Who's the best heavyweight of the last 30 years?

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  1. Inspector

    Inspector Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who you got and why?
     
  2. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lennox, best resume of those options.
     
  3. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson for sheer dominance
     
  4. Inspector

    Inspector Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I love Tyson but he didn't really dominate any great fighters.
     
  5. TheVrominator

    TheVrominator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George Foreman. The legend returned and had pretty remarkable success for an older fighter.
     
  6. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Résumé Lennox
    Power Lennox
    Skill Lennox
    Chin vitali

    Foreman came back and ducked everyone with a pulse

    Tyson got exposed

    Holyfield is a cheat

    Vitali took off four years so he doesn't qualify
    Wlads losses, horrible losses to journeymen

    Lennox is the only guy who avenged his two losses
    Beat everyone in the game
    Dominated a stacked division
    He's actually maybe the best heavy of all time
     
  7. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    You're joking right?

    He won vs. Morrer (a former LHW) with a luncky punch after losing 9 rounds. Then he lost to Axel "nobody" Schulz, a European journeyman. Then he lost to Shannon Briggs.

    Foreman's comeback run was absolutely awful.
     
  8. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    has to be lennox
     
  9. splatter69

    splatter69 Well-Known Member Full Member

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  10. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson's resume was just as good, he just happens to be 1-3 against top 30 ATGs. :think
     
  11. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    Lewis, no doubt about it.
     
  12. Imperial1

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  13. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As Michael Buffer would say:

    Lennox (The Lion) Lewissssssssssssss
     
  14. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Fought a past his best Tyson and and fought too close decisons with Holyfield and he beat who's braons out ? Yeah OK !
     
  15. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good post:good

    Kindof a Lewis hater, but you can't argue facts, even if they are subjective. Wlad is second because he is actually the more powerful fighter, more skilled fighter, but Lewis makes up for it with his ability to adapt and overcome.

    And yeah, Vitalis 4 yr hiatus really crushed his career and legacy. Toney, Maskaev, Rahman, Valuev, Holyfield, Byrd, Liakovich, earlier Briggs......all coulda been his to scalp, and he undoubtedly would dominated them all, and been credited with huge wins, even if Holyfield woulda been a past prime type.:think