Gene Tunney vs 1987 Evander Holyfield

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Who wins and how

  1. Holyfield KO/TKO

    6 vote(s)
    40.0%

  2. Tunney KO/TKO

    1 vote(s)
    6.7%

  3. Holyfield Decision

    3 vote(s)
    20.0%

  4. Tunney Decision

    5 vote(s)
    33.3%

  5. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Fight takes place at 190 pounds.
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Oct 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Oct 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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  2. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gene Tunney was a great boxer. Ahead of his time. but 190 lb. Holyfield was better than OLD Dempsey, who dropped Tunney with an exquisite combination.
     
    slash, Oct 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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  3. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Please don’t be like that, that’s stupid. Tunney is a far better boxer than Holyfield for pure skill and at 190lbs a green Holyfield with basically volume going for him? GT by UD most likely, I have always thought Archie Moore, James Toney and Gene Tunney beat CW Holy… Also let’s not be silly I don’t think a heavyweight champion is “scared” of anybody was he a bigot and racist man? Yes but not “scared” of black men lol.
     
    Journeyman92, Oct 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Was 1987 Holyfield really "green"?
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Oct 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    I wouldn’t say “ahead of his time” where are his skills common today? He wasn’t a fish coming out of the water to walk, good fighters have existed in all eras all the way up until the 2000s we had horrid looking (key word looking) fighters like Manuel Medina, swap Medina to black and white and Louis in HD colour… good complete skills are uncommon in basically every era, punching properly is too.
     
    Journeyman92, Oct 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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  6. Steve Fero

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    Holyfield is physically too much for Tunney. Tunney not strong enough to hurt him and not fast enough to avoid him. Evander over takes him in 6 round stoppage.
     
    Steve Fero, Oct 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
    Steve Fero, Oct 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Holyfield is the real deal.
     
    lufcrazy, Oct 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
    lufcrazy, Oct 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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  8. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tunney is slick enough to take a decision...this thread needs a dislike button for comments.
     
    Reinhardt, Oct 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
    Reinhardt, Oct 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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