90s heavyweights are pretty overrated

Wladimir and Tyson both punched themselves in the face, Lennox, Evander, Mike, even Oldman Big George, never did. Wladimir and Fury at least fought each other. Mike never fought Bowe and Foreman, Foreman never fought Bowe and so on.

I was a teenager in 90s and when I saw Foreman stopping Moorer for a world title, I said to my father: dad, this dude is ok, but he is old, isn`t he? he said: yes, son, that`s Foreman, he was stopped by Ali 20 years ago. Ali is the best boxer ever, son. I thought my father was joking lol. Foreman by 48 beat unbeaten Savarese and got robbed against Briggs. That contenders from 90s completely sucked if they struggled that bad with 48 years old man.

The others night I decided to rewatch the Lewis vs Mercer fight. Whilst it could have gone either way, I couldn't help but think wow boxing was so much better back then. Just watching the beautiful combinations that Mercer was able to put together whilst Lewis didn't hesitate to mix it up either. You just don't get that nowadays. Apart from Tyson Fury, I don't see anyone from the current bunch being a top fighter in those times.

All you really need to do is check the highlight reels or mechanics of the 90's heavyweights 'Apart from fighters getting bigger and more out of condition these days? Heavyweights have technically regressed. Deontay Wilder is the most limited WBC World Champion in all weight divisions, that I have seen in the past 20 years 'That is in terms of technical ability, because the man has plenty of courage'.

Any poster that has the same signature and avatar cannot be taken seriously when they post a thread....Jake the snake is no different. Lewis , bowe , Tyson , ruddock , golota would all terrify the champions of today.......what made foreman more difficult in the 90” was how much he bulked up in size , he was just a hard a fighter to move backwards but Holyfield beat the hell out of him for 12 rounds....didn’t wallln beat the hell of out fury and wasn’t this wallin ranked 30th in the world ?

Most people on here have sen like Holyfield v Bowe and a few Tyson fights and pretend they are experts on the 90's heavyweight division The truth is, at the time people were calling the 90's division trash, Lewis was seen as a glass jawed Brit, the big fights took years to make (that's not a new thing), all the top guys were supposedly ducking each other and recreational drug abuse was rife through the division with many contenders being legitimate crack head drug addicts. It wasn't until the very end of that era that Lewis got any respect from the American establishment as they tried to hype bowe up the entire time before finally giving in as Lewis retired and admitting he was the best. I remember that era very well and it's repeating itself now I remember the same. Lewis wasn`t getting much respect. Mike Tyson never fought Bowe, old Foreman. They all were du.ckung each other pretty much.

People always overrate the past, we will do the same in 20 years, talking about how Fury would’ve schooled the champ in 2040 or how he would’ve been too hittable to survive with Wilder. It’s just the way things go. There’s no point in comparing eras.

For sure. Andy Ruiz would have been a unified champ in the 90's

The corpse of Foreman was one of main figures than. Holyfield went life and death with him, old Foreman stopped Moorer. Beat fringe contenders like Lou Savarese. Just imagine, if Foreman hadn`t been robbed against Briggs, he would have fought Lewis next. And if he had won..how embarassing would that be for Lewis? When Wladimir Klitschko reached 39, he wasn`t good enough to beat Fury and Joshua, the new fighters any more. I am pretty sure that 45 old Foreman wouldn`t be top contender now. he would be something like Chisora. Most people on here have sen like Holyfield v Bowe and a few Tyson fights and pretend they are experts on the 90's heavyweight division The truth is, at the time people were calling the 90's division trash, Lewis was seen as a glass jawed Brit, the big fights took years to make (that's not a new thing), all the top guys were supposedly ducking each other and recreational drug abuse was rife through the division with many contenders being legitimate crack head drug addicts. It wasn't until the very end of that era that Lewis got any respect from the American establishment as they tried to hype bowe up the entire time before finally giving in as Lewis retired and admitting he was the best. I remember that era very well and it's repeating itself now TS - the fact that Foreman was able to compete is a testament to how strong the 70s were and what an unbelievable fighter Ali was for example, it doesnt reflect badly on the 90's. The 90s heavyweight scene was the 2nd best in my opinion. We still haven't had fighters at the level of a prime holyfield, bowe, Lewis imho. Although there are some good fighters in the current crop. Earl - yes I think it was because the 90s scene was a bit in the shadow of the 70s. But as usual you go off on a bit of a tangent about drug use. That sort of thing still goes on with star athletes today, its neither here nor there. Fact is you had some great fighters, some good ones, and enough solid ones who could cause an upset on their day. Yes Lewis was ignored, but that was mainly due to not having had the fights. Once he beat holyfield (albeit over the hill) knocked Tyson out as well as the longevity...he was widely regarded as one of the greats and the best of his era.

The heavyweight division has been weak, since the 90's.

Everyone tends to overrate the past. Having said that, the 90's boxers were, collectively, much better than today.

Comparing any version of George Foreman to freaking Dereck Chisora is absurdly disrespectful.

The corpse of Foreman was one of main figures than. Holyfield went life and death with him, old Foreman stopped Moorer. Beat fringe contenders like Lou Savarese. Just imagine, if Foreman hadn`t been robbed against Briggs, he would have fought Lewis next. And if he had won..how embarassing would that be for Lewis? When Wladimir Klitschko reached 39, he wasn`t good enough to beat Fury and Joshua, the new fighters any more. I am pretty sure that 45 old Foreman wouldn`t be top contender now. he would be something like Chisora. lol someone hasnt even watched the holyfield fight. busted. Always amusing when someone outs their lack of boxing knowledge.