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05-18-2005, 01:14 PM

Let's look objectively at the records of Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis and Tyson.

First of all, in Holyfield's fights against Bowe, Lewis and Tyson, the only one he clearly was better than was Tyson

Against Bowe, Holyfield was 1 and 2 with one loss by KO. At the times of the fights, Holyfield was 30, 31 and 33, at his prime or slightly past his prime. Bowe was 25, 26 and 28 which, considering Bowe's abrupt decline after the third fight, probably means that Bowe was at the same career stage as Holyfield at the times of the fights. There's only one conclusion an objective person can get from these fights - Bowe was better than Holyfield.

Against Lewis, Holyfield was 0-1-1. At the times of those fights, Evander was 36 and 37, past his prime. However, Lewis was 33 and 34, past his prime as well. Based on these two fights, Lewis comes out slightly ahead.

Against Tyson, Holyfield was 2-0 with 1 TKO and 1 win by DQ. Holy was 34 at the times of the fights and Tyson was 30 and 31. Both were past their prime. Holy was clearly better than Tyson.

Bowe never fought Tyson. Bowe did lose to Lewis in the Olympics. Tyson was destroyed by Lewis in 2002, when Mike was 35 and Lewis was 36.

So overall, based on their head to head records, Lewis is #1, Bowe is #2, Holyfield is #3 and Tyson is #4.

Second of all, look at the overall records of Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis and Tyson.
Holyfield beat more good fighters than Bowe, but Lewis has an overall better record than both Holyfield and Bowe. As for Tyson, everyone knows that, from 1985 through 1989, Tyson put on one of the most devastating boxing exhibitions in history. He didn't just beat fighters, many of whom were quality fighters, but he destroyed them. Any fair person has to conclude that the Tyson of that era was far, far better than Holyfield ever was.

Based on their complete records, Tyson is #1, Lewis #2, Holyfield #3 and Bowe #4.

If you combine their head to head results and their overall careers, Lewis comes out #1. Because of his great early success, Tyson is probably #2, Bowe probably #3 because of his success against Holy, and Evander #4.

That's the way I see it (trying to be objective).

05-18-2005, 01:14 PM	#14
60'sfan Guest Posts: n/a	Let's look objectively at the records of Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis and Tyson. First of all, in Holyfield's fights against Bowe, Lewis and Tyson, the only one he clearly was better than was Tyson Against Bowe, Holyfield was 1 and 2 with one loss by KO. At the times of the fights, Holyfield was 30, 31 and 33, at his prime or slightly past his prime. Bowe was 25, 26 and 28 which, considering Bowe's abrupt decline after the third fight, probably means that Bowe was at the same career stage as Holyfield at the times of the fights. There's only one conclusion an objective person can get from these fights - Bowe was better than Holyfield. Against Lewis, Holyfield was 0-1-1. At the times of those fights, Evander was 36 and 37, past his prime. However, Lewis was 33 and 34, past his prime as well. Based on these two fights, Lewis comes out slightly ahead. Against Tyson, Holyfield was 2-0 with 1 TKO and 1 win by DQ. Holy was 34 at the times of the fights and Tyson was 30 and 31. Both were past their prime. Holy was clearly better than Tyson. Bowe never fought Tyson. Bowe did lose to Lewis in the Olympics. Tyson was destroyed by Lewis in 2002, when Mike was 35 and Lewis was 36. So overall, based on their head to head records, Lewis is #1, Bowe is #2, Holyfield is #3 and Tyson is #4. Second of all, look at the overall records of Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis and Tyson. Holyfield beat more good fighters than Bowe, but Lewis has an overall better record than both Holyfield and Bowe. As for Tyson, everyone knows that, from 1985 through 1989, Tyson put on one of the most devastating boxing exhibitions in history. He didn't just beat fighters, many of whom were quality fighters, but he destroyed them. Any fair person has to conclude that the Tyson of that era was far, far better than Holyfield ever was. Based on their complete records, Tyson is #1, Lewis #2, Holyfield #3 and Bowe #4. If you combine their head to head results and their overall careers, Lewis comes out #1. Because of his great early success, Tyson is probably #2, Bowe probably #3 because of his success against Holy, and Evander #4. That's the way I see it (trying to be objective).