Who was the best heavyweight boxer of the 1990s?

Undisputed champions, alphabet-belt holders, an Olympic great and a few feared contenders shared a famously crowded era for the big men.

1. 1
   Lennox Lewis

   Named WBC champion in 1992 after Riddick Bowe gave up the belt, and won the undisputed title from Holyfield in November 1999.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Evander Holyfield

   Became undisputed heavyweight champion by knocking out Buster Douglas in 1990 and beat Mike Tyson in 1996.
   546pts
3. 3
   Félix Savón

   Cuban amateur who won Olympic heavyweight gold in 1992 and 1996, and a third in 2000.
   471pts
4. 4
   Michael Moorer

   Beat Evander Holyfield in April 1994 to become the first southpaw heavyweight champion.
   464pts
5. 5
   Shannon Briggs

   Won a disputed decision over George Foreman in 1997 and challenged Lennox Lewis for the WBC title in 1998.
   415pts
6. 6
   Riddick Bowe

   Took the undisputed heavyweight title from Evander Holyfield in November 1992 and fought him three times by 1995.
   415pts
7. 7
   Tommy Morrison

   Won the WBO heavyweight title by outpointing George Foreman in 1993 and was stopped by Lennox Lewis in 1995.
   360pts
8. 8
   Mike Tyson

   Lost his titles to Buster Douglas in Tokyo in 1990, then regained the WBC and WBA belts in 1996 after leaving prison.
   360pts
9. 9
   Oliver McCall

   Won the WBC title in 1994 by stopping Lennox Lewis in the second round in London.
   360pts
10. 10
    Frank Bruno

    Won the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at Wembley in 1995 and lost it to Mike Tyson in 1996.
    360pts
11. 11
    George Foreman

    Knocked out Michael Moorer in November 1994 to win the heavyweight title at 45, the oldest man to do so.
    296pts
12. 12
    Buster Douglas

    Knocked out the unbeaten Mike Tyson in Tokyo in February 1990, then lost the titles to Holyfield that October.
    296pts
13. 13
    Vitali Klitschko

    Ukrainian who won the WBO heavyweight title by knocking out Herbie Hide in June 1999.
    296pts
14. 14
    Andrew Golota

    Polish heavyweight disqualified twice for low blows against Riddick Bowe in 1996, then knocked out by Lennox Lewis in 1997.
    223pts
15. 15
    Ray Mercer

    1988 Olympic gold medallist who won the WBO heavyweight title from Francesco Damiani in 1991.
    223pts
16. 16
    Larry Holmes

    Former champion who returned in the 1990s, outpointing Ray Mercer in 1992 and losing title fights to Holyfield and McCall.
    138pts
17. 17
    David Tua

    Samoan-born New Zealand puncher who knocked out John Ruiz in 19 seconds in 1996.
    138pts

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