Who is the greatest HW of the last 25 years?

Holmes
Lewis
Tyson
Klit
Holyfield

 

Larry Holmes without a doubt.

 

Linear title.

Again, so that makes Shannon Briggs one of the most formidable threats at the time right.

And Lewis blew him out of the water, correct?

I would say that the very fact that you refuse to acknowledge just how hand picked Foremans opponents were mean you can't back up your argument.

You can't just say something over and over without any basis, and call it a fact.

Foreman LOST to Tommy Morrison just before he beat Moorer. in 93.
Morrison then lost to Micheal Bennt. in 1. (next loss for Morrison? Um, Lewis....)

Who was more dangerous?

Well,

The very fact that

Bowe
Holyfield
Lewis
Ruddock

Had a 4 way tournament to see who was the best tells me that he wasn't one of the best four heavyweights of the time.

Tyson - when did he go to jail?

Then you have a whole list of the 'wasted' fighters

Tucker
Bonecrusher smith (never really that good, but held a title)
Tubbs
etc

How many of those guys did Foreman beat? How many titleholders (or ex title holders) did Foreman beat to PROVE he was the most formidable contender.

ZERO.

What he did was awesome to beat Moorer at that age. But even Foreman himself admits, he talked his way to title shots. He beat guys of just high enough ranking to count, and then did his smiling, "I train on hamburgers" routine.

How did he PROVE he was one of, if not the most formidable contender of the time?

By losing to Holyfield????

Ok. Holy beat him 1 out 3. And Bowe was pretty fat in that fight, and I think would have won without FanMan.
Why do you keep pointing to a LOSING trilogy to prove Holy is great?

And who ELSE did Bowe beat to prove his greatness?? HOLY???
Well, he did very well against Golota didn't he.... and what did Lewis do to Golota again?????

It doesn't mean Holy has faced better punchers AT ALL.
In fact, Holy hasn't fought better punchers. If anything, Lewis has faced more pure punchers than Holy.

Tua, Morrison, Briggs, Bruno, Vitlay K, Ruddock, Golota

are far bigger punchers than

Cooper, Czyz, Stewart, Bean

No, Holy lost a close decision. He was far from robbed.
Robbed is what Lewis was with that bogus draw your man got against Lewis.