10 reasons why holyfield is overrated

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  1. Fight News

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    If placed in the top 10...

    1. Losing record against Chicken Bowe...

    2. Questions over the 'Evan Fields' affair...

    3. Used a lot of dirty tactics - headbutts, low blows which helped a lot especially against Tyson...

    4. His career is going on too long and harming his legacy...

    5. Robbed Lewis for a draw...

    6. Got OWNED by jabs - Lewis, Moorer, Bowe, Holmes...

    7. Lost to John Ruiz...

    8. Almost knocked out by Bert Cooper...

    9. His interviews....zzzzzzzz....

    10. Cruiser was never a strong division..
     
  2. v2k987

    v2k987 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cool story brah
     
  3. Flexe

    Flexe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield is the real deal. Now deal with it.
     
  4. Fight News

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    Here comes the internet hardman gained
     
  5. Unforgiven

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    Bitter Tyson fan
    OR
    Lennox Lewis Supremacist ? :think
     
  6. JoeAverage

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    Of course Evander is over-rated at HW.

    He is too small and too short reach.

    (still he was a fairly good HW, but not as good as some people like to imagine. His main feat is the Bowe-tricycle - yes, tricycle.. because it was a farce between a great small guy and a mediocre big guy)

    Well, of course Evander's really big thing was the Tyson wins. Tyson had the tools to beat big guys, Evander did not. But Evander on the other hand was almost unbeatable against guys his own size - and Tyson was this perfect size.

    Evander though was a GREAT and LEGEND cruiser-weight!
     
  7. LittleHarry

    LittleHarry New Member Full Member

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    I lost respect for Holy not retiring years back. No longer an ATG in my eyes
     
  8. gooners!!

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    I'm not entirely convinced Mike Tyson was PED free
     
  9. Ilesey

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    I pray you get AIDS.
     
  10. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sounds probable.
     
  11. shanahan14

    shanahan14 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    The reason Holyfield's record isn't wonderful is because he fought everyone: Tyson x2, Lewis x2, Bowe x3, Ruiz x3, Foreman, Holmes, Moorer x2, Mercer, Toney, Qawi
    Not to mention the newer wave of HW champs while he was an old fart: Valuev, Ibragimov, Rahman, Byrd.

    Everyone that I just named was a champion at some point in their career. Half of those guys are going to the HOF.

    Honestly, it's hard to name another fighter with a better resume than Holy's in the past 30 years.
     
  12. Leonit

    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    very intriguing story
     
  13. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anyone who can take SNV to school is great in my book.
     
  14. Kid Cubano

    Kid Cubano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    this is his 2nd post...still learning about boxing
     
  15. Quincy K

    Quincy K Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    this is a horrible, horrible thread

    normally i avoid threads like this but you should be slapped for even proclaiming this.