Hard to say. From the perspective of endurance, durability and punch output, he might have beaten them all.
He lacked a little handspeed, but that was heavy jab!
This was in 1990, three years before Conn passed away....
:elefant:The same nonsense as always :elefant: Like here...
The problem is Holyfield was a significant more agressive fighter, often regarded as a boxer puncher. If you put a young Ali into that style,...
How can quickness, in therms of "getting the punches on the spot devided by time" not be a factor in boxing ???
I agree with Tyson beeng "horrible" is a comparison to what he was in the past. But in general, I think Tyson against Evander is overrated. You...
I think so too. If something is missing with the fighters of today, its dedication.
Put a prime Tyson YT vid compared to Holyfield-Tyson on parallel watch and check this again. He was horrible. Another point of hand speed it...
I don´t know about Foreman, Holmes, or 2nd prime 74-Ali. but I would bet on LL against any Frazier. He can choose jab+bomb from distance, OR make...
Holyfield fought a "Tyson" who missed like twenty hooks over Holyfield head by simply ducking down. A "Tyson" who even missed with the jab,...
The chances for any fighter to go through Frazier, Ali, Foreman AND prime Holmes (when aging) are slim to none. Especialy beating prime Holmes and...
Absolutely! The reasoning to put him above Bowe is very thin. Keep that in mind when fans put Liston above Lewis, Holyfield, Frazier or Wlad.
Since Liston is on any top 20 HW list for beating Patty twice, Bowe is on mine for beating Holyfield two times!
Mondern in BF24-context, most say since Liston/Ali with emergence of the 6'3" 212 HWs. Of course you might add more optional demarcations.
