HIGHEST RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT, HOLYFIELD BEATS?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    From Good old James J Corbett thru to Mr Fury, which is the greatest heavyweight lineal champ the prime Real deal could beat?
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

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    He could beat any, the highest ranked I'd favour him over is probably Johnson
     
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  3. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hmmm I think he could hang with any of them. Beat? Probably Tyson...can’t see him beating a prime Foreman or Holmes. I can see him having real close fights with Frazier and Marciano as well. Although I don’t think he beats those guys. So my pick would be Tyson.
     
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  4. Fergy

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    Yep, he'd give ANY top rated heavyweight champ an hard fight imo but not necessarily beat em.
     
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    My own opinion George how Holyfield does against top names.
    Ali - loses by decision
    Louis - Hard fought fight, bitterly hard but Joe stops him in 12.
    Foreman-obviously prime, stops him in 5.
    Frazier - Another hard fight, Frazier wears him down, stops him in 14.
    Marciano - Tough one, either man could get it but it's brutal.
    Dempsey - Would be a war, I lean toward Jack but CAN'T discount Holy ever.
    Prime Holmes - Larry by decision.
    Johnson - The longer it goes the more chance Johnson gets it but I'll go with The real Deal by stoppage.
    Klitschko s, Holy struggles with vitali and loses on point s. Wlad I'm thinking it's a close decision win.
     
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    I wouldn't count him out against any of them.

    At worst he would be a live underdog against some.
     
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  7. Reinhardt

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    Pretty good,,,though I doubt Wlad could hide his chin for 15 rounds vs a prime Evander. If a fight breaks out Wlad gets ko'ed in about 12
     
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  8. PhillyPhan69

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    First I would pick him over is my number 5 George Foreman.
     
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  9. Fergy

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    Are we talking prime George tho Philly??!
     
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  10. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don’t know if that is what “we” are talking, but it is no doubt, hands down what I am talking! ;)
     
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  11. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't know. But I do know this. He would compete with anyone in any era, and if you go with guys prior to 1985 when they were 220 or 210 average in weight, then he would beat more people than anyone would ever imagine. I see him beating Frazier at heavyweight.
     
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  12. CLOUGHGOAT

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    I think holy is a head to head monster. Ali is his hardest fight. Think he beats everyone else
     
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  13. WAR01

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    Evanders heart and tenacity in his prime win draw or lose will age you to the point of never being the same pug regardless of your fighting style one of the most all round marvelous boxers ever.

    I don't have a H2H list as too many variables regarding every possible bout makes it quite time consuming but I do have him besting a prime Lennox.
     
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  14. swagdelfadeel

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    Muhammad Ali
     
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  15. GoldenHulk

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    I'm going to say Liston. Holyfield took Foreman's , Tyson's, Lewis's and Bowe's shots pretty well. Against Liston he would lose the early rounds but with his better stamina and workrate I can see him stopping Liston late.
     
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