Who was the Fighter of the 90's???

[{BrownBomber}]

That was a sad fight. That damned coke got a hold of him and his reflexes started to go and I knew Trinidad was going to beat him up. It was hard for me to watch.

Dont listen to this copy and paste machine og.

[IwatchBoxing]

That was a sad fight. That damned coke got a hold of him and his reflexes started to go and I knew Trinidad was going to beat him up. It was hard for me to watch.

Yeah, I had people over who barley watch fights, tho they knew who Floyd was (by the Gatti fight), and Cotto (which they said Floyd would destory the Cotto from the Abbie fight), barley knew who Tyson was when I showed his last fight, but when I put in Trinidad/Mayorga, their first reaction was "Ohhh my god", than start to laugh about how ****** Mayorga was for letting him hit him while laughing out loud...you just cant beat reactions like that. They were Cuban, and I think one of them said he was crap or great, either one, but still they seen alot of his fights, and knew his mofo'in name!

[Parodius]

this thread clearly reads best fighter of the 90's not best sniffer.
Im goin with Holyfield after everything ive read and then tito.
Whitaker could win best defensive fighter clearly, watching him was like watching womens golf.

Yea right Holyfield, he lost to Bowe twice & won a close decision to Bowe, which he could've lost easily. Why don't you go with Bowe he was pretty much undefeated.

[MetalVomit]

There was Ali in the 70's and Sugar Ray Leonard in the early 80's then Tyson in the Late 80's. Who was the superstar in the 90's.

Roy Jones was the best fighter in that era but he wasnt loved by the fans like Ali, Tyson and Leonard were.So was the superstar of the 90's in boxing?

Roy, Tito and Oscar were HUGE in the 90's, all had their fair share of haters and nuthuggers.

[MetalVomit]

BTW, didnt Julio Cesar Chavez KO Meldrick Taylor BOTH times they fought? Ownage?

[IwatchBoxing]

BTW, didnt Julio Cesar Chavez KO Meldrick Taylor BOTH times they fought? Ownage?

Taylor was KO'd twice before their rematch. Chavez beat the **** out of him in the last few RD's, but their first was probaly the last, and only highlight of Taylor.

[{BrownBomber}]

Yea right Holyfield, he lost to Bowe twice & won a close decision to Bowe, which he could've lost easily. Why don't you go with Bowe he was pretty much undefeated.

Holyfield is my favorite Heavyweight ever and he had great wins over that guy that beat tyson for the championship. He beat 2 legends Holmes and Foreman.Lost to Bowe in a great fight then avenged that defeat and got his belts back. He had a classic war with bert cooper the best heavyweight fight ever.Had one of the biggest hearts in boxing and he whooped Tyson twice. All of this in the 90's.
Bowe gave up his belt cause he was scared of Lewis.Holyfield fought everyone without a second thought.

[streetdreams]

popular fighters vs the elite of the elite?
so your saying a fighter is great because of how many tickets he sells?
YES!!! listen, every boxer wants to get to the top, every boxer wants a belt. and if you prove yourself and get to that level than YES your gonna sell tickets. any 'popular' boxer I know was THE elite of the elite in his time, how do you think he got there?
people pay to watch the best go toe to toe, how could you be the best and NOT sell tickets or be popular?

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Depends on the criteria...

If you go by accomplishments it's hard to deny Whitaker. In fact, you can't. If you do, you probably don't like his style or never seen him beat great fighters in his prime. So number one goes to Whitaker, then the rest. The rest for me goes something like Roy, Holyfield, Oscar, and so forth. There are a bunch of fighters who could take the remaining spots.

[Truth]

I would go with Roy Jones, followed by De La Hoya

I agree with you...