Let's build a fringe contender circuit during the late 80's..

It would not of helped his purses; but how about an 22-0 (22) Alex Stewart avoiding Holyfield and with great foresight going:

November 1989: WKO1 James Broad
April 1990: WKO4 Michael Dokes
August 1990 WKO2 Johnny DuPlooy
December 1990 WKO7 Tyrell Biggs
March 1991 WKO1 Bruce Seldon
October 1991 WKO6 Tommy Morrison
February 1992 WKO2 Bert Cooper
April 1992 WKO1 Alex Garcia
July 1992 WKO5 Greg Page
October 1992 WKO2 Donavon Ruddock
May 1993 LU12 Lennox Lewis (for the vacant WBC title)

 

November 1989: WKO1 James Broad
(Stewart wins this one, but it goes the distance or ends in late round stoppage)

April 1990: WKO4 Michael Dokes
(This bout could have gone either way, depending on Dokes's conditioning at the time. If Stewart prevailed, it would have been in a longer, tougher fight.)

August 1990 WKO2 Johnny DuPlooy
(I agree with this one.)

December 1990 WKO7 Tyrell Biggs
(Okay, this outcome is reasonable. Stewart would have won, very possibly by stoppage.)

March 1991 WKO1 Bruce Seldon
(I totally disagree here. This fight would have been competitive, probably lasting the entire ten rounds. It could have gone either way, and my guess is that Seldon would have won.)


October 1991 WKO6 Tommy Morrison
(Maybe, maybe not. Given Morrison's vulnerability and power, any outcome would have been possible here. Your pick is entirely possible though.)

February 1992 WKO2 Bert Cooper
(Cooper would have lasted the entire ten rounds with Stewart. Stewart wins on points.)

April 1992 WKO1 Alex Garcia
(This outcome is within the realm of possibility. My guess is that Stewart would have won in the middle rounds though.)

July 1992 WKO5 Greg Page
(Stewart would have beaten Page in 1992, I agree, but the bout probably would have gone the distance, or at least have lasted until the late rounds. Page was in shape in 1992.)

October 1992 WKO2 Donavon Ruddock
(I say this outcome is impossible. Ruddock, in 1992, would have had too much for Stewart. Ruddock wins this fight by clear decision or a mid to late rounds stoppage. No way around it.)

May 1993 LU12 Lennox Lewis (for the vacant WBC title)
(Lewis would have stopped Stewart anywhere between one and seven rounds in 1993. The bout would have been one sided.)

 

I was working on momentum making Stewart a better fighter, as he avoided the tough war with Holyfield and the Tyson blow out.

Stewart always had confidence issues, so had to be managed properly. Most of the dates of the fights, were when the opponent was past his sell by date, or about to lose a big fight.

Broad was gone by 89.

Dokes had not got over Holyfield, and was about to blown away by Ruddock.

Biggs had seen better days, but was still capable of lasting a few rounds.

Seldon was overrated and had shown cracks against Ribalta, he was ripe for defeat; Morrison was blowing the Mercer bout.

Cooper was coming off of the Holyfield loss, so a Stewart win looks good.

Ruddock (with hindsight) was grossly overrated going into the Lewis bout, and I think with the resume I had built up for him, it would of been possible for Stewart to catch Ruddock early ala Lewis.

I then see a safety first performance by Lewis, as he easily outboxes Stewart.

 

was never that impressed by stewart to be honest. he was brave and moderatley talented but lacked speed of hand and,despite his high KO % ,was not that big a puncher. i give garcia a 50/50 chance of getting a win against stewart

 

Neither of them can win and hold the title Tyson had all the legit Titles. Late 1989early 1990 when they would have earned a title shot at the earliest they would still not have been able to beat Tyson.