All time best boxing matches

Ali might have been better, but I don't know about Holmes.   

These are always interesting debates, but one can never conclude a real outcome, there is, are, were, too many variables at any given moment or time as all these great, especially at the heavy weight level could end a fight with one punch. As for concluding that any match up of greats could easily be prognosticated as a definitive outcome is mere speculation. I would add that Mike's window of greatness was smaller than most will remember, his tear through the heavyweight division was pure animal at the time. Holmes to me was and still is one of the more underrated heavyweights of all time. A master boxer like Ali at that weight. The left jab was devastating, a pile driver that set up Larry's big overhand right. Holmes unanimously beat an Ali past his prime, Tyson knockout Holmes when he was past his prime. If I follow you MDDad you say Holmes would have beaten Tyson "easily"? 

Either way, in each hey day of these boxing legends, on any given night one could have beaten the other. However, that never came close to happening, as we know in that sport or most sports the young lion takes out the old.

Feeling rowdy this morning. Got pumped up and thought I'd reboot this thread.

I think not. There were very few who could’ve handled Mike Tyson in his prime and I don’t think Holmes was one of them. I agreeHolmes was underrated and had a tremendous jab, but Tyson………

When he moved his head and weaved to get inside, I think Muhammad Ali and George Foreman (after he got smarter) could have stopped him and maybe even the elder Klitschko, but after that I’m not sure. Tyson was a freakish puncher. He threw a lot of them, he was accurate and he was hard to hit. The only thing that could reliably stop him was Don King, who did an excellent job of screwing him up. That exhibition last night with Paul was a shallow Hollywood abomination. It was disrespectful to Tyson and I wish I had my 30 minutes back.

George Forman was on a late night show and was asked about possibly fighting Mike Tyson. His response was “I wanted no part of Mike Tyson.“ I’ve also heard the story of Don King trying to convince Tyson to fight Foreman but Tyson having seen what Foreman did to Joe Frazier – a very similar fighter to himself – was adamant. After a prolonged argument with King, he said “YOU fight him. I’m not getting in the ring with that fucking animal.” ………..Luca