No he isn't, before he fought ali he went on to destroy joe frazier and many other amazing boxers, he is in no way underrated. The only reason he wasn't in this video is because after ali when he came back in his fourties he wasn't as good as he was in his prime, which was before and during ali times.
Bearz but no one remembers him for all his great moments such as fighting 5 guys in one night and winning the world championship when he was a middle age man. He only gets remembered for the rumble in the jungle which I feel is unfair and leaves him underrated
His hands were impossibly heavy. After his comeback, his punches looked like they were coming at half a mile per hour, yet he would destroy people with them.
Absolutely. Time will eventually give him the respect he deserves. Best jab of any heavyweight ever, yes Liston included, and a knockout right hand. Consider his record and the number of quality heavyweights he faced. He got up from a shavers rocket and his battle with Ken Norton would have ended any lesser heavies climb up the ladder. Funny, no sh-t personality as well was hilarious. Love when he went after that nut case Berbick in the parking lot.
He was soo good but at the time no one gave him his dues no one really put him up there with mike or evander til he beat em both and he beat em all in his day
Well yeah he wouldn't I still disagree with him I I still said that you are tasked to be in the running and yeah definitely but he's talking about after Ali and most of those wins that mattered took place before Ali retired
pretorious-Holyfield aged like fine wine. Tyson had an explosive style that favored his youth. It's all about styles and mental states. Holyfield wouldn't stand a chance vs Tyson mid-late 80's.
@@wraithstrongopark you don't really watch Rummy's Corner regularly do you? Because if you did you'd stop hanging to the faded fad of Lewis weak chin and improve your boxing knowledge. Do yourself a favour and watch the video where Rummy kills the myth of Lewis weak chin and save further embarrassment in the future.
George Foreman ended a 10-year retirement at the age of 38 and at 45 he became the heavyweight champion for the second time in his life. Yea I wouldn't consider the guy either...
Also he won against Briggs, which would have let him face lewis. But an old foreman was bad 4 business after he won and kept winning. Can't have an old man beating the young upcomingnboxers. So they pushed him out. He should be considered on every list every time regarding HW. He fought the 2 greatest eras and was world champ in both.
@@brodywebster813 That Briggs fight remains one of the worst decisions in history. Foreman landed more punches. Normally when that happens and the other fighter wins, the argument is that the fighter who landed fewer landed more effective punches... but this is FOREMAN we are talking about. Even his glancing blows were hard. There was no argument for Briggs winning.
Yeah, Gearge Foreman was a phenomenon. But he is one of the best of all time if you take his career overall. If you just take his later career, he is just a good boxer who held the title a little bit. Bonnus point for being much older than the others, but he cannot be considered one of the best of the last 40 years. Maybe he barely makes it in a top 10 then...
@@brodywebster813 "pushed him out"? Foreman got THREE cracks at a heavyweight title after coming out of retirement. He lost to Holyfield, then he lost to Morrison. That should have been it. But he got another shot against Moorer just because Foreman was a big draw. And he only won that fight after Moorer got cocky after beating the crap out of George for nine rounds. And then Foreman refused to fight the designated challenger for his WBA belt. And he won his following fight against Schulz in a controversial decision, and refused the rematch, so he then lost his IBF title. That he lost a controversial decision against Briggs -- so what? Does that erase all of the above history? Foreman regaining the title, in his 40s, was an amazing feat. But he has no business being on a "greatest heavyweight since Ali" list.
I would give it to Lewis, he literally fought and beat everyone, I know he lost, but they were just flukes it happens all the time at heavyweight. Plus Lewis has the style and power to compete with any heavyweight in any era
Im between holmes and lennox I wrote a whole 400 words comment talming about why my list but i touched the home button in my phone and the comment wasn't here no more My list be like: 1.lennox 2.holmes 3.tyson 4.holyfield 5.wladimirr klitshcko 6.bowe 7. Foreman 8. Vitaly klitshcko 9.spinks 10. John ruiz
He fought everyone and beat everyone but we all know that Tyson after his come back was just a shadow of his former self. So for me, it would be between him and Tyson
Lennox Lewis easily: Has the best resume by far, he beat the best guys in one of the toughest eras, beat every man he stepped inside the ring with and till this day he remains the last undisputed HW champion.
Man, I could spend five years thinking about nothing but this question and then tell you who the best of this seven was. Then you could ask me 15 minutes later and I'd have changed my mind.
