Send in your light heavyweight to give 1988 Evander Holyfield a boxing lesson

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    What light heavyweight would you pick to beat the Holyfield that unified the cruiserweight division? Roy Jones? Donny Lalonde? Mike Quarry? Virgil Hill? Send them in one by one
     
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  2. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Michael Moorer since he was a Light-Heavyweight and he actually did move up and beat Holyfield.
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Prime Spinks might have. Perhaps even Ezzard Charles or Archie Moore. That version of Evander was strong and skilled but still developing.
     
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    So no Donny Lalonde?
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    No Harold Johnson or Jimmy Bivins or RJJ?
     
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  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Your thread asked me to send in “ A” light heavyweight. Not an army
     
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  7. 20thCenturyBox

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    Archie Moore, Virgil Hill and maybe Billy Conn.
     
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  8. yotam bing

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    Harold johnson, billy conn, michael spinks, ezzard charles and archie moore would all be interesting
    But the one i would really like to see is bob foster
     
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  9. BCS8

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    Man I'd like to see Beterbiev in with that guy. Artur is obviously right at the limit for LHW and he's bursting at the seams. I reckon the size difference in-ring would be minimal and Holy could never resist a tear-up ...
     
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  10. Fergy

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    Good pick, young man.
     
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  11. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield was still relatively green in 1988, so I think there were a lot of great light heavyweights that could’ve taken decisions off him. As for giving a young Holyfield a boxing lesson I’d pick Harold Johnson or Joey Maxim.
     
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  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You just want to see violence
     
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  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    No one's picking Donny Lalonde. That's making me sad.
     
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  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Could an army of light heavyweights beat Lennox Lewis?
     
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