Ring Magazine top-10 heavyweights in 1996

[The Big Dunn]

REDEEMER when Oliver McCall walks through England, do you guys run and scream like he’s Godzilla?

He’d definitely knock AJ out if they fought.

[REDEEMER]

I think I made an error in my first post.

None of them would lose to Ruiz other than Lewis because he’s a Brit and every top British HWT’s destiny is to get ktfo by a mid tier, slightly above average American.

Are you sure you don’t want to change your name to the Big Dumb ?

[Tatabanya]

To this day I think that, on natural talent alone, Golota could have been a great.

Too bad he came out of the factory without a functioning brain.

[The Big Dunn]

Are you sure you don’t want to change your name to the Big Dumb ?

Dude Akinwande and Lewis both got “McCalled”.

Ruiz would surely do the same thing as he is the modern McCall.

is there a British hwt that hasn’t been slapped around by a mid tier American?

[Tatabanya]

REDEEMER when Oliver McCall walks through England, do you guys run and scream like he’s Godzilla?

He’d definitely knock AJ out if they fought.

Even today, I'd say.

[Tatabanya]

1. Holyfield
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Moorer
5. Golota
6. Akinwande
7. Mercer
8. Tua
9. Bowe
10. Witherspoon

And people still think this is a weak era.

Just a curiosity of mine: why only Lewis and Tyson kept their first name in the list?

[JakeTheBoxer]

1. Holyfield
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Moorer
5. Golota
6. Akinwande
7. Mercer
8. Tua
9. Bowe
10. Witherspoon

And people still think this is a weak era.

Holy, Lennox and Mike are ATG. Moorer is solid, others are gatekeeper level.

I don`t see it any different than today`s.

[IronDanHamza]

Holyfield shared the ring with both those guys .

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterkahn/2019/06/03/andy-ruiz-evander-holyfield-tried-to-warn-us-about-the-new-champions-power-in-pre-fight-interview/?sh=7012446bd100

....So what?

[REDEEMER]

To this day I think that, on natural talent alone, Golota could have been a great.

Too bad he came out of the factory without a functioning brain.

Ruiz would Samson Pahua him who had half of Ruiz skills and was very fat as well . Fight clips starts about @32:00. Couldn’t find the original but Golota had to resort to neck bites to survive .

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[REDEEMER]

....So what?

So you asked why Ruiz was better ? I gave you Holyfield’s opinion of Ruiz , Tua was Holyfield’s main sparring partner for Tyson .

What does Tua do better then Ruiz ? Tua is Widely over hyped because he was able to take a shot so he’s very durable but Ruiz is better skilled no doubt ,I give Tua a better left hook body puncher but he doesn’t put the punches together like Ruiz .