@TAMIL TAMIL yy got beat when he got out of jail,when he abandoned his mentor kevin,when he was fighting only for the money.nice examples.you just cant accept that an 20 year old tyson has nothing to do with tyson of 90s.so much hate for no reason
I hate all these fairy tales regarding Tyson. He was a cunt before he met Dmarto, he was a cunt before he met Don King. Don't believe me then read his Autobiography. Fuck Tyson.
In terms of achievement, I think Lewis dominated a much more competitive era, his wins over Holyfield and Klitschko are better than any individual Holmes victory. Not that Holmes was a worse boxer, it's just that there was no other big name for him to beat in his prime. Holmes is probably more consistent though, I can't imagine him ever losing to Rahman or McCall.
Lennox Lewis by far, great record, beat everyone he’s every faced (avenged his 2 loses). Retired as the undisputed lineal champion. Fought great competition. Overcame adversity. He’s arguably the top 3 heavyweights of all time!!!
@@bigdan9671 Come on, he beat Alex Steward, Bert Cooper, Gerry Cooney, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, besides Michael Moorer and Axel Schultz. (In my opinion) also won a decision against a prime Shannon Briggs at the age of 48. That's something to consider don't you think?
@@marjansarec2337 I dont think so. Rummy praised Foreman several times and called him one of the greatest heavyweights of all time in his Notable Wins video. Foreman became an ATG during the 70s after annihilating Fraizer and Norton. Even after the Ali loss, Foreman still showed that he was still game by taking out Lyle in that epic slugfest. When Foreman had his comeback in the 90s, he wasn't peak form anymore and can't take out all the young, prime lions like Holyfield and Morrison. But BIG props for Foreman blasting Moorer though. If Foreman defeated Holyfield and Morrison, he may be in this video.
I think there's a lot to be said for Evander Holyfield being essentially buffed cruiserweight size and fighting guys, 20, 30 and 40 pounds heavier than himself, and oftentimes giving up several inches in height and reach. He fought Buster Douglas and won, George Foreman and won, beat Riddick Bowe in one of their trilogy fights, beat Ray Mercer, beat Michael Moorer after losing to him previously, beat Mike Tyson twice, and fought Lennox Lewis twice for a draw and a loss. Name one other fighter of any era since Ali that has fought that many big names and champions at the size Holyfield was, and won against as many as he did. Dude is a legend.
I'm not trying to take anything from holyfeild, but that draw was straight bullshit. I could watch that first fight a 100 times, with a 100 different people and they would agree lewis won that.
just keep in mind Tyson had two careers here...the one with his adopted family who were also his trainers and the one with Don King and company.....the first career Tyson IMO defeats everyone on this list
Cus D'Amato died in 1985, a year before Tyson became the heavyweight champ. So it's not like the two halves of his career can really be summed up the way you put it.
Bullshit! Tyson never fought a true tough Heavyweight until he fought Holyfield & got his ass handed to him.Tyson was 30 & Holyfield was 34.Lewis 21 & Tyson 20 sparred & Lewis smacked him around like a little bitch & was never asked back because they didn't want Tyson to lose confidents.Tyson stopped Holmes in round 3 or 4 & Holmes was coming off a 20 month retirement & was 38 years old.A young Holmes wins decision over young Tyson or late round stoppage.This young Tyson was unbeatable is a myth created by a bunch of Tyson groupie fan club who are big Tyson fans but don't watch any other boxing but Tyson fights so are uneducated boxing fans.
i grew up watching tyson boxing, i adored the man he was special,but now, after seing the big picture i realize he never beat anyone good, only one name Larry Holmes and we both know he was an old washed up boxer at the time....And he lost to Holyfield, Lewis, he even lost to Buster, and all we can make are excuses why he lost and so on...in the end he was good and great maybe, but never should be considered one of the greatest! And people saying when he was in his prime!!! WHO DID HE BEAT THAT WAS GOOD WHEN TYSON WAS IN HIS PRIME?
It's gotta be Lennox. Beat everyone he ever fought. Size, skill and big time power. His reach and slick boxing would have given a lot of great fighters before and after him a lot of trouble. I would have loved to see how Ike Ibeabuchi would have made out with Lewis Holyfeild or Tyson.
