Who Is The Best American Heavyweight?

[Fox McCloud]

bowe holyfiled 1 was better than the first tyson fight. but again i think the upset was a factor in it becoming a fight of the year. it was buster douglas all over again. personally i liked watching it, i wouldnt call it THE best fight ever, but i thought it was an okay pick for 1996. the other fights that you put on the list are all solid. i could name a couple of other fights that would rank much higher than the ones you posted, even other fights in 1996 alone that would be better

but that was the heavyweight championship super fight, between 2 names that were suppoused to have gotten into the ring with each other 6 years back. and i thought it lived up to the hype, mike was looking for one punch but i thought it was a good pace for heavyweights

but then again, i love the heavyweight division more than any other division. NOT RIGHT NOW, but overall i rank that division the highest. watching big guys in action is something.

All I wrote were The Ring's FOTYs from 1990-1999.

1996 alone had Barrera-McKinney and Gatti-Rodriguez, which both were better than Holyfield vs. Tyson. I think all the things that you factor into FOTY status should factor into Event of the Year, but shouldn't really determine FOTY.

After all, if prestige were involved in FOTY, Pavlik-Taylor I would have gotten the nod over Vazquez-Marquez II, which would have been a travesty IMO.

I personally have a hard time feeling good or even enjoying a fight in which I know a boxer's career was ruined in terms of their health. I've watched Chavez Taylor fully once, maybe twice tops. Same w/ Benn-McClellan, Quiroga-Afinowashe, and others of the like.

Well... I think I would have less trouble with Quiroga-Afinowoshe or Chavez-Taylor than I would Benn-McClellan. Afinowoshe and Taylor could have led normal lives after their fights... that was it for Gerald.

[1g5a22]

there isnt a best,there all ****

[Boogie Nights]

All I wrote were The Ring's FOTYs from 1990-1999.

1996 alone had Barrera-McKinney and Gatti-Rodriguez, which both were better than Holyfield vs. Tyson. I think all the things that you factor into FOTY status should factor into Event of the Year, but shouldn't really determine FOTY.

After all, if prestige were involved in FOTY, Pavlik-Taylor I would have gotten the nod over Vazquez-Marquez II, which would have been a travesty IMO

good point D, but also aside from prestige we have to factor in the remebrance and significance of the event. barrera-mckinney and gatti-rodriguez may have indeed been better, but majority of fans would remember tyson-holyfield 1 as having a bigger impact overall. not to say that those other fights are forgotten, they not and they are legendary in their own right, but i could tell you that most people would remember that the first tyson holyfield fight was a stand out among others

it's the same thing with tyson-douglas fight and taylor chavez1 which both were in 1990. this douglas fight might not have been mike's best performance, or better in comparisson to the taylor fight, but i could bet my money that people would go with the tyson fight after all. and you know what? they'll be right about it. it was an unintentional historic classic.

but then again it has to do a lot with taste

[duffgun]

Holyfield vs Tyson was a FOTY because of the upset and because it was the biggest boxing event of the 90's, Its a sad sight looking at that list of heavyweights when you go back to the pre 90's the American heavyweight scene always had plenty of strength and depth what happened, you can spin it and say the eastern euro heavyweights are dominating and making them look bad but its obvious to anyone with boxing knowledge the lack of skill and conditioning with American heavyweights, it would also seem that there are less active American heavyweights.

[Alonzo Harris]

Why is tye fields not on that list?

he is the only heavyweight from america that is worth mentioning he is a beast!

after reading that list I remembered why the heavyweight division is only a shadow of it's former self.

[miron_lang]

OMG !! I didnt realize how terrible the American Heavyweights atm

[aussieboxer2320]

seen those athletes in the NFL?? or in the NBL? those guys would make fine boxers if taught correctly

[kadyo's]

Why is tye fields not on that list?

he is the only heavyweight from america that is worth mentioning he is a beast!

after reading that list I remembered why the heavyweight division is only a shadow of it's former self.

I was about to ask the same question. Where the **** is The Great Tye Fields in the list? I'm sure Tye Fields can KTFO all those bums in the list. What a list of tomato cans.

[aussieboxer2320]

Boxing isn't the main focus in Eastern Europe, there are tons more athletes going into soccer, basketball, track + field sports, strong man, MMA, etc....

There are more gyms in America....Eastern Europeans are stronger, hungrier and tougher than Americans...We have it tough with poverty and hardship, we were just allowed to turn pro years after the cold war.

STFU!!!!!! the only fighter of eastern european extraction i ever liked was kostya tzsyu, and thats only because he became an aussie!!!!

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Boxing isn't the main focus in Eastern Europe, there are tons more athletes going into soccer, basketball, track + field sports, strong man, MMA, etc....

There are more gyms in America....Eastern Europeans are stronger, hungrier and tougher than Americans...We have it tough with poverty and hardship, we were just allowed to turn pro years after the cold war.

You're a complete joke, man. The thought of anyone showing pride in this Eastern European dominated devision thats only comparable to the heavy weight devision of the early 80's minus Holmes, is absolutely hilarious.