Better Resume: Lewis or Holyfield?

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  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Aplogies if I'm forgetting any names...

    Holyfield:

    Qawi
    Tyson
    Moorer (1/1)
    Bowe (1/2)
    Douglas
    Foreman
    Holmes
    Rahman
    Ruiz (1/1/1)
    Mercer
    De Leon


    Lewis:

    Ruddock
    Briggs
    Mavrovic
    Mercer
    McCall (1/1)
    Rahman (1/1)
    Bruno
    Golota
    Morrison
    Botha
    Tua
    Klitschko
    Holyfield
    Tyson
     
  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I'm just gonna go with Evander.

    Maybe I'm bias.
     
  3. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Holyfield
    Bowe x3 & better version's of Tyson x2 alone>Lewis resume
     
  4. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Real Deal.

    Didn't that guy just take on EVERYONE during a pretty strong HW era?
     
  5. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Better single wins, but in terms of overall depth...:think
     
  6. ghettowizard

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    Evander - not close in my opinion
     
  7. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Holy never got sparked out cold by "Journeymen" during his prime.
    Overall, I think Lewis resume suffers from lack of Bowe & getting knocked out.
     
  8. Tough call:think wish they would have fought in 1992-1993, when they were both in their prime, i would pick Lewis in a close fight, to big to much power, they waited way to long 1999, Holy beat more guy's but Lewis was more dominant, he KO'D guy's, Holy won most of his fight's on the scorecards..
     
  9. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Slightly harsh when you consider why Lewis and Bowe never fought
     
  10. barneyrub

    barneyrub Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You forgot to add next to Bowe [1 win/2 losses] the way you added info on Lewis. In that vain you also forgot to add [1/1/1] next to Ruiz.The Rahman win for Holyfield was a TD 5 after Holyfield headbutte dhim and the ref let the fight go on for a couple of rds while Rahman was illegally injured, henc ethe score.
     
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    barneyrub Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah he fou Bowe 3 times, but you should add that he lost twice!!!! Who else did Bowe ever beat, Herbie Hide?
     
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    barneyrub Well-Known Member Full Member

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    and lost to most.
     
  13. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    True... But then you would have to put shot after Morrison/Bruno/Tyson's name on Lewis record, Got knocked out by Jouneymen. fought a shot Holyfield (Who still took him to the limit) & several other leftover fighter's from the 90's.

    Besides Vitali, I don't see His resume as that great.
    He knocked out Ruddock, That's cool I guess....:bart
     
  14. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    That Trilogy>Lewis career.:deal
     
  15. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Holyfield no question. Bowe fighting a prime Holyfield was enough to prove he wasnt a flash in the pan. Who did Lewis fight that was anything special is the question? His best wins are over Frank Bruno, Mercer and Ruddock, with Mercer being the best equipped fighter at the time, and the ending was controversial. Other than that, the mid 90s crap Lewis beat, wasnt anything so special.