Should Holyfield retire now?

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    If not, a rematch would be the most logical option. However, i doubt that Sauerland wants to go through another credibility losing scandal so i think they'll deny him a rematch.

    If he can get a rematch i think he should go for it, but if he can't, he'd better hang 'em up. The klits would destroy him and Chagaev, Povetkin and Haye will handle him as well. Let's not forget Ibragimov beat him by 11 to 1 rounds as well...
     
  2. Guy

    Guy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think he should retire for the sake of his health,his family,his career and boxing.He's achieved a lot and has been a great athlete but you can't train your brain to take blows all your life as everyone knows,if something serious happened to him it would be another serious smear on the sport for letting him plod on.There should be a serious analysis by the boxing bodys of whether his licence should be revoked,i'm not been harsh I respect the guy and don't want to see him turn into a wreck of a man
     
  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Yes,please God yes.He won't get the rematch anyway as Valuev has to defend against Chagaev.
     
  4. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    Yes he should but he won't. If the judges had just gotten it right the Klitschkos would have taken the gentleman route and said we're not gonna unify with you, thus freezing him out of possible unification. Vitali once said on TV that he has too much respect for Holyfield to fight him and I'm sure Wladimir would echo those sentiments. Holyfield beat Valuev and everybody saw it but, with the result being what it was, he'll have more reason to continue fighting because he'll come away thinking that he gave a credible performance when in actuality it was just a case of two men doing next to nothing with Valuev doing even less.
     
  5. Spitfire7

    Spitfire7 Gadfly Full Member

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    If he gets jobbed like that, he must... :-(
     
  6. boxingwizard

    boxingwizard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He should get the rematch with Valuev, as old as he is, he still can hang with some of the elite fighters in the world.
     
  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    yeah, they should give him the rematch. He won that fight.
     
  8. BIGTIMETIMMY

    BIGTIMETIMMY ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    I wouldnt consider Valuev elite but your principle is right
     
  9. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, Holy should retire. I have no urge to see a fighter get ruined, and Evander's had more financial and career success than 99.9% of guys that have ever laced them up. It's time he enjoyed it and stepped aside.

    The other thing is that all the top guys have a massive amount of respect for him, and either won't fight him or would take it easy on him if they did. That's both good and bad, because although it means nobody's going to try and take his head off, it's also keeping Holyfield fighting.
     
  10. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If he stays away from the klits and a couple others in the division he can still be competetive
     
  11. Ivo

    Ivo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He should have retired long ago. It's been painful to watch him.

    And, please, no rematch. Chagaev and Valuev should settle and the winner should face one of the Klitschkos. Holyield has had many opportunities. Now is the time for a unification fight. Klitschko v Chagaev/Valuev. Nothing else makes sense.
     
  12. Permy

    Permy Big Slick Full Member

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    hes just 10 years out of his prime lol should of retired in 2002
     
  13. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes he should, but no he won't.
    Thanks to Valuev's tepid performance, Evander will have the motivation he needs to carry on :-(
     
  14. Minto

    Minto The Beast Full Member

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    He should retire, but he will not do that. Wilfried Sauerland himself said, that he will try to get a rematch done in Zürich, after Valuev beat Chagaev.
     
  15. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd put good money on Chagaev to outbox Valuev even better this time round.
    I don't think Evander would be interested in Valuev without a title, and Chagaev is the type of opponent he doesn't want to fight.