Who is the greatest HW of the last 25 years?

1.Holyfield
2.Lewis
3.Tyson

 

Holy went 1-2 with Bowe, and suffered a brutal knockout in one of the fights.

He also lost to glass-chinned Moorer, who was starched by a jab from 65-year-old Foreman, and also laid out cold in 30 seconds by David Tua.

Holy also lost to John Ruiz, who was half-murdered in 19 seconds by David Tua.

The same David Tua who hardly won a 10-second stretch of any round against Lewis.

Lewis is the only one of the Lewis-Holy-Tyson trifecta who is undefeated, with victories over both other men.

No, you didn't. But you DID see him getting clearly outpointed over 12 rounds, and you DID see him taking brutal beatings ending in knockout defeats.

Lewis got dropped hard with one punch from McCall. He beat the count, had enough wits and presence of mind to tuck his arms under his chin to demonstrate awareness immediately after suffering the first legitimate knockdown of his undefeated pro career, and he should have been allowed to continue.

Still, he lost the fight. It happens. But he dominated the rematch.

And he lost by two-punch knockout against Rahman, too. But he dominated the rematch.

The gameplan to beat Lennox? Hope to land the homerun punch early. Then don't sign for the rematch. That's the only proven way to beat him.

Andrew Golota beat the living **** out of Riddick Bowe twice, the same Riddick Bowe who won two out of three (with a stoppage victory) over Holy. But Golota was destroyed in 90 seconds by Lewis right after. And Bowe threw his title away rather than face Lennox.

Sorry Zak, Lennox is greater than Holy.

:hat

 

..and seeing as the thread is greatest HEAVYWEIGHT, I can't really see how there is much debate.

P4P, Holy is on top of this list. But HW?

Nope-on-a-rope.

 

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HW careers only?

:verysad

 

Lennox Lewis
Larry Holmes
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson

 

Frank Bruno
Bruce Seldon
Marvis Frazier
Audley Harrison

 

Hey those werent any of the choices
Frank Bruno...known as the guy that gave Tyson a good fight for a few rounds before getting baptisedatsch

 

Prime Tyson could probably beat any of them. If Rahman can take Lewis out the machine Tyson was in his youth wouldnt have a problem.

Bruno also outboxed Lewis and was winning comfotable untill Lewis caught him with a great shot.

 

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Emanuel Steward knew the opening was there, remember when he told McCall to throw the right over the top inbetween rounds, he knew Lewis was wide open for it, and bam, Lewis got caught with it and it was ovah!

 

Holyfield is and will always be the best HW of that generation ..People talk Lennox but who didn't Holyfiled fight on the come up ?

His trilogies with Bowe alone made the HW division what it was ..

 

Lewis, followed closely by Holmes.
THen Holy, and finally Tyson.