How would steroid-clean Evander Holyfield do against today's top heavyweights?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Holy weighed 205lbs in his first clash v Bowe and 217lbs in his first fight v Tyson, How would steroid-clean Evander Holyfield do against today's top heavyweights?
     
    mark ant, Jan 22, 2022
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  2. James Hudson

    James Hudson Active Member Full Member

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    U tell us
     
    James Hudson, Jan 22, 2022
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    Snails Active Member Full Member

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    Considering all of the top heavyweights today are on steroids not too well I presume.
     
    Snails, Jan 22, 2022
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  4. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    I’m not sure, Holyfield wasn’t a big cruiser and his power wouldn’t carry that well without extra help
     
    Toney F*** U, Jan 22, 2022
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  5. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Fury - Lose

    Usyk - Lose

    Joshua - Close fight, still think Joshua just edges it

    Wilder - Win

    Whyte - Win

    Parker - Win

    Ortiz - Win

    Ruiz - Win

    Joyce - Lose

    Hunter - Win.

    He would do just fine in my opinion
     
    Potwash, Jan 22, 2022
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    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    But with today's top heavyweights being steroid-clean too? or just normal?
     
    chacal, Jan 22, 2022
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  7. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg @paulmillsfitness Full Member

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    So everyone else can juice as they have for decades but Holyfield is the only clean one? Can we tie his left hand behind his back too?
     
    Heisenberg, Jan 22, 2022
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  8. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    I don't know. Was there ever a clean Holyfield?
     
    It's Ovah, Jan 22, 2022
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  9. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would pick Holy to beat Fury , Joshua , Wilder , Whyte , Parker , Ortiz , Hunter

    Lose to Usyk, Joyce, Ruiz, Sanchez

    Dont know about Yoka, Hrgovic
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The world is never going to have a frame of reference, because we can't go back and watch his career clean.

    My guess is that he would not do very well--that's why he needed the HGH.

    There is a lot I admire about the guy in terms of his skills and heart, but he used extreme PEDs to alter his body from what it was. NO getting around that.
     
    catchwtboxing, Jan 22, 2022
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  11. JohnThomas1

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    How would anyone know when he was indisputably clean.
     
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  12. piprules

    piprules Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Juiced up or not, he ran through a heap of good fighters. He was a tough, tough dude.
     
    piprules, Jan 22, 2022
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    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Yeah, I wouldn't assume he was clean just cause he was smaller. But most of the top guys are roided up anyway.
     
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We don't know what a steroid clean Holyfield looks like
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Jan 22, 2022
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  15. It's Ovah

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    I wasn't casting aspersions on his toughness or resume. Those two points are beyond contestation.
     
    It's Ovah, Jan 22, 2022
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