The best Heavyweights head to head - 1990s

Ok guys, having a recent look at the Ruddock-Tyson fight of 1991, it got me thinking who were the 8 best heavies head to head. If you post your top ten list give height,weight, fight footage and reasons why.

Also I got the weight by adding it all up for there 1990s fights, and diviving by the amount of total fights they had in the decade. Of course if you can copy mine if you have similar fighters.



1. Lennox Lewis 6'5 - Mean weight in 1990s 235 pounds


Fights - 31 (Knock outs - 22)
Wins - 29
Lost - 1
Draw - 1


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjC8W6iLEQ[/ame]





2. Evander Holyfield 6'2 - Mean weight in 1990s 212 pounds


Fights - 18 (6 knock outs)
Won - 14
Lost - 3
Drew - 1

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cX_gVsWsYM[/ame]



3. Riddick Bowe 6'5 Mean weight in 1990s 234 pounds

Fights - 29
Wins - 27 (20 Knock outs)
Lost - 1
No Contest - 1

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kim2nTQI13E[/ame]



4. Mike Tyson 5'10 1/2 - Mean weight in 1990s 219 pounds

Fights - 13
wins - 9 (7 knock outs)
Lost - 3
No contest - 1


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTlpzBJUKs[/ame]



5. Ike Ibeauchi 6'2 - Mean weight in 1990s 234 1/2 pounds

Fights - 20 (15 knock outs)
Wins - 20

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMhtDsHfTEk[/ame]



6. David Tua 5'9 1/2 - Mean weight in 1990s 220 pounds

Fights 36 (30 knock outs)
Wins 35
Lost 1

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHRAmDy80rI[/ame]


7. Tommy Morrison 6'2 - - Mean weight in 1990s 224 1/2 pounds

Fights 29
Wins 25 (23 knockouts)
Lost 3
Drew 1

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WEAQy-vb4I[/ame]



8. Razor Ruddock 6'3 1/2 - Mean weight in 1990s 240 pounds

Fights 18
Wins 14 (13 knock outs)
Lost 4

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNo8nXD3xoc[/ame]



Honourable mentions M. Moorer, R. Mercer, V. Klitshcko, T. Tucker, O. McCall, L. Holmes and G. Foreman

 

Tua and Ibeabuchi are too high.

I'd take Moorer and Foreman over Tua (Moorer especially).

 

After the big 4 its on a balance, Foreman was outboxed by Morrison,, Schultz and , struggled versus Stewart.

Moorer chin was a real weakness, and got blown out by Tua in a round..and most high quality punchers I feel would take him out.

 

Holmes did better than Foreman in the Holyfield fight beat McCall and Mercer and should have at least gotten a draw against Nielson.

 

I don't think Moorer's chin was that bad. He wasn't banged out in his prime by anyone that he shouldn't have been.

The Foreman defeat wasn't great taking into account his lead at the time, but that's the way he was, a pretty ****ed up kinda bloke.

Outside of the big four I'd take him over anyone else, at his best he'd beat Tua handily.

 

Interesting that Tyson only had 13 fights, Bowe and Lewis weighed less on avg than Ruddock.

 

Where would Wlad, Vitali and Haye fit into head to head with the 1990s guys. Any thoughts?

 

I've never been on the Tua bandwagon, aside from having a big left hook and a solid beard I think he was pretty crap to be honest.

I suppose Moorer being the arrogant ******* he was might lose himself the fight by trying to get Tua out of there or really bash him up..... if he fought in a more cautious manner he'd have done better.

There's obviously a few subtle differences between him and Chris Byrd, Byrd was quicker on his feet and probably had a better chin, whereas Moorer had much more in his fists.