Is Holyfield top 10?

Yes and no, it just depends if you think others deserve to be above him, simple as that.

 

YES! Holy at age 46 is still top-10............ In fact, he should be WBA champ right now................ Holy was robbed in Switzerland last December....... Even though "Holy-Valuev" stunk up the place real bad..... Still, a win is a win....... Holy got his colon cleansed.......
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Holyfield was a great fighter, no question. He fought everybody, ducked no one ... as a matter of fact a strong argument can be made that after Ali he fought the best competition of any other heavyweight champ ... I definately put him in my top ten ...

 

I have in my top 10, but have place him on the lower tier of it, usually somewhere between 8-10. Holyfield probably has less padding on his resume than nearly almost any heavyweight champion that ever lived and is the division's only 5 time world titlist. He also came within a **** hair of taking another strap at the age of 46 and against the largest titlist in the sport's history. Unlike Michael Spinks or David Haye, Spinks earned his first heavyweight title shot by beating a string of legitimately good fighters before scoring a destructive KO over a man who had beaten the man. His battle with Dokes is in my book, one of the greatest heavyweight fights in history and his coming back to beat a very formidable Riddick Bowe ads great substance to his credentials. Both Tyson and Holyfield were past it by the time they met, but both were still considered as being at least 2 of the best 3 heavys in the world and there is no question in my mind who won both of those fights. Ad a few second teir wins over guys like Michael Moorer, John Ruiz and George Foreman, and you got a pretty solid legacy.

The only reason I don't rate him higher is because he lost the Bowe trilogy, and ended up with a career end record of something like 24-10-2-13, or thereabouts. Most of of his losses came past prime, or under unfavorable circumstances however, and need to be taken with a grain of sult.

 

Holyfield imo was past it when he met lewis

 

what title holders? Bruce "im scared to death" seldon? frank "I dont wanna be here" bruno? tyson was washed up and people didnt even realize it, all he had left was intimidation factor and some power. Tysons physical skills and mental make up were LONG GONE. he was rusted as hell too 4 years out of ring.

 

idk, tyson was pretty far gone. All he has was power and intimidation. His combinations, defense, etc were gone. his skills, gone.

 

He was still fairly destructive and viewed by most as still one of the best in the division. Of the two them, Holyfield was viewed as being further past his prime and rightfully so.

 

How could he not be in the top ten of all time!!!! Probably should be in the top five of all time. Multiple titles, wins over the best of his two decades worth of boxing including Bowe, Tyson, Rahman, Holmes, Foreman, Mercer, Moorer, just to name a few.

 

Arguably yes .Who do you leave out to make room for him ? Thats the problem. imo.