Best legacy: Sanders, Byrd, or Peter

Great post.

Thanks for that.

 

bryd sanders peter.. sanders and peter is a toss up. peter had so much hype but never same thru. and I think sanders win over wlad inches him 2nd. could be a toss up though

 

Byrd by a good margin. Defeated Vitali Klitschko, David Tua, McCline, and Holyfield. Also fought on even terms with an inspired Golota despite not having the size and power to make him fold. Good win over Jimmy Thunder too that gets forgot.

Vitali win wasn't flukey, he was missing loaded left hands at odd angles, it's no wander he tore his shoulder out. Same goes for Holyfield, who also his tore his shoulder out against Byrd. Funny all these flukes happen against a guy who gives odd angles and makes his opponent miss. Byrd was an abnormality in the division, of course he produced abnormal results. Despite not being prime Holyfield was far from shot, he had just outboxed Ruiz and Rahman, and was clearly the top guy in the division behind Wlad and Lewis.

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73% of those who voted in your poll agree that Byrd is #1. So I don't see it as being fairly close. Especially given Sanders is pretty well liked on this forum. I would have expected him to be winning, honestly.

And "good margin" is my opinion and not a comment on the poll results, though it fits the poll results.

I have no Anti-Vitali position.

Man, I got you all in pieces. I honestly have no idea why.

RING #4 2002 year end.

Holyfield was rightfully ahead on the cards.

What a story, mark.

 

For my opinion see post #50

If you say so.

It makes sense.

I don't value your opinion.

A. Headbutt ruled accidental by official. Injury caused by a accidental foul goes to the score cards.
B. That's an out liner opinion, I can't say I've seen many people who think Rahman was ahead in that fight.

"Holyfield was able to outbox Rahman at every turn, jabbing and battering the former champion over and over, i"

"ut it was difficult to figure out how one judge, Melvina Lathan, who scored it 67-66 for Rahman, could have found a round Rahman deserved to win."

By Mike Freeman, the New York Times, June 2, 2002

It doesn't seem to be very debated. A "healthy majority" have voted for Byrd.

 

I'm discussing the topic...you are flaming and going all over the place in your own thread.

 

Sanders is number one. He's the only guy to ever outclass Wlad Klitschko. There was no luck in that win and Wlad was smart to avoid a rematch. The rest of his resume has it's limitations, but so what?

Beating Tua, struggling with Golota, and being lucky to have an pre-prime Vitali Klitschko with a ripped shoulder quit on you does not top that..

 

Buster Douglas easily had a better resume than Razor Ruddock.

 

Peter is a clear cut three to me. He only beat a past it McCline (unimpresively), Jeremy Williams, an old Maskaev, and a fat James Toney once legitimately, once by semi-gift. Old Holyfield>Maskaev, both beat McCline, Oquendo>Williams and Tua>fat version of Toney.