Can Evander Holyfield be considerd the greatest heavyweight of all time?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by vipers, Oct 29, 2011.


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  1. vipers

    vipers Guest

    wins over Mike Tyson,George Foreman,Larry Holmes,Riddick Bowe,Michael Dokes,Michael Moorer,John Ruiz,Ray Mercer,Hasim Rahman and James Douglas all former world champs

    all his losses are at heavyweight.

    Great resume tho

    Can he be considerd the goat at heavyweight?
     
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  2. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    No. He's one of the best fighters to have fought in my life time when your considering his rap sheet at both Cruiserweight and Heavyweight but as a Heavyweight? Didn't really have that consistency and dominance, dropping fights to Moorer and Bowe. Even for that heavyweight period he sits behind Lewis and probably Tyson.
     
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  3. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    The best CW yes.

    But he never beat Lennox, and he had two fights to do it in, so no.
     
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  4. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's the GOAT of Cruiserweights, wish Spinks would of dropped to there after the Tyson fight.

    He's been a great Heavyweight, but he has no argument towards being the greatest.
     
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  5. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    No. I feel he can rank anywhere from #8 to #3 though.
     
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  6. Whipdatass

    Whipdatass Boxing Junkie banned

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    Hell no.
     
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  7. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hell no. How can Holyfield be when he used his headbutt against his opponents most of the time? He should be "The Greatest Headbutt of All Time." Just look at the result of the poll TS.
     
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  8. Brauer

    Brauer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    **** i read wrong D:
     
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  9. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No chance. The man has a glass ear.
     
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  10. RoosterC

    RoosterC Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Best gh and steroid cheat, pluss one hell of a headbutter.
     
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  11. Dembek

    Dembek And the new... Full Member

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    If Evander somehow got a shot at Wladamir today and beat him, then I'd consider him top 3.
     
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  12. jont

    jont Active Member Full Member

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    anyone can be considered... haha... but his victories over Holmes Buster and George were tarnished due to old age or lack of desire to put up a real fight...not Holy's fault but I think his Heavyweight ride was littered with fighting men who were not at their peaks besides only a few...like Bowe, Stewart, Michael Moorer, Lewis, Byrd, Sultan Ibragimov and Valuev...and he lost to many of these fighters who were not over the hill....
     
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  13. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nah.
     
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  14. Derrick_Rose

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    He beat a past prime Foreman, Tyson and Holmes!

    The only great fighter in his Prime he faced were Bowe and Lewis and his record there is 1-4!

    Answer: NO!
     
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  15. gr33nfather

    gr33nfather Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No because Tyson is the greatest
     
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