Douglas lost to mediocre guys. So did Lewis so did Holyfield. Tyson was the greatest boxing ever. Seen. He beat pinklon Thomas, tucker, riddick bowe, Carl th truth, Biggs, spinks, bruno
@@westsidewoodledge8892 actually thats the most retarded thing anyone said thomas, tucker, spinks, ruddock etc were all fighters far below his level and trying to use that as a reason he was the greatest is clownish, tyson literally never fought bowe and tyson lost to all the fighters you listed at the top
Exactly this. He has the best win-loss record against top contenders of any of the other candidates, and achieved all there was to achieve inside the ring. He fought the best, and he beat the best. And he did it with such emphatic power and precision, that the one fighter "The Ring" regarded as better than Lewis for a long stretch (Bowe) actually ducked him by trashing the WBC belt - literally - when Lewis was his mandatory challenger. Lewis, hands down, every day of the week.
Lethal era wtf are you talking about. That was not lethal at all lol. And I think Lewis is a great but that comment is strange. On top of that he got ko'd by 2 average joes while in his prime
the 90's is widely regarded as the second strongest era in heavyweight history after ali/foreman/frazier etc in the 70's lewis beat or was ducked by every elite level fighter in the 90's. and unified and dominated. was robbed of two clear victories over holyfield with the judges scoring the first fight a draw. i had him winning the first fight (draw)wider than the second fight they gave him the win in. he was clearly the most consistent and dominant fighter and defeated the better fighters over a longer period. calling rahmann average because you dont know his name as well is a joke. go look at his record and who he fought. rahmann was no fucking joke. he could brawl he could box and he mixed it with some of the greatest fighters of the era. as for mccall he had been ranked inside the top ten heavyweights for years and was always there or there abouts. modern example would be luis ortiz good opponent for champions and the gatekeeper for up and coming fighters.
tbh Vladimir wasn't the best of his era until Vitali retired for good. Even 40 year old Vitali was better than Vladimir at the time. The guy has never been knocked down and even gave Lennox a run for his money. All losses due to injuries in fights where he was ahead on every score card at the time of stoppage. He also avanged his brother's worst losses. His granite chin is the difference and Vladimir always lacked that.
Yousef Sobhani yeah it’s 100% true. Even when he lost his fights he was winning on the cards. I’m not the biggest Vitali fan, but that’s something to be respected I think!
None of these guys, including Ali, would feel too good about looking across the ring at a prime Mike Tyson. His movement, speed, and power were all ludicrous.
Mark Sprinkle Ali May have not liked it but his mind games and taunts would’ve beaten Tyson before the fight, Tyson would try to kill Ali and Ali’s speed plus smarts would’ve aloud him to pick his moment when Tyson was gassed out. Tyson is easy second best of all time but you just can’t beat Ali, Tyson’s own words.
Very true, but Holmes also fought a bunch of lackluster fights against not-so-great mandatory challengers. If he had fought that way against any of these 6 other guys, they would have destroyed Holmes. I watched the Holmes-Witherspoon fight live on TV, I scored it for Witherspoon. On the other hand, when Holmes trained hard and was 'on', he could beat anybody on this list too.
I think you have to give it to Holyfield. He had the strongest strength of opposition and ducked no one. I’m a Tyson fan and think in his prime he beats them all. But Holyfield has the longevity and the number of big fights to be called the best Heavyweight post Muhammad Ali.
When tyson fought lennox and hollyfield he wasn't the same same tyson from the 80 after prision tyson wasn't the same he lost the passion for boxing at that point and when tyson fought Douglas i know Tyson didnt train for that fight i remenber when he was going to fight him the show tyson partying all the time even few day before the fight the show tyson partying in toky whit a couple of Chinese girl but i bet that hollyfield lewis and Douglas foutht Tyson when hes trainer was cuz D amato he will kill those 3
Same here,in his prime unstoppable when he was dedicated until he started having problems outside the ring then his enthusiasm dropped and he became less didicated to training,meaning he became sluggish.Mike Tyson still for me.
You got this one right Rummy. 48-0 That is the record that Larry Holmes began his career with. And we all know the 49th and 50th against Michael Spinks were train robberies by the judges. It became blatantly obvious in the 2nd Spinks fight that the boxing admins wanted Holmes to go away, so they stole his victory and basically gave it to Spinks for staying on his feet 15 rounds.
Thanks Rummy, great breakdown. One, important thing you haven't mentioned about Holyfield, is that he was in the game for a very long time on a high level. And he should have been the oldest HW champ after fighting Valuiev.
