(PRIME) Evander Holyfield vs. (PRIME) Anthony Joshua

Holyfield in whatever way he wants...

 

Voted Holyfield for all the positives already mentioned.

Holyfield's ilk is just all wrong for AJ.

 

Because of Holyfield's style, Joshua would keep fighting with his tongue hanging out after a few rounds.

 

Prime Holyfield stops AJ. Even if he comes into the ring at a lean 205-208 pounds, the size of most modern day cruisers on fight night. AJ puts up a good fight, but eventually, the Holy man is too much

 

The 208 pound Holyfield of the Douglas and Foreman fights stops AJ. Foreman was 6'4 260 pounds and solid.

 

He survived Lewis, Tyson, Stewart, Mercer and Foreman's power.

 

The two (so far) people that voted for AJ must be his parents.

 

Wow, how the mighty have fallen. Where is GALVATRON?

 

This wouldn’t be far off the first Holyfield v Stewart fight

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Ruiz isn't really bigger than Holyfield, he's just fat. Holy hits just as hard maybe even harder.

Pre-2017 AJ gets brutally stopped by mid-rounds in an action packed, FOTY candidate against a better counter-puncher with much better inside and mid-range game on top of a better chin.

Post-2017 AJ could go the distance, but would be on the wrong end of the decision just like he was against Usyk.

 

This is more or less correct.

Holyfield is more skilled than AJ. I think that's obvious.

But AJ is no chump. He is not the natural fighter that Holy is, but at his best he was well drilled and did the right things. Moreover, he was a massive guy and hit extremely hard. I'd say he easily hits harder than Bowe.

AJ's problem is that he has turned out to be kind of flakey. He has great performances punctuated by falling flat on his face.

Holyfield's problem is that he loved to brawl and brawling with AJ is just the wrong thing to do.

Joshua could absolutely knock Holyfield's block off and anybody thinking otherwise is living is a fantasyland.

This fight is far closer to 50-50 than people want to believe.

Imma vote AJ just to **** people off

 

Holyfield would whoop his ass.

 

Holyfield knocks him spark out

 

89 votes to 3.

 

Which one is the prime Holyfield? The 205lb version?

He got stopped by featherfist Bowe and he also loved to stand and trade.

Holyfield can win if he fights smart but if he tries to brawl he's gonna get knocked out. He can't use the grabbing tactics that he used against Tyson either due to the size difference.