Boxing in the 1990s

As in the 1980s, the 1990s in boxing's popularity focused on all divisions. When 1980s legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, as well as others retired, newer superstars filled the void: Pernell Whitaker, Julio César Chávez, in the early 1990s, Oscar De La Hoya, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr., and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in the mid to late 1990s.

As for the heavyweight division, Mike Tyson's reign ends prematurely with the upset loss to Buster Douglas. Former cruiserweight champion, Evander Holyfield took over as the undisputed champion of the division, and later built a rivalry against former Olympic silver medalist, Riddick Bowe.[1] The later 1990s was dominated by Lennox Lewis who unified the division in 1999.[2]

The 1990s also saw the emergence of the battles between the British super middleweight fighters Chris Eubank, Michael Watson and Nigel Benn, all of whose careers ended in tragedy.

List of notable fights by year

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Lennox Lewis defeats Henry Akinwande

1998

1999

References

  1. Warren Tasker More Warren Tasker. "Riddick Bowe and other monsters dominated a decade". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. "The 1990s". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. Paul Campbell. "From the Vault: Mike Tyson is knocked out by 42–1 underdog Buster Douglas". the Guardian. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Warren Tasker More Warren Tasker. "A true warrior, Holyfield slayed many dragons, including Tyson". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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