What period would this be, during the start of his career instead of him fighting at cruiser? And are we taking into account circumstances such as him being weight drained?
Bare in mind Holyfield turned pro in what '85 and left the cruiser's in 89 I think, give him a year or 2 to establish himself, so in the period of 86-88 or so the light heavyweight champions were as follows. WBC: Dennis Andries, who was handed a beatdown by Hearns, who then vacated and the belt was captured by LaLonde, who then lost to Ray Leonard. WBA: Marvin Johnson, followed by Leslie Stewart and then Virgil Hill. IBF: Bobby Czyz followed by Charles Williams.
