Toughest Heavyweight of 1990s

skelp · Post by **skelp** » 29 Apr 2010, 06:44

Linear/Lineal Champions aside. Who for you was the toughest heavyweight of the the 1990s.

For me it was Ray Mercer.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 29 Apr 2010, 07:06

Agree. McCall was a hard man too but not as mentally strong.

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 29 Apr 2010, 08:01

Id say either Mercer or Morrison..
If any1 saw Morrison vs Hipp then they would kno. Morrison showed alot of heart in that fight. Two broken hands a broken jaw and still knocked Hipp out. If that guy had Mercers chin he would of been the top dog in the 90s.

Heartbreak_Kid79 · Post by **Heartbreak_Kid79** » 29 Apr 2010, 08:19

Is Herbie Hide on for comedy value?
Bowe flattened him about 7 times with missed punches.

I think McCall... mentally weak... but physically very durable

Bricks · Post by **Bricks** » 29 Apr 2010, 09:02

Why the heck isnt George Foreman on the list!!! One of the toughest men of all time!!

Who compiled the origional list coco the clown?

George is my vote than Evander.

dberry · Post by **dberry** » 29 Apr 2010, 09:10

mugabi wrote:Why the heck isnt George Foreman on the list!!! One of the toughest men of all time!!

Who compiled the origional list coco the clown?

George is my vote than Evander.

Touche.

skelp · Post by **skelp** » 29 Apr 2010, 10:02

mugabi wrote:Why the heck isnt George Foreman on the list!!! One of the toughest men of all time!!
Who compiled the origional list coco the clown?
George is my vote than Evander.

Are you stupid? The question is about fringe heavys/contenders, not linear champs!

Shazam! · Post by **Shazam!** » 29 Apr 2010, 10:03

Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer are two tough, tough guys. I voted for Tommy just because I think Mercer will get more votes. Both very tough guys who came to fight.

Morrison's still only lost like 2 or 3 out of about 45 fights I think? He beat Mercer, Foreman and Ruddock. He reckons he never actually had HIV, which is interesting. I've just been listening to an old podcast from a boxing radio show that was held here in England last year where they interview Tommy and he reckons he never had it.

skelp · Post by **skelp** » 29 Apr 2010, 10:35

Shazam! wrote:Morrison's still only lost like 2 or 3 out of about 45 fights I think? He beat Mercer,

He never beat Mercer, Ray nearly killed him and blew him away when they fought.

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 29 Apr 2010, 11:16

skelp wrote:
Shazam! wrote:Morrison's still only lost like 2 or 3 out of about 45 fights I think? He beat Mercer,
He never beat Mercer, Ray nearly killed him and blew him away when they fought.

See now thats another thing Tommy got badly KOd in that fight and came back the same fighter. Not 1 bit gunshy. Which is a sign of character and heart!

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 29 Apr 2010, 11:42

Look at some of the nominated names on the list. It's par for the course where this joker is concerned

Time to don the Dunce Cap again, Skelp.

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 29 Apr 2010, 12:15

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Look at some of the nominated names on the list. It's par for the course where this joker is concerned

Time to don the Dunce Cap again, Skelp.

Yea but as he sed it wernt about elite fighters. Otherwise Holyfield wood be on there and weed all vote him. Cut the OP sum slack here.

p.s Be nice

The Great John L · Post by **The Great John L** » 29 Apr 2010, 13:08

gambler49 wrote:See now thats another thing Tommy got badly KOd in that fight and came back the same fighter. Not 1 bit gunshy. Which is a sign of character and heart!

Actually, Morrison was never the same after the loss to Mercer. Just like the more well known case of George Foreman, Morrison was "damaged goods" after his first loss. The pre Atlantic City version of Morrison would have never lost to Lennox or Bentt. In fact, if Morrison hadn't been "damaged" in that fight, Lennox probably would have never worked up the guts to even fight Morrison.

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 29 Apr 2010, 13:34

The Great John L wrote:
gambler49 wrote:See now thats another thing Tommy got badly KOd in that fight and came back the same fighter. Not 1 bit gunshy. Which is a sign of character and heart!
Actually, Morrison was never the same after the loss to Mercer. Just like the more well known case of George Foreman, Morrison was "damaged goods" after his first loss. The pre Atlantic City version of Morrison would have never lost to Lennox or Bentt. In fact, if Morrison hadn't been "damaged" in that fight, Lennox probably would have never worked up the guts to even fight Morrison.

