Prime Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis?

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Who Wins and How?

  1. Holyfield ko

    5 vote(s)
    11.9%

  2. Holyfield points

    18 vote(s)
    42.9%

  3. Lewis ko

    2 vote(s)
    4.8%

  4. Lewis points

    16 vote(s)
    38.1%

  5. Draw/Can't Decide

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%
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  1. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    Everyone talks about how old Holyfield was and everyone talks about the scorecards but who'd have won if they fought prime for prime?
     
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  2. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield by close decision
     
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  3. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    I'm so sorry everyone I forgot to make it a public poll
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

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  5. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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  6. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    And I couldn't even do that right :lol:
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    :lol:

    All good mate it doesn't have to be public.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ****in hell, Keed! You've hit 'em with a triple threat on general hant ya!
     
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  9. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield MD.
     
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  10. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    Bump
     
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  11. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Prime Holyfield beats pre-Steward Lewis UD in an exciting fight where Holy gets knocked down hard at one point.

    " "" "" Holyfield SD over Steward Lewis.
     
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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Holy is the better fighter. He takes UD
     
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  13. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    On a side note i pick Larry to whip both.
     
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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I'd pick Lewis. There's likely to be some measure of bias here having seen Lewis take so many rounds from Holyfield in their real world fights. But I do think Lewis would find seven rounds.

    I also think, and this is always a bone of contention, I wasn't even going to mention it, that Lewis might have done better against Holyfield in his physical prime. Holyfield was a very clever fighter by the time of his match with Lewis and understood winning very, very well. He knew he had to slooooow the fight right down to get the best of it I think and i'm not sure that at his most dangerous he wold have taken that attitude and that might have worked for Lewis. It tended to work for him.
     
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