Could evander holyfield or make Tyson beat the klitchko brothers

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  1. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    Prime vs prime that is, and if so how do you see this fight playing out
     
  2. Sting like a bean

    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Conceivably? Of course.
    Probably?
    I'd say so.
     
  3. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    wladimir yes without a doubt. Vitali is a harder test. One thing is sure.. No one of them is stopping vitali. It is going to the cards in a very close fight independently who wins
     
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    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I think Tyson has an extremely good chance of taking out Wlad early and brutally, and edging by Vitali in an ugly, mostly boring fight fight that looks something like Tucker or Ruddock II.

    I think peak Holyfield wears down both for a decision, but I wouldn't be confident that either would win more than two out of three.
     
  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Could they yes. Would they impossible to know.
    Holyfield vs Vitali - Holyfield struggled with super heavies going 1-2 with Bowe and arguably 0-2 with Lewis at very least 0-1-1 with Lewis.
    Vitali has a better chin than both of them and was a high volume hw. I think it's a tough match up for Holyfield.
    Vs Wlad. He would have to eat a lot of firepower from a Great puncher but could conceivably put together the work rate and pressure to get Wlad to gas out. Prime Wlad was dominant though in a way Holyfield never was at heavy.

    Tyson again prime for prime he could win but it's tough. He has chance to blast Wlad out early as 88 Tyson for me has a good chance against anyone.

    Solid Fantasy match ups. I'm glad Holyfield didn't get into the ring with them late in his career though cause it would of ended very ugly for him
     
  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yes and Yes.

    A young Mike Tyson stops Wlad and UD's Vitali who'd be too safety first and give away rounds.

    Both have a better chance vs Holyfield but I think it goes to the cards whether vs Wlad or Vitali. Undecided.
     
  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yeah....correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't he supposed to fight Wlad or Vitali sometime between 2006-2010? At that point, Holyfield probably would've been massacred in a sad fight where it would be painfully obvious that old Holyfield was doing the best he could, but at that point would be frighteningly over matched. Of course, I wouldn't have given either any credit for beating up the elderly.
     
  8. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    Mike smashes Wlad inside 3 brutally.
    As the fella above said none of them are stopping Vitali, so hes there late against Mike. 88 version of Tyson wins a UD 8 rounds to 4 or similar.. Post Ruddock Mike gets stopped late after bouncing his best shots off Vitali and running out of gas and heart ala Holyfield 1 (Vitali has better chin, stronger, and hits harder)

    Holyfield ain't getting stopped by Wlad and keeps coming for a 9th round TKO

    Holy v Vit.. Close... A draw... Bring on a rematch
     
  9. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield wins UD over both