text: what boxer was the best during the 90's? i say roy jones jr. ..........who do u think rrj for sure. some may say they see the golden boy - oscar delahoya, maybe even tito, all of which would be valid as well.  i did forget e. holyfield. holyfield was a great boxer, and he did fight and beat the best, almost every time he was challenged, he never had the aura or "that special something" that makes people watch him or makes people listen to him. rrj is a great boxer and a showman. delahoya as well. that's the difference. mike tyson was not a successful boxer in the 90's. he is the great boxer of the 80s -not the 90s.