Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s (eBook)

A Complete History

Hunt Steve Hunt (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
239 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-5459-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Bookended by two all-time greats in Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson, the much-maligned 1980s were significant in heavyweight boxing. Holmes dominated the first half of the decade, but the "e;Easton Assassin"e; struggled to escape the shadow of Muhammad Ali. Holmes did establish a legacy of greatness despite stumbling in his attempt to surpass Rocky Marciano's unbeaten record of 49-0. The second half of the decade saw the meteoric rise of Mike Tyson, who cleaned out and unified a fractured heavyweight division through the HBO unification tournament. The '80s was also the decade of fighters collectively known as the "e;lost generation"e; of heavyweights. That included the likes of Greg Page, Tony Tubbs, Tim Witherspoon, and Michael Dokes, who, for various reasons, couldn't sustain a period at the top of the game. However, they still deserve to be remembered for more than their failings. This book presents a thorough history of a stunning decade in heavyweight boxing, covering all 46 world title fights in detail.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-5459-X / 147665459X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-5459-1 / 9781476654591