Tyson the last HW and P4P Champ?

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  1. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Usually P4P #1 rankings are given to non-HW as recognition of their skills and dominance. But if i remember correctly, Tyson was both HW and P4P Champ for a few years. Was he the last HW to gain both distinctions?
     
  2. Thread Stealer

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    Tyson was the last HW Champ that I can think of that was rated #1 p4p.

    RJJ was a HW titlist though (LL was the real champ) and was #1 after the Ruiz fight.
     
  3. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    You're right, I musta forgot!
     
  4. fish262

    fish262 Member Full Member

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    Ya'll musta forgot.
     
  5. sweed

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    Lennox Lewis it top 3 HW ever!
     
  6. Steenalized

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  7. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Tyson was the last HW Champ who was also P4P King.

    Roy Jones was HW titlist and P4P King.

    Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko were HW Champs and also ranked in the P4P Top10.
     
  8. rushman

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    Wlad wanted to marry Hayden so that he could become an American citizen.

    He would have gone straight to the top of the P4P.
     
  9. J.R.

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    I've heard that a young Holyfield was also considered #1 p4p or near the #1 spot back when he was champ, but I was far too young back then so I can't confirm or deny this.
     
  10. SJS19

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    He'd probably be top 5, and get a nice big PPV Contract with HBO.
     
  11. Thread Stealer

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    Nah, he wasn't. Chavez was ranked #1, and Whitaker was behind him.

    Holyfield was ranked #6 p4p at the end of 1990. Holyfield actually wasn't all that respected in his first run as HW champ, especially when you think of how well respected he became. He was given a lot of criticism in his opposition in old Foreman & Holmes, and getting dropped against replacement Cooper.
     
  12. Chempasillo

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    lewis was high after beating tyson and previoulsy beat holyfield, around top 6. now wlad is around top 6. but p4p king as a heavyweight we gonne wait a looonnnnnnnnggggg time.
     
  13. bballchump11

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    Yeah it was Tyson
    1988

    KO Magazine
    1. Mike Tyson
    2. Julio Cesar Chavez
    3. Evander Holyfield
    4. Ray Leonard
    5. Jeff Fenech
    6. Michael Nunn
    7. Azumah Nelson
    8. Jung Koo Chang
    9. Buddy McGirt
    10. Sumbu Kalambay

    1989

    1. Mike Tyson
    2. Julio Cesar Chavez
    3. Pernell Whitaker
    4. Michael Nunn
    5. Antonio Esparragoza
    6. Meldrick Taylor
    7. Azumah Nelson
    8. Raul Perez
    9. Virgil Hill
    10. Marlon Starling

    1990

    1. Julio Cesar Chavez
    2. Pernell Whitaker
    3. Michael Nunn
    4. Antonio Esparragoza
    5. Meldrick Taylor
    6. Evander Holyfield
    7. Mike Tyson
    8. Raul Perez
    9. Myung-Woo Yuh
    10. Khaosai Galaxy

    1992

    1. Julio Cesar Chavez
    2. Pernell Whitaker
    3. Terry Norris
    4. Orlando Canizales
    5. James (Buddy) McGirt
    6. Riddick Bowe
    7. Azumah Nelson
    8. Sung-Kil Moon
    9. Julian Jackson
    10. James Toney

    1993

    1. Pernell Whitaker
    2. Julio Cesar Chavez
    3. James Toney
    4. Michael Carbajal
    5. Orlando Canizales
    6. Evander Holyfield
    7. Ricardo Lopez
    8. Roy Jones Jr.
    9. Kennedy McKinney
    10. Yuri Arbachakov

    1994

    1. Pernell Whitaker
    2. Roy Jones Jr.
    3. Orlando Canizales
    4. Ricardo Lopez
    5. Humberto Gonzalez
    6. Frankie Randall
    7. Felix Trinidad
    8. Gerald McClellan
    9. Miguel Angel Gonzalez
    10. Kevin Kelley

    1995

    1. Pernell Whitaker
    2. Roy Jones Jr.
    3. Ricardo Lopez
    4. Oscar De La Hoya
    5. Felix Trinidad
    6. Yuri Arbachakov
    7. Kostya Tszyu
    8. Riddick Bowe
    9. Marco Antonio Barrera
    10. Terry Norris

    1996

    1. Roy Jones Jr.
    2. Oscar De La Hoya
    3. Pernell Whitaker
    4. Felix Trinidad
    5. Ricardo Lopez
    6. Junior Jones
    7. Kostya Tszyu
    8. Terry Norris
    9. Evander Holyfield
    10. Mark Johnson

    1997

    KO Magazine
    1. Oscar De La Hoya
    2. Roy Jones Jr.
    3. Felix Trinidad
    4. Pernell Whitaker
    5. Evander Holyfield
    6. Terry Norris
    7. Junior Jones
    8. Ricardo Lopez
    9. Ike Quartey
    10. Mark Johnson

    1998

    1. Oscar De La Hoya
    2. Roy Jones Jr.
    3. Evander Holyfield
    4. Felix Trinidad
    5. Mark Johnson
    6. Shane Mosley
    7. Ricardo Lopez
    8. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    9. Naseem Hamed
    10. Johnny Tapia

    1999

    1. Roy Jones Jr.
    2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    3. Felix Trinidad
    4. Oscar De La Hoya
    5. Shane Mosley
    6. Mark Johnson
    7. Ricardo Lopez
    8. Erik Morales
    9. Bernard Hopkins
    10. Stevie Johnston
     
  14. Neverchair

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    Hey its Rushman!

    Did you wake up from a Klitschko based dream to post this unrelevant piece of wank?

    I shoud say, I still have your sister in my shed. I've been using her as my spunk bucket for about a year now. She says she misses you and can't wait to feel your silky soft touch next to hers.

    Anyway, im off to spit my fat into her. See you later!
     
  15. RJJFan

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