Think you have that about right. Holmes was an extremely underrated fighter as he followed on from what was probably the best era ever in heavyweight boxing
Tyson knocked out Lenox when they were 18 and 19. Lenox passed out cold. They sparred for 4 days and it was the same every day. Lenox will not release the footage to the public, but he says he has it. He claim that on the 4th day Tyson did not dominate him. But others who were there say Tyson was far superior
1. Lennox Lewis (arguably the greatest h2h heavyweight of all time, he had longevity and dominance, he beat every man he ever faced. His only two losses were from lapses in concentration of not taking the opponent seriously, when in form he was basically unbeatable) 2. Wladimir Klitschko (extremely long reign, unbeaten for a decade) 3. Larry Holmes (similar to Wladimir's case, but he reigned for less time, and two losses Vs Spinks do much to discredit him) 4. Evander Holyfield (Awesome fighter) 5. Vitali Klitschko (Dominant, rarely lost a round, never knocked down, 2 losses came from cuts) 6. Mike Tyson (explosive, but untested and failed to rise to the occasion) 7. Riddick Bowe (h2h probably on par with Lewis, but he has less accomplishments than everyone else here)
Man, I was shocked when they pointed out that Bowe's only loss was that majority decision to Holyfield in between his two wins against him. You are right that his career has the fewest quality opponents, though... makes you wonder what could've been with him had he fought more
i agree but switch holmes and wlad around. wlads losses to guys like purritty and sanders massively discredit him. Im not sure how you think the spinks losses discredit holmes as spinks is arguably the 2nd best light heavyweight of all time and holmes was old. not to mention larry definitely won the reamatch
Holyfield has always been one of my favorite fighters. I am especially reminded of what a tough bassturd he is watching his losses. Warrior is right! Always in top shape, never ducked a fight, never quit, fought all comers and never got bullied by anyone and they were nearly all bigger than him.
Rummy you are an absolute pound for pound legend ✊🏼 It’s a Holmes v Lewis mega fight for me! Battle of the jabs but possibly that massive over the top right of Lewis getting through at some point!?
Gotta be Holyfield for me the fact that he moved up from cruiser and dominated the way he did is amazing 3 signature wins with the 2 Tyson fights and the bowe win, a win against an old homes and a game old foreman the only thing that taints him in my mind is sticking around for to long.
He got destroyed in his prime. How can you make a judgment like that when the man never beat no big-name people? You can only judge a fighter’s greatness based on the competition he faced. Mike Tyson never been anybody. A bunch of journeyman tomato cans
Me lol I didn’t even know this video was made 2 yrs ago lol. And also how does this video make sense. No man born from his mother could defeat 85-88 iron mike tyson lmaoo
Lennox Lewis, he faced all the top fighters in a golden era for heavyweight boxing and retired with no unavenged defeats, Tyson in his prime struggled twice against Ruddock, Lewis destroyed Ruddock.
You're not giving Larry much credit. He had two huge career defining moments: his fight with Norton was legendary and the 15th round belongs in a time capsule. The second moment was the victory over Cooney. If you were alive for it you knew it was a mega event because of the implication of a possible white heavyweight champion. The president of the United States is said to have called Cooney before the fight. Larry had to face down all that and he did victoriously. Also re Holmes v Klitschko - Larry's jab and heart would make both Klitschkos quit or get stopped. An old Lewis chopped up Vitali - a prime Holmes with the best jab in the history of boxing would have done far more damage. And Larry's quality of competition was respectable - Mike Weaver, Earnie Shavers (twice!), and the aforementioned Norton. The fact that no other contender was on Larry's level doesn't mean the division was weak it meant Larry was that good.
Holmes' jab was stellar, you're right. The best though...I don't know, Ali's jab was fantastic too, especially before the forced retirement. And Sonny Liston's...the man's jab was like a freight train moving at full speed
He's giving Larry too much credit actually. He shouldn't even be in this list. Fought in a terrible, weak era of heavyweights and then started losing when guys like Tyson came.
@Rajyavardhhana ye Idk how he gets all this credit, he was definitely an amazing boxer but people putting him above Holmes, Klitschko, Holyfield, etc is just insane. His only names were old men A 37 yo Evander A 36 yo Tyson He definitely has some names like Frank Bruno and Vitali Klitschko but putting him as the best in the last 40 years is insane
Prime Holmes, Tyson and Holyfield would walk through any of the lads from the last 10 - 15 years. Heavyweight boxing used to be exciting. These days it's just not worth watching.
Me too, That's one of the best fantasy fights. Either one could knock the other out at any time but I'd take Frazier to take Tyson into the deep waters and drown him.
