VIDEO: The 10 Best P4P Boxers of the 1970s

Who were the top 10 pound boxers in the 1970s?

Welcome to part 9 of 13 of the latest boxing poll series, which polls volunteers to determine the best pound-for-pound boxers from each decade. A total of 35 volunteers took part in this particular survey, which focuses on boxers from the 1970s. Each volunteer provided a chronological list of 10 to 25 names to cast their vote for the best boxers of the 1970s.

The 1970s were a wonderful time in boxing history when many great boxers competed, especially in the heavyweight division. In fact, the 1970s are widely considered the Golden Era in heavyweight history, highlighted by the Big 3 – Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman. Ali and Frazier had an epic trilogy, Foreman and Frazier fought twice, and Muhammad Alie and George Foreman fought in another classic encounter in 1974.

But there were also many great boxers outside of the heavyweight division, including Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello and Bob Foster. In the 1970s, Duran was the reigning lightweight champion for a long time (where he achieved much more in the following decade), Arguello was the second division champion in the 1970s (and later also became 3 Foster was a long-time light heavyweight champion, where he became champion in 1968 and spent most of his reign in the 1970s.

So who were the top 10 pound boxers of the 1970s? And where do Muhammad Ali, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello, Bob Foster, Joe Frazier and George Foreman fit together?

This edition of Rummy’s Corner attempts to answer that question based on the results of Part 9 of this survey, which focuses on the 1970s and involved 35 volunteers. Please watch the video and enjoy. This is Rummy’s Corner (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).