I think it was more a case of women and drink then the brutal KO he got from Mercer. My main point was that he wern't gun shy. He still came in there to take ur head off! In fact apart from the Foreman fight every1 he beat after Mercer he KOd them. Although I think he had a 10 rd draw sumwere...
Wen u say he wood never hav lost 2 LL I don't agree. Funny enuff tho the Morrison that fought Mercer was the best version I've seen of him. But if he came at Foreman like that he would of lost in the same fashion. Lol

Bricks · Post by **Bricks** » 29 Apr 2010, 14:24

skelp wrote:
mugabi wrote:Why the heck isnt George Foreman on the list!!! One of the toughest men of all time!!
Who compiled the origional list coco the clown?
George is my vote than Evander.
Are you stupid? The question is about fringe heavys/contenders, not linear champs!

The thread title says "TOUGHEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE 90'S" you fornicating retard you added the linear crap after i showed you up. Do you enjoy proving your mother had to ask for forceps when you were being born? Someone ban this troll.

ThatOne · Post by **ThatOne** » 29 Apr 2010, 14:25

mugabi wrote:Why the heck isnt George Foreman on the list!!! One of the toughest men of all time!!

Who compiled the origional list coco the clown?

George is my vote than Evander.

LOL

Bricks · Post by **Bricks** » 29 Apr 2010, 14:25

gambler49 wrote:
Goodnight, Irene wrote:Look at some of the nominated names on the list. It's par for the course where this joker is concerned

Time to don the Dunce Cap again, Skelp.
Yea but as he sed it wernt about elite fighters. Otherwise Holyfield wood be on there and weed all vote him. Cut the OP sum slack here.

p.s Be nice

The douche bag amended his origional post after me and others showed up his retardedness.

ThatOne · Post by **ThatOne** » 29 Apr 2010, 14:29

mugabi wrote:
gambler49 wrote:
Goodnight, Irene wrote:Look at some of the nominated names on the list. It's par for the course where this joker is concerned

Time to don the Dunce Cap again, Skelp.
Yea but as he sed it wernt about elite fighters. Otherwise Holyfield wood be on there and weed all vote him. Cut the OP sum slack here.

p.s Be nice

The douche bag amended his origional post after me and others showed up his retardedness.

It is possible he meant fringe contenders. Nobody could be that obtuse.

Shazam! · Post by **Shazam!** » 29 Apr 2010, 14:31

skelp wrote:
Shazam! wrote:Morrison's still only lost like 2 or 3 out of about 45 fights I think? He beat Mercer,
He never beat Mercer, Ray nearly killed him and blew him away when they fought.

My bad.

skelp · Post by **skelp** » 29 Apr 2010, 15:02

mugabi wrote: The thread title says "TOUGHEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE 90'S" you effing retard you added the linear crap after i showed you up. Do you enjoy proving your mother had to ask for forceps when you were being born? Someone ban this troll.

I never edited my original post, where does it say edit on the bottom line of the post? Nowhere! It's clear you didn't read the first post of the thread. It's obvious who is brain damaged here.

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 29 Apr 2010, 16:12

Should have quoted it.

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 29 Apr 2010, 16:13

Double Post

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 29 Apr 2010, 17:33

skelp wrote:
mugabi wrote: The thread title says "TOUGHEST HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE 90'S" you effing retard you added the linear crap after i showed you up. Do you enjoy proving your mother had to ask for forceps when you were being born? Someone ban this troll.
I never edited my original post, where does it say edit on the bottom line of the post? Nowhere! It's clear you didn't read the first post of the thread. It's obvious who is brain damaged here.

You're beyond ignorant, now. You're a liar, to boot. We all know the, "Edited" signal is patchy --- sometimes it appears, others, it doesn't.

Troll.

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 29 Apr 2010, 17:35

gambler49 wrote:
Goodnight, Irene wrote:Look at some of the nominated names on the list. It's par for the course where this joker is concerned

Time to don the Dunce Cap again, Skelp.
Yea but as he sed it wernt about elite fighters. Otherwise Holyfield wood be on there and weed all vote him. Cut the OP sum slack here.

p.s Be nice

Ask yourself the last time anyone said, "Man alive, that Henry Akinwande has got to be one of the toughest HW's of the 90's!"

It's a recurring theme, at this point. His knowledge is simply at a level of depth where he'd be better-suited to Current Scene than Boxers Of The Past. That's as, "nice" as I can put it, btw. I think it's a plenty-generous assessment.

Datsue · Post by **Datsue** » 29 Apr 2010, 17:36

The real question is... Could any one of them have withstood Chris Eubank's patented 45-degree kung-fu death punch?

& would it have separated their vertebrae?

I think we should be told...