Do you think Holyfield was juicin when he fought Tyson

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  1. Gr8Mandingo

    Gr8Mandingo Member banned

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    He got busted in the Balco scandal in 2004 and 2005

    But he used to be real skinny when he fought Buster Douglas, Foreman, even Rid**** Bowe in the first fight...

    I think after he came back from heart surgery after he fought Michael Moorer he may have started on the juice
     
  2. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just as likely as his opponent....
     
  4. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Both probably were but holy **** did Holyfield looked like a greek statue back then. Ajax himself wishes he had that body.
     
  5. Thread Stealer

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    Yes.

    I'm not especially confident on Tyson's cleanness too, particularly post-prison.
     
  6. Thread Stealer

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    Holyfield's symptoms in that fight were consistent with HGH use. But they didn't test for it then, all they did was ask him if he used it, he said no, and that was that.

    I don't have the most confident view regarding pro sports and how "clean" most of the top competitors are. I think it's all over sports and i don't think anything would really surprise me.

    It bothers me more if it takes place in violent sports like boxing, MMA, football, but it is what it is.
     
  7. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm not confident on his cleanliness pre-prison either tbh...
     
  8. clark

    clark Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :good
     
  9. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Him and Roy Jones
     
  10. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep definitely just those two :roll:
     
  11. Berlenbach

    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Between being trained by a former Mr Olympia, the rapid and large increase in muscle mass in a cardio intensive sport, those weird health problems he kept having, and the whole "Evan Fields" episode, I think Holy is the poster boy for steroid/HGH use in boxing, so yes it's very likely.
     
  12. fists of fury

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    I think they were both on something.
     
  13. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    skinny? he weighed 209 1/2 pounds of pure muscle and nerve full of testosterone against foreman... he weighed 215 against tyson and he was slower, worse combination puncher and he was worse overall. how was he " skinny" weighing 5 pounds less uh?
     
  14. heerko koois

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  15. ribtickler68

    ribtickler68 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very much so. He looked like a Marvel superhero.