Top 5 Heavy s Since 1980 ?

Do you mean H2H instead of P4P? Because no way in hell Lewis is higher than Holyfield P4P

 

Holmes is clear #1 for me

After him it's Lewis, Wlad, Holyfield and Tyson in any order (depending if you count achievements or H2H)

 

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/p4p-whos-the-best-lewis-or-holyfield.728220/
With all due respect mate P4P Holyfield is P4P above Lewis.
To try P4P (parameter is under 205 pounds Holyfield fight Bowe 1):
1. Holyfield
2. 1988 Tyson
3. peak Holmes
4. Lewis ... many pounds
5. Wlad ...many pounds
P.S. Imho Holyfield (205 pounds) Bowe 1 fight is P4P over Bowe (235 pounds); Holyfield 1 fight.

 

Tough… damn, I think Evander, Larry, Wlad, Lennox and Tyson?

 

Actually shouldn’t Evander win by default?

 

1. Roy Jones
2. Usyk
3. Tyson
4. Michael Spinks
5. Holyfield

 

Tyson was pfp1 in 1988.

 

P4P it's the most appropriate ranking in this thread by a mile

 

Of those fighters who had at least 1 HW contest since 1980, ignoring fights before 1980, my p4p list would be something like:

1. RJJ
2. Spinks
3. Holyfield
4. Usyk
5. Lewis

Considering careers both post and pre 1980 and ranking at HW only, it's:

1. Ali
2. Holmes
3. Lewis
4. Wlad
5. Tyson

I can see Foreman above Wlad and Tyson and am in a minority who don't rank him as such.

 

Mike Tyson
Larry Holmes
Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
Vitali Kliczko

 

Confused by the question, do we include guys who weren’t great heavies like Spinks?
Here’s my five based purely on heavyweight from 1980 only onwards:

1. Lewis 2. Holyfield 3. Holmes 4. Tyson 5. Wlad

p4p, career-wise or whatever, best who fought at heavyweight at some point:

1. Holyfield 2. Spinks 3. Jones 4. Toney 5. Holmes

if Holmes prior to 1980 was included I’d likely put him higher at heavyweight.