Best Heavyweight of the 90's

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  1. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Simple question. Who was the best heavyweight of the 90's?
     
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  2. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
     
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  3. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield
     
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  4. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holyfield
     
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  5. db2431

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    Ruiz.
     
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  6. maximumsg

    maximumsg Active Member Full Member

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    holyfield without a doubt
     
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  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Holyfield, going away. Faced the other top fighters of the era when it mattered, and was never taken out early by second-raters.
     
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  8. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Without a doubt? So I guess there's no doubt that he's better than Bowe despite the fact that he lost to him twice. No doubt that he's better than Lewis despite the fact that he lost to him too. Despite these losses, you can still make an argument for Holyfield. However, there would be plenty of doubters, and they would have good reason to doubt you.
     
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  9. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    He also lost to the other top fighters; losing to Moore, Lewis, and Bowe. He also lost to Ruiz the same year Lewis was caught with a lucky punch against Rahman.
     
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  10. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why do you still bother talking up holyfield over lewis when you and about 2 people in the world think yor right.:huh
     
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  11. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lou Duva said on Ringside Holyfield was the best heavyweight of the 90s. You can call him biased, but he is entitled to his opinion, and a lot of people agree with him.
     
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  12. BodyBlaster

    BodyBlaster Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably Bowe IMO.
    Tyson was on the slide, badly, by the 90's, and Lewis didnt peak till after the millenium IMO.
    Bowe was better than Holyfield, so Im going with Bowe.

    Head to head, at their best's

    Tyson
    Lewis/Bowe
    Holyfield
     
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  13. Boxer-puncher

    Boxer-puncher Active Member Full Member

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    Why the obvious question?

    Of course it's Holyfield.
     
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  14. Kegsy

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    Lewis
    Holyfield
    Tyson
    Bowe
     
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  15. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Lewis didn't peak until 2000 when he was 35? I don't think so. If that's the case, Bowe would have fought him in 1992 instead of publicly ducking him.
     
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