ATG: Who Ranks Higher? Roy Jones Jr or Evander Holyfield?

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Who Ranks Higher in your ATG list

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  1. Evander Holyfield

    58 vote(s)
    63.0%

  2. Roy Jones Jr

    34 vote(s)
    37.0%
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  1. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top LHW and Top CW in the last 40 years.
     
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    asero, May 24, 2020
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  2. DirtyOldTown

    DirtyOldTown Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Quite hard to separate these juice kings I'll be honest. Went for Jones because I've never seen a fighter like him.
     
    DirtyOldTown, May 24, 2020
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  3. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What does 'ATG' mean? I see it all the time lately on internet forums? What's the official definition of this phenomenon?
     
    Bulldog24, May 24, 2020
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  4. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Holyfield. He clearly fought better competition when he was in his prime and didn't get KOd (or even knocked down) repeatedly when he was washed up.
     
    The Professor, May 24, 2020
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  5. FuryFTW

    FuryFTW Active Member banned Full Member

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    Holyfield, better opposition and didn't only rely on natural talent.

    I respect skill more than talent tbh
     
    FuryFTW, May 24, 2020
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  6. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    Holyfield. Past his best he was still competitive. Roy was embarrassing.
     
    Stiff Jab, May 24, 2020
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Roy Jones for me.

    I have him number 1 LHW and I have Holyfield number 7 HW.

    Jones cracks my top ten P4P list as well at number 3.

    He was a phenom.

    P4P a greater fighting machine than Holyfield.

    However Holyfield would have murdered him in a fight.
     
    lufcrazy, May 24, 2020
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  8. Scar

    Scar VIP Member

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    It’s idiotic to judge fighters when they are clearly washed up, especially given the obvious circumstances.
     
    Scar, May 25, 2020
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  9. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy is higher than Holy in ATG. Roy didn't fight dirty but Holyfield did.
     
    Nopporn, May 25, 2020
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Be interesting to find out which one of them jacked the most roids into their ass during their respective primes. To be fair to Evan he had a great chin and fought a lot of punchers during his heyday, whereas Roid was always packing old lady glass and he was more concerned with defending his paper straps against janitors, street vendors, semi-retired dog trainers and milkmen with glaucoma who couldn't punch their way through cobwebs.
     
    Serge, May 25, 2020
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  11. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I picked Evander. Just fought everyone. Roy avoided some fighters.
     
    PernellSweetPea, May 25, 2020
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  12. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Best overall competitors the sport has seen douchebag
     
    Richmondpete, May 25, 2020
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  13. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Is this even serious? Evander and it isn’t even close :lol:
     
    Rico Spadafora, May 25, 2020
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  14. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Evander, easily.
     
    Babality, May 25, 2020
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  15. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Evander has a great resume. He fought all of the biggest fights of his era. But he didn’t fight everyone. Nobody can. And when you fight in 4 divisions, there’s obviously going to be more guys you missed, then if you only fought in one division. But Roy didn’t avoid fighters. I’d only criticise him for not fighting Nunn.
     
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