Name your top 10 heavyweights since 1990

[Konstantin]

Lennox Lewis
Vitali Klitchko
Wladimir Klitchko
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Chris Byrd
Rid**** Bowe
John Ruiz

Rest doesn't matter.

[sonnyboyx2]

top 10 of the past 20 years with reasons why.

1. Lennox Lewis (undeniably the best heavyweight of his generation and better than what the next generation has given us. KO victories over Vitali, Rahman, McCall, Tyson, Briggs, Morrison, Ruddock, etc. etc. And quality decisions against Mercer, Tua, and Holyfield. Beat every man who he ever stepped in the ring with, and Rid**** Bowe blatantly ducked him.)

2. Evander Holyfield (was the first undisputed Cruiserweight champion, and then has been champion or a contender at heavyweight for 2 decades. Victories over lineal champions like Tyson, Bowe, Foreman, Moorer, Rahman, and Larry Holmes. The epitome of a true warrior.)

3. Rid**** Bowe (Another sad case of what could've been had he not enjoyed the spotlight too much. What he did accomplish in the small window of his prime is impressive. He is the best inside fighter for a big man that I've ever seen. The biggest heavyweight fight of the era would've been Lewis/Bowe but Rid**** cost us that. Gave us the best heavyweight trilogy with the number 2 man on this list; He won that trilogy. Too bad he's a punch drunk bastard now)

4. Vitali Klitschko (The best fighter since Earnie Shavers to never become heavyweight champion. He has heart, chin, stamina, power, and an awkward fighting style. He was born in a so so era which has helped or hurt him, based on your point of view. Truth is he is better than his brother who actually is the heavyweight champion, but Vitali defining moment was a loss to an aging champion)

5. Mike Tyson (he peaked in 88' with his 1st rd KO of Michael Spinks, but stayed relavent for another decade even though he spent 3 years in prison. The unquestionable champion of the division in regards to public persona. He was a bit of a mental case, but that's why we loved him. If this was 25 years, he'd be number 1.)

6. Wladimir Klitschko (The current heavyweight champion. Spent the past 3 years re-establishing himself as a top heavyweight. Will always live in the shadow of his brother, but unlike Vitali, Wladimir has actually become the heavyweight champion. He is dominant but unliked due to a style that lacks aesthetic appeal even though the fight usually ends in a knockout victory)

7. George Foreman (He ended up being more than sideshow act. He stopped Moorer while having his ass handed to him to become Heavyweight champion again. Spent his entire career avoiding Larry Holmes and that included this portion of it. Had the monster of his early career fought like the man in his second, we'd be talking about George Foreman as a top 3 all-time heavyweight and whether or not he could've knocked Jack Johnson out)

8. Michael Moorer (First ever southpaw heavyweight champion. You never knew what fighter you'd get in the ring with Moorer, but after outjabbing Holyfield to become champion, he is famous for picking Foreman apart until two big right hands took the title from him. He beat all but the best of his era and could've done better if he wasn't an alcoholic. His worst fight was a 1rd KO loss to Tua when Moorer was past it.)

9. Hasim Rahman (Scored the lucky 1 punch shot against an unfocused Lennox Lewis. Lewis destroyed Rahman in the rematch and the previous victory over Lewis ruined Rahman's career. A young Rahman was a very good boxer-puncher who worked brilliantly behind his jab. He landed that one shot on Lewis and he tanked his career. But his chin also cost him dearly. Clearly beating Oleg, and Tua he got blasted out late. Took down the overrated Corrie Sanders, got screwed in two gift draws to Tua and Toney and made us suffer in against Holyfield and Ruiz).

10. Ike Ibeabuchi (The second of the two guys on this list that never wore the heavyweight crown. Ray Mercer and David Tua almost took this spot. But Mercer's best wins are Damiani and Morrsion, two horrific KOs but don't add up to Ike's. Tua has Ko wins over Rahman, Moorer, and Ruiz. But he was on the lossing end in the best heavyweight fight of this era, and the winner took this spot. Ibeabuchi had two memorable fights, his epic slugfest with the unstoppable (thought at the time) David Tua and much to the glee of Larry Merchant (who clearly didn't like Chris Byrd) stopped a young and talented Byrd right before Chris' career took off the next year. Not even the Klitschkos looked as good against Byrd as Ike did, and those two dominated Chris in 3 fights. Ike was a crazy **** and that cost him/us a great career, but like James Dean, what he gave us in a limited amount of time was something special, and like Dean he warrants a top 10 mention.)

best laugh ive ever had on this forum reading this.. wow

here is just a couple of howlers:
Rahman scored a lucky punch
Lewis scored quality win over Mercer
Bowe blatantly ducked Lewis
Best fighter since `Earnie Shavers`

its like a comedy script Les Dawson would tell

[$partacus]

****** Klit fans that can't accept that Vitali lost. I would be glad if Vitali got KOed so these bitches disappear.

[JAB5239]

Lewis
Holy
Wlad
Bowe
Vitaly
Byrd
Ruiz
Moorer
Tua
Morrison

[BEEHOP]

****** Klit fans that can't accept that Vitali lost. I would be glad if Vitali got KOed so these bitches disappear.

They have the other bro to cling on to.

[AlboWarrior]

Lewis was 37, that's not old for a heavyweight. Vitali is 38, came back after a 4 year layoff and is still dominating.

Before the fight, Lewis said he was very motivated, in good shape and wanted to keep fighting for a long time.

Lewis was coming off the KO win over Tyson. In the Lewis/Tyson post fight interview Lewis stated "I'm like fine wine, I get better with age".

You need to stop making excuses.

Vitali >>>>> Lewis

That definitely owned him. Lewis just got some lucky shots near Vitalis eye, and the white skin favoured the cut! Vitali could have beaten Lewis at any time! Though I think that an interesting fight for Vitali would have been one aggainst Tyson, of course during his prime...

[AlboWarrior]

1. Vitali Klitschko
2. Mike Tyson
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Wladimir Klitschko
5. Evander Holyfield
6. George Foreman
7. R. Bowe
8. James Toney
9. Ike Ibeabuchi
10. David Tua

[BritishBoxing92]

Who are your top ten heavyweights of the past 20 years?

This question will require some thought.

1)Tyson
2)Lewis
3)Holyfield
4)Vitali Klitchsko
5)Wladimir Klitchsko
6)David Tua
7)George Foreman
8)Roy Jones Jr
9)Frank Bruno
10)Hasim Rahman

[AKATheMack]

Lennox Lewis
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Wladimir Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
George Foreman
Rid**** Bowe


I cant rank the next part. Id say Morrison, Golota, Briggs, McCline, Ruiz, Rahman, Tua and Bruno are all up in that area. None has done enough for me to say they definitely belong there.

[jkaisen41]

Who are your top ten heavyweights of the past 20 years?

This question will require some thought.

I pretty much based it on who would beat who IMO... so this means if a guy stands over the others it means that he would beat the fighters under him.

1. Lennox Lewis (hard to argue with him not being the best)
2. Evander Holyfield
3. Rid**** Bowe (Probably too high but dude had talent... what could have been)
4. Vitali Klitschko
5. Ibeabuchi (another what could have been)
6. Wladimir Klitschko
7. Tyson (even the late version of him still beats the guys under him IMO)
8. Tua
9. Moorer
10. Byrd