Top Fights of The 90s Heavyweight Golden Era

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  1. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    The second golden era of heavyweight boxing was the 1990s decade (though one which seemed to end with Lewis's retirement in '03). What fights were the best from that 90s second golden era (can we include bouts that stretched into the early 00s like Lewis-Tyson)?
     
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    Bert Cooper vs Michael Moorer classic 90s slugfest
     
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    Bowe-Holyfield wars.
     
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    The 90s was superior to the 70s.
     
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    Any fight involving Evander Holyfield
     
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    An exhaustive list, as usual:
    1990
    Douglas vs. Tyson
    Mercer vs. Cooper
    1991
    McCall vs. Seldon
    Mercer vs. Morrison
    Moorer vs. Stewart
    Tyson vs. Ruddock I & II
    Holyfield vs. Foreman
    Holyfield vs. Cooper
    1992
    Bowe vs. Coetzer
    Holmes vs. Mercer
    Bowe vs. Holyfield I
    Moorer vs. Cooper
    Foreman vs. Stewart
    Lewis vs. Bruno
    Morrison vs. Hipp
    1993
    Holyfield vs. Bowe II
    1994
    Foreman vs. Moorer
    1995
    Bowe vs. Holyfield III
    Morrison vs. Ruddock
    1996
    Holyfield vs. Tyson I
    Lewis vs. Mercer
    Bowe vs. Golota I & II
    Mercer vs. Witherspoon
    1997
    Holyfield vs. Tyson II
    Holyfield vs. Moorer II
    Ibeabuchi vs. Tua
    1998
    Lewis vs. Briggs
    Golota vs. Sanders
    Stewart vs. Sellers
    Grant vs. Izon
    1999
    Grant vs. Golota
    Jefferson vs. Harris
     
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    Douglas - Tyson for shock factor
    Ruddock - Tyson
    Bowe - Holyfield 1,2,3
    Mercer - Lewis
    Tua - Ibeabuchi
    Holyfield - Foreman
    Holyfield - Cooper

    & many more
     
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    Alex Stewart vs Ezra Sellers was meant to be a fun fight. I’ve only ever seen the highlights though
     
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  11. Italian Stallion

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    By all means, please; you're always welcome to chime in btw!
     
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  12. William Walker

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    Thanks man. Did I miss any?
     
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  13. Italian Stallion

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    No, I think you did a fine job comprehensively covering it, even including some under-the-radar battles which mainstream media wouldn't recognize but you did. I want to thank you for that.
     
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  14. William Walker

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    I thought so to, if I don't mind saying so. Which would you consider under the radar?
     
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  15. Italian Stallion

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    So those include Stewart-Sellers,
    Grant-Izon, and all battles featuring Polish icon Golota because his bouts with Bowe for example are only brought up for the negative reasons usually. That clouds how great those two matches were.
     
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