A better heart; Holyfield or Frazier?

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Who has a better heart; Holyfield or Frazier?

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  1. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Who has a better heart; Holyfield or Frazier?
     
  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Tough, tough question!
    Both had hearts as big as mountain s and fought like their life depended on it.
    Sorry but it's impossible for me to answer. Lol
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I really don’t think they can be measured. Both men fought hard until they either won or were hopelessly beaten
     
  4. Walcott

    Walcott Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Frazier definitely, Holyfield's well eventually ran dry plus he did kinda give up in some of his bouts.
     
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  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Frazier got up 6 times against Foreman in their 1st fight and was on his feet when the fight was stopped.
     
  6. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Frazier gets my vote and by far because he actually had heart. The first and third Ali fights showed that in spades.

    Holyfield on the other hand....a drug cheat. In every single major fight he was in when he was in trouble, he went from losing in the middle of a fight to all of a sudden winning in dominating fashion. That sudden "look at Holyfields warrior heart" was more like a sudden rush of steroids kicking in. He could've had heart, but a lot its meaning got drowned out by the steroid accusations.
     
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  7. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Same with me,Fergy. Impossible to say.
     
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  8. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Way too difficult to say, both had tremendous heart...but I'm 100% certain who will win this poll. :D
     
  9. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Hard to see how you would separate them.
     
  10. Gui Dosnera

    Gui Dosnera Member Full Member

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    If one bites one of Frazier's ear taking a piece of it, one would die or loose an entire ear ourselves, before we successfully bite the other one afterwards.
    Enough said!
     
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  11. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I agree. Neither showed any deficiency in heart. I admittedly voted for Frazier though because he's my favorite fighter. :D
     
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  12. Samart'sTeep

    Samart'sTeep Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I still don't know how that fight wasn't stopped after the first bite. I get that it was a massive fight and people would have been pissed after what they paid to see it. They might have even started a riot. But how do you let a fight continue when a fighter literally bites his opponent?
     
  13. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    I dont think Mills did quite understand the gravity of the situation at the time.
     
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  14. SomeFella

    SomeFella Member Full Member

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    Very close but I think Frazier, based on the Ali and Foreman bouts.

    But again close. Both were real warriors.
     
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  15. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very hard to separate them. Maybe if I had to choose one, Holyfield gets the edge cos moving up to heavyweight he knew that he would be fighting an getting hit by bigger, stronger an harder hitting fighters than himself like Bowe, Lewis an Foreman. Frazier was fearless too but apart from Foreman he never fought anyone that could hit harder than himself or was notably stronger than him
     
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