Archie Moore.