Rank the best of the HWs- 90s vs 70s

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  1. kmcc505

    kmcc505 Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    Ali
    Foreman
    Frazier
    Norton
    Bowe
    Holyfield
    Lewis
    Tyson
     
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    kmcc505 Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    Let's go with H2H.
     
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    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    On a H2H basis, based on there 70s and 90's form, lennox lewis is no1. I would favour him to beat them all. Ali and Tyson were not at there best in the 70's and 90's repectively

    At there peaks, Ali and Tyson are no1 and 2
     
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    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Ali is the only one that's competitive in my opinion. I like to refer to that group as the early 90's group. Bowe and Tyson weren't worth a **** past 92
     
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    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Where is Lawrence Holmes who was champ from 1978 to 1985...?:huh

    He falls in with the 70s crowd...:deal:think

    MR.BILL:hat
     
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    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i forgot about him,, Imn asahmed to say. he had some of his best scalps in the 70s. he only got one fight with one of the 70s elite (Norton)

    I would say he would be by my number 2
     
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    kmcc505 Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    I considered Larry. Maybe I should've included him. Here is how I rank them. I don't think Lennox would be number one though. I think Evander, Tyson, and Ali win H2H in primes. Foreman has a good chance. Frazier too.