Did Holyfield’s team avoid Ruddock?

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield's 'Team' Not the real deal himself
     
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    Soxial experimennt 2.0 Trans and proud banned Full Member

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  3. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The question of the thread is 'Did Holyfield's TEAM avoid Ruddock?' And you said 'HOLYFIELD would never duck anyone' And I was basically saying that the question is asking if Holyfields TEAM was avoiding Ruddock, they are not inferring that HOLYFIELD ducked him they are inferring that maybe his TEAM ducked him
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield wouldn't have avoided King Kong, much less Ruddock. If the money was right Holyfield would've gladly beat Ruddock's ass lol.
     
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    Holyfield was busy fighting even better fighters.
     
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    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A lot of people seem to not understand the question
     
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    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    I know :grazy:
     
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  9. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield may not have ducked him, but his team may have steered him away from him
     
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    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To the guy who beat him twice?
     
  11. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They didn't know that at the time
     
  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Ruddock was mandatory after Tyson went to prison in 1992. Holyfield didn't necessarily avoid Ruddock but he chose to face Bowe instead. Then Lennox Lewis stepped up and fought Ruddock.
     
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    From pure memory was not the Lewis /Ruddock fight a eliminator ?

    Bowe beat Holyfield like a rented mule while Ruddock was literally kicked off completely and a new era of heavies began.
     
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    And OUCH! Poor Donovan.