IDK.....Wlad is 36 and prime. Why does Holyfield have to be prime at 31. He just put up one of his best performances in 04 at 42. I'll say Tyson 2........Tyson 1 was this greatest fight IMO, and if you asked me after that fight, I would said he could beat Ali.:think
Early to mid 90s (minus the bouts he was sick), In the mid 90s he took roids and had some size to him.
I'd say Foreman fight-Moorer 2. After that time he got more inconsistent although he still has some good wins.
Never Proven. He started out in heavyweight at like 205 pounds. Any athlete with dedication can put on muscle like that. David Haye did it,Adamek did it etc
From Qawi 1 to Bowe 1, where he peaked IMO was during his fights with Douglas, Dokes, and Cooper... the man just had the goods back then We will never get any heavyweights like Holyfield and or Tyson again
when he was cruiser champ up untill, round about the bowe loss, i think when he was cruiser weight champion
I'd say Holy's prime was around 1987 - '93 (till Bowe 2). Since then, he was past-prime, even though he's had great wins (like win over Tyson). Holyfield seemed to become a shot fighter around 98-99 (fights vs Bean and Lewis 1), and since 2000 it was clear for everyone that Holyfield was shot and nowhere near to his early 90's version
1987-93 with a very nice renaissance as the best from 1996-99 up to when he lost to a bigger, stronger, younger, fresher prime Lennox Lewis. And wasn't stopped in either fight.