Definetly. He was never fully accepted by the UK, even though he was born there and he definitely wasn't accepted in the States as an elite champ by everybody. If he would have been a UK darling such as Frank Bruno/AJ or born in the States, I believe he'd be regarded as a far greater fighter than what he gets credit for.
Lennox Lewis easy, beat 14 Heavyweight champions, only decked twice, won the title 3 times, beat the best calibre of fighters, had greats like Bowe and Tyson ducking him and unlike Liston, Tyson, Dempsey and Holmes, Lewis won his rematches. Lewis had a solid jab, arguably the best, he had the most power from long range with a huge overhand right and could fight really well on the inside with a devastating uppercut. Defence wise he could step back or forward unbelievably quick like time is slowed down for him. The only weakness Lennox Lewis had was Lennox Lewis.
I would say lewis is best tyson had potential he's my favorite no doubted prolly the best fighter in his prime but bad decisions and negative influence messed it all up I say lewis he's was invincible
@jessesam ur kidding right? Holmes was definitely over the hill n at the end of his career. Lots of wear n tear on that body mind. Tyson was young fresh n basically in his prime not alot of miles on his odometer. If it was vice versa Holmes would've flattened Tyson. Tyson was the goat on punching a heavy bag n destroying washed up or average boxers
Ridiculous, tyson dominated the weakest era in heavyweight boxing history for a couple of years, got dominated and knocked out by james douglas (Who was no great shake himself) got whooped twice by a faded holyfeild who was the first all time great he fought and got dominated and knocked out by an ageing lewis who was the second and last all time great he fought. He ducked a 40 year old george foreman, never got it on with any of the top guys of the 90's such as tua, morrison, mercer, just fought cab driver after cab driver with the occasional semi decent heavyweight such as razor rudduck an tony tucker and when he did face a half decent opponent like rudduck or tucker he struggled and went 12 rounds and when he fought Elite opposition he got dominated and lost. and you consider that the greatest heavyweight since Ali? pull your head out the sand.
Everyone I knew back in 1988 thought this way - they all thought Tyson was unbeatable... I still remember (like it was yesterday) being in our college dorm and watching the Tyson/Douglas fight... when Douglas knocked him out we ran up to the arena where the men's hoops team was playing and just started telling everyone we could find that Tyson had lost... and no one believed us until they announced it over the PA system. Then everyone figured that the one loss was a fluke, and that Tyson was still the best there was... no one ever bothered noticing that he was consistently ducking the fighters that defined the sport in the 1990s - Morrison, Moorer, Mercer, Foreman, Bowe - only fought Holyfield once he thought Holyfield was shot, and only fought Lewis when he was at the end and desperate (and, whatever anyone says about him being 'past his prime' in that fight, he was a year younger than Lewis). Mike Tyson was a carefully-managed con game that wasn't nearly as good as his image made him look to be.
@@generalkang1969 you have to fight either lennox, foreman, Mercer, Douglas or Tyson ? no one would pick Tyson 😂 are you sure it was just him doing the ducking?
Really interesting article and brilliant analysis bud. I totally agree with those included in your list of seven, and with your reasons for leaving others out. I fully understand why the K bros chose not to fight each other, but in terms of legacy for discussions such as this, neither truly unified the division whilst they refused to fight each other. It's a close thing which probably means there is no obvious king post Ali. For me Lennox did it all and is the pick of the bunch. He unified the division, became undisputed, faced mandatories, beat most of his contemporaries, beat great names of his time, from the previous era and the rising star VKlitchko. In 44 pro fights he avenged both of his losses and avenged his only draw. As a pro he even avenged his amateur loss in the Olympics to the very talented Tyrell Biggs. Retired at the top. I don't know now why he did not take the mandatories of John Ruiz or Chris Byrd. There were probably good reasons.
Samuel LAURENT no lmao. The first time they couldn’t get an agreement done. The second Lewis lost to Oliver McCall... please tell me do you know who Oliver McCall is? Neither does anyone else lmao. So no it was your boy Lewis who lost the opportunity.
