Who were the top 5 heavyweights of the 90`s?

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  1. Mark Anthony

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    Who were the top 5 heavyweights of the 90`s? With the best being No.1 etc.
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

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    This was a top 10 list i did last year i think the top 6 are fairly simple, although you could maybe shuffle 1 or 2 names in different places.

    1 Lennox Lewis
    2 Evander Holyfield
    3 Riddick Bowe
    4 Mike Tyson
    5 George Foreman
    6 Michael Moorer
    7 Oliver McCall
    8 Ray Mercer
    9 Ike Ibeabuchi
    10 Tommy Morrison
     
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  4. My dinner with Conteh

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    Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, Tyson, Moorer.
     
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  5. Stevie G

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    No argument with this.
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    McCall probably deserves to be number 5. He beat Lewis for a belt and defended against Holmes, and also beat Seldon, Maskaev, and a fat Damiani. Moorer would never beat Lewis and 90s Foreman wouldn't beat Holmes or Lewis.

    Moorer could be 5, but he beat a Holyfield who wasn't at his best and his second title reign was kind of a joke (Schultz, Botha, and Vaughnn Bean). If you go on stats like titles won and total defenses, he has a case.
     
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  7. ikrasevic

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    1 Evander Holyfield
    2 Lennox Lewis
    3 Riddick Bowe
    4 Mike Tyson
    5 George Foreman
     
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  8. Fergy

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    Nice list, mate.
     
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  9. NoNeck

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    I’m guessing McCall’s win over the third best heavyweight in history doesn’t count.
     
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  10. mr. magoo

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    Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe are an easy top three. Number 4 and 5 can be debated among Moorer, Foreman and Tyson
     
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  11. Mark Anthony

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    Herbie Hide would have been too fast for George.
     
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  12. Gazelle Punch

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    I find it odd he kind of gets forgotten while men like Norton and Schmeling were elevated highly
     
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  13. Rubber Glove Sandwich

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    It could be because of the perceived gap between the top 2 heavyweights all time and number 3.
     
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  14. Mark Anthony

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    Because of how McCall got his head jabbed off by Bruno.
     
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  15. Gazelle Punch

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    Fair enough for sure.
     
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