When was the last time the Pound for Pound number 1 was a heavyweight?

[Southpaw Stinger]

The fuck does a heavyweight want to be pound for pound for? Pound for pound = small man syndrome.
That's right kids.

[crold1]

What is all three of their careers ended there in 1989, how would they be rated p4p now? because that's all ring magazine had to go by.

That's kind of what I was getting at...what they knew in 89 was fun for argument's sake but ultimately, contemporary P4P debates are worthless.

[TheGreatA]

I don't think they're worthless because they reflect what people were thinking at the time. Donald Curry too was once viewed as one of the pound for pound best. In time we lose view of how significant an upset it was when he lost and never went onto be as great as he was expected to be.

[sonnyboyx2]

Let's not get carried away here. Azumah Nelson wasn't that great.

And I'm pretty sure most historians rate Tyson higher p4p...

Azumah Nelson was a phenomenal fighter

[The Iron Man]

That's kind of what I was getting at...what they knew in 89 was fun for argument's sake but ultimately, contemporary P4P debates are worthless.

Ah rite ok, i see what you mean. I guess when you put it that way yeh, the majority of people have very few heavyweights on their p4p lists.

GreatA does have a valuable point though!