Holyfield making Comeback? And If He Faced Tyson Now..?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    If Holyfield DID make another comeback and Tyson DID make a comeback, and after a couple of warm up s, they actually faced off again.. Who takes it?
    10 rounds.
     
  2. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would always favour Holyfield, yes he's older and fought for much longer but he has, and always will have Tyson's number.

    None are knocking each other out and when it comes down to a battle of wills, Holyfield wins every time.
     
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  3. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    U must have wetted your knickers @Fergy . Love a bit of Iron Mike don’t ya !
     
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  4. Safin

    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Evander Holyfield is simply the superior. He battered Mike Tyson from pilar to post when he, himself, was past it.
     
  5. TFP

    TFP Active Member Full Member

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    In their fights some of Holy's key advantages over Tyson [alongside the head-butts obvs] looked like [almost certainly steroid and/or HGH, together with huge amounts of weight training fuelled] size & physical strength and an ability to push Tyson around.

    From what I've seen of him lately he's not kept anything like that regime up, meaning that Tyson would very likely be bigger & stronger of the two.
     
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  6. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Three rounder I'd go Mike on points.
     
  7. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Beating up a post prison drugged and boozing Tyson that was half the fighter he used to be doesn't mean Roydifield has his number.
     
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  8. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Tyson was more past his best than Holyfield was.
     
  9. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hahahaha love it, Tyson was neither of those two when he faced Holyfield. He just wasn't the fighter the Real Deal was.....
     
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  10. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield would defo win nowadays.

    Lets be fair tysons lived a bad lifestyle...whereas holyfields been pretty sensible with his. Only way i see tyson winning is if holyfields brains not 100 percent functioning with the punches he took longer than he should have...at least tyson had a long break from taking damage. Probably seems more with it than holyfield nowadays.

    Tyson should stay away from fights like these atm...needs to take on guys that never were or are never gonna be as opposed to guys that are past it...but used to be good cause some of them guys are still surprisingly good just not when up against good young fighters that are in their primes. Needs to take on guys that are next to useless for now....get a run going.
     
  11. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Yes he was, Tyson was nowhere near the boxer he used to be with Rooney.
     
  12. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And what makes you think Holyfield was the same boxer of 1990?
     
  13. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Cause he only lost a bit of speed, but had retained all of his skills. He had honed those skills against some of the best in the business.
    Plus he was roided to the gills which made him a lot stronger and able to endure taking punishment.
     
  14. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How much speed had he lost, any measurements or anything? He was also a fighter that was older than Tyson and who had also been in more wars. Roided to the gills, I'm guessing you're going to show me the failed sample?
     
  15. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All I see is excuses, Mike Tyson was man enough to face Mr Holyfield twice. At least be man enough to admit he was owned twice.
     
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