Best 90s Heavyweight Fight That Didn't Happen But Should Have?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by streetsaresafer, Aug 20, 2007.


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  1. Holmes' Jab

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    Regarding your first point that would been the obvious choice given the fact Bowe blatently dodged Lewis, though I personally feel Lewis would have always had Bowes number.

    I can't say the same with certainty regarding Lewis vs Tyson. I think Tyson vs Lewis years before their actual fight would have been a belter. A 50/50 fight. :yep

    Holyfield beats any version of Tyson from '91 onwards, before that it's a toss up (Tyson early, Holyfield late?)

    Bowe had the potential tools to pose Tyson definite problems, however his vunerable mentality and leaky defense would likely cost him in this one.

    :good
     
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  2. BoppaZoo

    BoppaZoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson vs Holyfield in 1991 was the fight i wanted.

    Why because this is when i think Tyson would have busted Evander a new *******. 1996 was to late for this fight to mean anything.
     
    BoppaZoo, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. streetsaresafer

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  4. mochabuzz

    mochabuzz Active Member Full Member

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    Morrison vs Tyson 1990-1
    Ruddock vs Holyfield 1992
    Mercer vs Holyfield 1992
    & the wildCARD:
    Joe Hipp vs Ray Mercer (battle of the IRON CHINS)
     
    mochabuzz, Aug 21, 2007
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  5. mochabuzz

    mochabuzz Active Member Full Member

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    :-( I can't see Tyson (who was a HEADhunter at that point) beating Evander in 1991. Holyfield would not have fought Tyson the same way he fought Bert Cooper.
    However, i think tyson-holyfield in 1991 would have been an awesome match (i even have a promo t-shirt from the fight that never happend)
     
    mochabuzz, Aug 21, 2007
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  6. streetsaresafer

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    Appears that Holyfield/Tyson in 1991 and Bowe/Lewis in 1993 are by far the two most wanted heavyweight fights from the 90s that didn't happen. Incidentally, they are the 2 fights I would have wanted to see the most as well.

    On the classic forum here, Holyfield/Tyson in 91 up by a vote
    On the general forum, Bowe/Lewis in 93 is up by a few votes
     
    streetsaresafer, Aug 23, 2007
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  7. Rollo

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    All of them.
     
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  8. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Moorer v Hide in 94 would have been interesting...........

    Holyfield v McCall............
     
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  9. ChrisPontius

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    Holyfield/Tyson (1991) and Bowe/Lewis are clear voting favorites.

    I would like both matches about equally, but the fact that we did saw Tyson vs Holyfield when both were still very good (in my opinion), made me vote for Lewis/Bowe since we only saw them as amatures.
     
    ChrisPontius, Aug 24, 2007
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  10. streetsaresafer

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    Yeah it's a shame these fights didn't come off. I really think the 90s could have potentially matched or possibly exceeded the golden age of the 70s had we gotten most of these fights. We also would have a much better idea as to who was the best of the big 4 - Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, or Bowe.

    If only Tyson was acquitted and Bowe (Rock Newman's fault mostly I think) was willing to fight Lewis things would have been much more interesting.
     
    streetsaresafer, Aug 24, 2007
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  11. streetsaresafer

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  12. streetsaresafer

    streetsaresafer Member Full Member

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    Looks like Holyfield Tyson 91 wins it by a nose over Bowe Lewis 93

    I think had just those 2 fights happened (Tyson-Holy 91 and Bowe-Lewis 93) the stock of all 4 of those fighters would be higher and the 90s heavies would be seen as perhaps challenging the 70s as the best era of heavyweights
     
    streetsaresafer, Sep 4, 2007
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  13. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Lewis beats Bowe no matter when they fought in the 1990's though. Mostly because Lewis held a win over Bowe in the ATM's. I expect and in good faith, Lewis would have repeated this feat.
     
    Dempsey1238, Sep 4, 2007
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  14. The Kurgan

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    Bowe and Lewis in 1995. I've been watching a bit of Bowe recently, and I've forgotten how entertaining a fighter he was.
     
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  15. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bowe Lewis in 1995 would have been all Lewis.

    1993 was a different story.
     
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