Send in your light heavyweight to give 1988 Evander Holyfield a boxing lesson

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    What light heavyweight would you pick to beat the Holyfield that unified the cruiserweight division? Roy Jones? Donny Lalonde? Mike Quarry? Virgil Hill? Send them in one by one
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Dec 22, 2023
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    Michael Moorer since he was a Light-Heavyweight and he actually did move up and beat Holyfield.
     
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    Prime Spinks might have. Perhaps even Ezzard Charles or Archie Moore. That version of Evander was strong and skilled but still developing.
     
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    So no Donny Lalonde?
     
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    No Harold Johnson or Jimmy Bivins or RJJ?
     
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    Your thread asked me to send in “ A” light heavyweight. Not an army
     
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    Archie Moore, Virgil Hill and maybe Billy Conn.
     
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    Harold johnson, billy conn, michael spinks, ezzard charles and archie moore would all be interesting
    But the one i would really like to see is bob foster
     
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    Man I'd like to see Beterbiev in with that guy. Artur is obviously right at the limit for LHW and he's bursting at the seams. I reckon the size difference in-ring would be minimal and Holy could never resist a tear-up ...
     
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    Good pick, young man.
     
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    Holyfield was still relatively green in 1988, so I think there were a lot of great light heavyweights that could’ve taken decisions off him. As for giving a young Holyfield a boxing lesson I’d pick Harold Johnson or Joey Maxim.
     
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    Jackomano, Dec 24, 2023
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    You just want to see violence
     
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    No one's picking Donny Lalonde. That's making me sad.
     
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    Could an army of light heavyweights beat Lennox Lewis?
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Dec 24, 2023
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