Floyd Patterson vs Evander Holyfield at 190

Holyfield wins this for me.

 

Holy by TKO 9

 

Holy. Just too physical. Beats Floyd down and gets the stoppage

 

My third and fourth favorite fighters ever. I’m abstaining from a pick here.

 

Patterson a little too small, even for Evander. I think Evander would put in a better effort than Quarry and might even overwhelm Floyd

 

One must remember that this is 190, pre-Evan Fields, Holyfield. The size difference is there but not too extreme. I pick Holy but I remember how close sawed-off Bert Cooper came to stopping Vander and that does give me pause. Despite his propensity to leap in, Patterson was much more disciplined than a Cooper and had the same devastating left hook. I would make Patterson a live underdog.

 

Patterson is 3, Holy is 4.

 

,,very live, more than some think

 

At 190 it might be a tossup.

 

At 190? No mismatch either way. Floyd wins a split decision that could go either way. Although, if Holyfield gets a knockdown, which is very plausible, it could swing the decision in his favor.

 

Personally I don't believe there's a cruiserweight or 190 pounder in history that beat Holyfield.
Patterson's speed could offsets Holyfield for a while, but Holyfield's better all around skills, and ability to fight through adversity would eventually allow him to overwhelm Patterson.
Stop him in 10 rds

 

Holyfield KO