Does Holyfield have enough left to beat someone like Arreola or Peter?

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  1. kinski

    kinski Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No. and Botha was never that good anyway.
     
  2. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    No. Holyfield looked like he has more left in the tank than Hopkins or Jones, but not enough to beat a decent fighter with decent stamina.
     
  3. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a chance either one of those would KO Evander.
     
  4. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    E.H. has no bad habits...I think he still may get lucky and win a title. He has faith and power and experience. I would make a wager vs Haye,especially since E.H. would be a huge underdog. This is a fight that would interest me.
     
  5. Irländsk

    Irländsk Boxing Addict banned

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    He would get KO'd by Peter and Arreola.
    Botha is over 40 himself and well out of shape and he was giving Holyfield trouble early on.
    Two young guys with power would end Holyfield's career, and that would be a good thing.
     
  6. diamondDave

    diamondDave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice win for Holyfield but he is not a serious contender anymore. He has virtually no shot with either Klitschko.
     
  7. sir axeman

    sir axeman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    http://www.youtube.com/user/michalemu#p/u/0/LczmjtuSYls

    You can watch the whole fight here...first 5 rounds were all Botha. Holyfields better conditioning pulled him through as he pressed a fat fading Botha. Holyfield is shot has been for years...he even got KO'd by a fat middleweight with a big mouth. He really should hang 'em up but he wont untill he's brutally KO'd.
     
  8. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    No way. He barely looked good against Botha. Valuev was his best chance at winning a new title, his best chance by far and he did win it but got robbed as expected. Haye, both Klitschkos and other contenders like Arreola and Peter are wrong for him at this stage. If he can keep the movement up and avoid attacks he can outpoint Peter but still I think he will be cornered and will have to take punishment at some point which is all wrong for him at this stage.
     
  9. anut

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    ya he could beat peter and aaeeloa
     
  10. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Toney?
     
  11. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Botha at this stage is not a contender. Evander would have a tough time vs. either fighter. What a war.
     
  12. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    No, he would be stopped. Arreola and Peter are heavy punchers and much younger than Evander. Holy doesn't have the speed to avoid the power shots that would come to him, nor the stamina to take those guys' punches for 12 rounds.
     
  13. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well i cant see him beating Arreola , Chris is too busy for Evander and would outwork him or stop him late, Evander would have his moments and be competetive but thats about it.

    However Peter tends to get lazy in there and i see this as a winnable fight for Holyfield especially if Peter shows up not in peak condition.
     
  14. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Arreola would simply brutalize this 47 year old version of Holyfield, it would be ugly to see. I haven't seen Peter since his Vitaly and Chambers fights but he'd still beat Holyfield up pretty good. Holyfield is better than he should be at this point-his chin, physical condition, and determination are still good. But he is now a fringe contender with a great name. His reflexes and ability to pull the trigger are gone.

    Holyfield is going to keep fighting, that is no surprise. I hope he sticks to guys on his level. Golota, Tyson, Mercer, Briggs, or even Hopkins are the fights he should take, big names who aren't that dangerous anymore.

    Maybe its me but I can see Haye-Holyfield happening. Haye would get a soft defense and a big payday while getting HBO exposure which would help for a Klitschko-Haye fight down the line. Holyfield gets another title shot and a big payday. Haye would probably decapitate the old man but Holyfield has never been afraid of anyone.
     
  15. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yes thsi would be a good fight for holyfield right now, then maybe a rahman thompson type even brewster or golota

    go holyfield a goddamn legend:happy:happy