Do you believe in Evander Holyfield??

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by compukiller, Oct 12, 2007.


  1. sues2nd

    sues2nd Fading into Bolivian... Full Member

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    You forgot to add in something.

    ...arguably lost to (and was dropped by) Ray Austin.

    Sultan is terribly overrated. He IS a well skilled HW, but has decent power at best, is slow (TERRIBLY FLATFOOTED and plodding), and measures his shots too much.

    He beat Shannon Briggs and suddenly became the second coming of Ivan Drago.

    If Evander was 60 I might still pick him. The guy defies logic still being this skilled at this age. Still has the chin, still has the ring intelligence, and still has the skills. Lost a step or four in speed, power (tho still strong as a bull) and stamina. But hell, he is still EVANDER THE REAL DEAL HOLYFIELD!!!!

    Holy by late TKO or UD.

    (only bad part about it is, if he wins, I dont think he can beat ANY of the other title holders...and would get hurt VERY badly vs Wlad....)
     
  2. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    WALD Would kill Holyfield. :-(
     
  3. skier47

    skier47 Guest

    Holy looked reasonably decent against ancient and never very good
    Lou Saverese. Throw out the Austin fight. Everybody has a bad
    day at the office. Sultan was fat, overconfident and employed bad
    tactics in that fight. He's corrected those flaws under the direction
    of Jeff Mayweather. Sultan has fast combos and hits hard. Youth
    will be served.
     
  4. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    I will always believe in Evander. The heart of a warrior beats forever!
     
  5. gregor

    gregor Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Don't forget Foreman almost lost this fight. And while I agree Moorer was better than Ibragimov, his chin wasn't. Neither is Holyfield power anywhere close to Foreman... but I may be wrong since I forgot about his deadly headbutts ;).
     
  6. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Try Ibrag mid TKO.

    Haye early KO

    Cotto late tKO

    Floyd TKO 9ish, shutout, Hatton has absolutely NO chance and gets thrashed.

    Juan Diaz late TKO.

    Povetkin mid TKO.

    JMM late TKO.

    :D
     
  7. Zhaakal

    Zhaakal Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ofcourse... Holyfield You Can Do It!!!!!!!
     
  8. jisi

    jisi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I believe in Evander Holyfield. He is a true Warrior and will be World-Champion angain.

    Go Evander the 1962 are simply the best :happy :happy :happy :happy :happy
     
  9. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    Well he did turn his back on the Politburo if u remember. I'm sure he had a stern talking to after the fight if you know what I mean. Wikipedia says he was 100-0 as an amateur. Not bad. :bbb
     
  10. mochabuzz

    mochabuzz Active Member Full Member

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    I will watch this fight down in Cabo tonight! I hope Evander will win!:happy
     
  11. dragosuhail

    dragosuhail Active Member Full Member

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    :lol: should be fun times cause i have most of them different to your list sue

    ibragimov by TKO or UD
    Kessler by UD
    Haye by TKO
    mosely by UD
    hatton by SD
    juan by UD
    jmm by UD
    povetkin by UD
     
  12. Dorfmeister

    Dorfmeister Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We can't give up faith, find it where it was lost, search anywhere, portents, signs, follow them to the edge of within. I often think about the hereafter when he owes no more to the future and can be just a man but now he is to be that very stuff of future memory, a fair time that cannot be forgotten and because it cannot be forgotten, that fair time may come again, what was and the dream of what could be - the future will take roots in the past and it will be done. Hallelujah!
     
  13. GABBY

    GABBY Active Member Full Member

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    couldent of put it any better myself :good
     
  14. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Holyfield was not only dropped but stopped by a fat, 36 year old middleweight. At least Austin was a legit 6'6 260lb heavyweight.
     
  15. Rollo

    Rollo Active Member Full Member

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