1990s Heavyweight Battles That Were Prime-For-Prime

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  1. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    The 90s heavyweight era, while great and called by many the second golden time period of HWs, featured a number of battles fought between top guys in which one was past his peak; but which 90s bouts fought by the elites featured both men in the ring during their primes?
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    None. You could say the Holy v Bowe fight, but Holy was much better and bigger in their rematch while Bowe was ovderweight in that second fight, in the third fight their were rumors that Holy had a hole in his heart with impeded him in that third bout and in his strange loss to Moorer.
     
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  3. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Lewis - Briggs
    Tyson - Ruddock 1&2 (I still consider Tyson in his prime up until 91 - he was only 25)
    Morrison - Mercer
    Ike - Tua
     
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  4. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    We can prob. add Ike-Byrd?
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Schultz - Botha

    Moorer - Cooper
     
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    Akinwande - Jeremy Williams
    Bowe - Hide
     
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  8. Italian Stallion

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    Technically, Lewis-Golota but that wasn't a battle...
     
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  9. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let's see here: Moorer vs. Stewart, Bruno vs. McCall, McCall vs. Seldon, Seldon vs. Bowe, Mercer vs. Lewis, Bowe vs. Gonzalez, Grant vs. Gonzalez, Grant vs. Izon, Tua vs. Ruiz, Jefferson vs. Harris, Rahman vs. Tua, Tyson vs. Ruddock. I think that pretty well covers it.
     
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  10. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    Nice, appreciated! Grant-Golota too?
     
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  11. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    oh ya, that one too
     
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