A Timeline of the 1980s Heavyweight Boxing Division (Boxing Documentary)
If you haven't seen the accompanying docuseries piece "THE LOST GENERATION OF HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING", which details the finer details of the era and how grand this roster could've been, check it out here: [ Ссылка ]
Everybody knows (or is) the "middle child". That first heir to the throne was all that and a pot of grits. The baby child gets all the soft love and what not. The one in the middle however...they get all the pain. Such was the case with the 1980s heavyweight division. The 1970s had produced the greatest decade ever for the division, headlined by the rock/paper/scissors of their era: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman. These 3 legends were joined by a noticeable roster, the likes of Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Ron Lyle, Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, and more. If anything, it was silly to attempt to live up to them...but the lower weight classes of the 1980s (the Fab 5) did a darn good job. The heavyweights, meanwhile, were smack-dab in the middle of The Lost Generation. Larry Holmes had emerged as the lone 70s warrior and had his grip firmly on the division, despite the title being spintered. What would unfold in the 1980s was wildfire, seeing titles bounce around, 2 new sanctioning bodies come to be, major upsets, and much more. The heavyweight roster was even deeper than the 70s, but would they live up to their potential? Well, they're called the Lost Generation for a reason...right!? Decide for yourself, here's the long awaited timeline of the 1980s heavyweights.
Includes (but isn't limited to) such legendary fights as:
THE LAST HURRAH - Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali
THE PRIDE & THE GLORY - Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney
THE CROWN AFFAIR - Michael Dokes vs Mike Weaver 2/Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon
A SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER - Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks 1
JUDGMENT DAY - Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
THE ULTIMATE - Mike Tyson vs Tony Tucker
HEAVYWEIGHT HISTORY - Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
ONCE AND FOR ALL - Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks
A DATE WITH DESTINY - Evander Holyfield vs Michael Dokes
INTRO - 0:00
BACKGROUND - 0:15
1980 - 3:22
1981 - 31:58
1982 - 46:48
1983 - 1:13:37
1984 - 1:35:37
1985 - 1:52:20
1986 - 2:32:35
1987 - 2:56:59
1988 - 3:17:40
1989 - 3:43:05
CONCLUSION (Decade Awards, Rankings, Hindsight, Future) - 4:04:07
70s Timeline: [ Ссылка ]
TWITCH: [ Ссылка ]
DISCORD: [ Ссылка ]
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