which decade was boxin tha best?

[grayfist]

2000's. Ruiz, Peters, Williams, Byrd,
Butterbean (carried over from 90's).

Now, why didn't I think of that!!!

[Mr. Violence]

I'll take the 70s (with carry over from late 60s and spill over to the early 80s) when the likes of Pryor, Arguello, WGomez, SSanchez, Mancini, A young Azumah Nelson, La Porte, Zarate, Pedroza, Kobayashi, Harada, WBenitez, Alfonso Zamora, Little Red, Saad Muhammad, Quawi, Cruiser Holyfield, etc., were giving the heavyweights (as well as Leonard and company), a run for the fans' admission money.

you hit the nail right on the head, no doubt that was the best era.

[jujitsujn]

One thing to note. The best era for boxing, in my opinion, is the one with the most evenly matched fighters. That being said, those fighters within the competitive eras are not nessacarily the best boxers.

[psychopath]

I 'll say 70's to 80's.

An era when a lot of good fighters crop up . . . some of my favorites

Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Norton, Sugar Ray Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Duran, Hector Camacho, Jesus Cesar Chavez, Boom Boom Mancini, Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez . . . . just to name a few. But there are still so many and I can't remember them all rightnow

[grayfist]

you hit the nail right on the head, no doubt that was the best era.

Thanks pal!

[grayfist]

One thing to note. The best era for boxing, in my opinion, is the one with the most evenly matched fighters. That being said, those fighters within the competitive eras are not nessacarily the best boxers.

Matches: '70's:

Arguello-Pryor
Arguello-WGomez
Zarate- La Porte
Little Red- Arguello
Little Red-Mancini
Azumah- etc.
Ali- Frazier 2 and 3
WGomez- La Porte
Mancini- and everyone he met Sadly including In Dok Chu, who died a few hours after having been KO'd.
Harada-Jofre 1 and 2
The Duran fights, the Leonard fights, the Hearns fights, the Hagler fights, the Holmes fights, the MSpinks fights, Ali- Spinks (the elder),The fights featuring Saad-Quawi, Holyfield, etc., etc, etc,

Matches?

Boxers competitive in an era may not be the best?

Sure. Sanchez vs.? Maybe, Saddler. Ok. But, who else? Zarate- La Porte? Zarate did not show enough? Harada? was not good enough? News: Most of those guys above are in Canastota.

[cple]

Actually, Jofre-Harada 1 and 2 were in the 60s.