Can you imagine if Tony Tubbs or Greg Page had fought in the heavyweight boxing era of Jersey Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles or Lee Savold (1949 – 1952)….or the heavyweight boxing era of Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johannson (1956 – 1961)….instead of fighting during the golden age of boxing (1964 – 1995)….which was a time when there were 7 legendary heavyweight boxers Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis…..with many great to super great heavyweight champions like Sonny Liston, Ernie Terrell, Ken Norton, Pinklon Thomas, Tim Witherspoon, Michael Dokes, Michael Spinks, Jimmy Young, Jimmie Ellis, Mike Weaver, Gerri Coetzee, James “Bonecrusher” Smith, Tony Tucker, Pinklon Thomas, Trevor Berbick, Carl “The Truth” Williams, Ray Mercer, Michael Moorer, Reddick Bow and these two fighters seen below in Tony Tubbs and Greg Page ….plus there were lots of just plain good heavyweights like George Chuvalo, Zora Folley, Joe Bugner, Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonevena, Buster Douglas, Earnie Shavers, Chuck Webner, Henry Cooper, Ron Lyle, Oliver McCall, Michael Bentt, Herbie Hide, Tex Cobb….and so many more…..for this was “the golden age of boxing”….and the heavyweight division just brought out some awesome athletes who learned the art of boxing.
This April 29, 1985 15 round WBA Heavyweight Title fight between Greg Page vs Tony Tubbs is an outstanding fight between two great to super great heavyweight boxers during this awesome era that Imasportsphile will be showcasing 620 world championship title fights in our Boxing section when all is said and done…..so, enjoy this wonderful fight.
