Which heavyweight had the toughest era to reign in?

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  1. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holyfield perhaps.
     
    Last edited: Sep 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
    OddR, Sep 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Very talented and hard era Pal.
    From as early as 1990 with the Tyson Douglas upset and Holyfield picking up the title the same year.
    Good times.
     
    Fergy, Sep 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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  3. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

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    Ali had to fend off prime Foreman, prime Frazier and prime Norton for the titles.
     
    SouthpawsRule, Sep 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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  4. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Yep this.
     
    drenlou, Sep 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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  5. drenlou

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    He fought Foreman, Holmes and Mercer too. Holyfield definitely had the toughest era to deal with in the 90's.
     
    drenlou, Sep 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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  6. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    After Ali it would be the Real Deal,Evander Holyfield.
     
    Stevie G, Sep 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    I’ll say Holyfield for my 0.2$
     
    Journeyman92, Sep 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
    Journeyman92, Sep 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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