Lennox Lewis?? Aaaahahah, ahahaha ahahaha. Yeah right! Lennox Lewis came along after everyone's hey day passed. And he still barely flashed in the pan. Man he was boring to watch to boot
One Stop Comic Spot what does putting fear in a person have to do with being the best of an era, Tyson said Evander was scared of the beating he was going to give him, I guess it didn't help Tyson
Sendou Takeshi this is true liston was definitely the most feared of all time maybe max Baer also who had that rep after he killed a couple dudes in the ring Tyson never killed anybody but he def seemed like he wanted to at times
I am 57 now and and have followed boxing my whole life. I have to say, this is one of the most thoughtful, contemplative boxing videos I have seen; I can not disagree with anything you say. I think one other area you might have considered more explicitly is the (relative) type of fighter each of these guys was; I.e. “boxer” vs “puncher”. Champions like Tyson and Foreman won most of their fights in dramatic, dominant fashion, while Holmes and Holyfield were more tactical, and won most of their fights by wearing down their opponents over several rounds. There are other intangible things that go into such discussions. George Foreman was technically only Champion for a brief time (times two, only the latter after Ali’s retirement) but I think the extraordinary arc of his whole career is utterly unique. Again, very well done.
John I am just 34 , I believe is knowledge and right knowledge throughout the world , u r absolutely right , but hand work should be perfect but footwork should be best, if you r tall enough then play both front foot and backfoot like Ali, if u r small then u should be on front foot like tyson, Holyfield was technically perfact powerful but the biggest mistake again reddick is backfoot ......
I’d go with that. Holmes was a hugely unappreciated champion. Ringsmart, strong chin, stamina and very skillful. He was a victim of reigning over a weak division at the beginning of the 80s. We must remember of course that he sparred a lot with Ali and often made the great man look bad in sparring too.
Yes, before Robin Givens and that piece of shit mother of hers got involved, and prior to Don King coming along and stealing all he had Tyson was unstoppable. If he'd have kept Bill Cayton as manager and Kevin Rooney as trainer, and NOT gotten Robin the gold-digging whore and her Cruella DeVille gold-digging whore mom in his life, Tyson would likely have continued on a great path.
@@random_eskimo_in_the_rockies We're talking facts not "IF" . The issue with your statement and so many other Tyson fan boys is that they confuse what he actually achieved to what he "COULD" have been. Lennox/Holyfield have far better accomplishments and they both beat Tyson!
@@random_eskimo_in_the_rockies lol, yeah it's always the others. First it was that vile and evil woman, than it was his promoter, but it was never him, right? Wonder how you can form a coherent sentence with your head so far up his arse
@@rickryan5320 But you have to consider that. Lennox and Holyfield faced Mike during the absolute worst part of his life while they had amazing coaches and managers. Mike could not be stopped with his previous crew and would've killed them if Mike didnt get all the gold diggers on him
You sir, you know your boxing. I love this video. Finally someone who logically explains the best since, and even explains it by saying Larry Holmes [after Ali]. Not many people truly understood the greatness of Larry.
His absolute domination over Randall Tex Cobb, his knockout victory against Gerry Cooney, and his close decision over Earnie Shavers. In my opinion, at least.
IMO, Lewis is the best Heavyweight of all time, he avenged all of his loses. And he had more longevity as a champ in a dominant and tough heavyweight era
I disagree, Muhammad Ali was greater than Lewis, the only losses he didn't avenge were losses that occurred when he was far past his prime and suffering from Parkinson's.
I WILL AGREE THAT LEWIS WAS A GREAT ONE BUT, FOR SOME HERE THAT KEEP TALKING ABOUT ALI, I WATCHED MOST EVERY FIGHT ALI FOUGHT AND HE ALWAYS HAD THE JUDGES AND THE LIBERAL PRESS IN HIS COURT! JUST WATCH THE "ALI/NORTON III" FIGHT LIVE HERE ON UTUBE AND WATCH AS NORTON WAS ROBBED OF THAT FIGHT! I HAVE TO SAY, THAT I THINK THE HEART AND WILL HAD TO GO TO EVANDER HOLLIFIELD! BUT, AGAIN, LEWIS WAS GREAT BUT, OF "ALL TIME"?????....HE HAD JACK DEMPSEY, ROCKY MARCIANO, JOE LEWIS, GEORGE FOREMAN, AND JOE LEWIS TO GO THRU FIRST....THAT IS; "ALL TIME"!
Though as you say his prime was not long , I say it was TYSON , As first: his mere emerging from nowhere was like the first atomic bomb emerging. Second, his style was specific, a killer style, intimidating to death.
Nope,his "prime" is what casuals keep echoing Great fighters find a way Ali beat foreman when Ali was long past his "prime" Lewis beat Klitschko when he was long past his "prime" Foreman beat moorer to become champ when he was almost 20 years past his "prime" Holmes went the distance with holyfield when he was long past his "prime" Holyfield beat Tyson twice when evander was way past his "prime" Mike was over rated to the moon and back ,he never once beat any true quality
