Evander Holyfield and his place in history

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  1. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yo Mama *****! You must be the usual cocksucking *******, huh? And I can tell you like all that gay ****!
     
  2. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    Who is In your top ten list?
     
  3. Joe Louis
    Muhammad Ali
    Jack Johnson
    George Foreman
    Larry Holmes
    EVANDER HOLYFIELD
    Lennox Lewis
    Jack Dempsey
    Jim Jeffries
    Mike Tyson
     
  4. Dorfmeister

    Dorfmeister Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of the most committed and professional nice guys in the game. But don't take nice as soft cause he was one of the toughest warriors and best conditioned athletes to box-punch always in combinations, with a very useful jab, powerful left hook, great right uppercut, he had it all but specuially heart. Physically superb, undeniebly the best CW in history since Michael Spinks beat Dwight Braxton in 15 rounds and then became HWT Champion, Evander not only beat Braxton in 15 at Jr HWT but knocked him out in four in a rematch, unified the WBA, IBF and WBC belts at CW b4 winning all his fights at HWT with just 205, 208 or 215 pounds at most, tough as they come, won the WBC Continental Americas HWT Title and benefitted from Tyson's loss to Douglas in Japan to make short work of Douglas in the opening of the Mirage in LV, NV, had that Battle of the Ages against Foreman, faced a comebacking but old Holmes like Tyson did and finally fell to the new and Superheavyweights of the class of 2000, particularly Riddick Bowe against whom he regained a portion of the titles but also became the first of two men to have stopped him and Lennox Lewis. he will always be remebered to have been the second man to stop Tyson and to have won for a 4th time the HWT title ( WBA version) but specially under the infamous Mike Tyson's rematch to have behaved like we always knew him, the consummate Gentleman in boxing - actually became hated by Tyson's fans for that reason. In my personal opinion, one of the top 10 HWts ATGs and I guess late Bert Sugar placed him that way, not sure, but it wouldn't be unfair in my view.
     
  5. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    **** you dip****! You know nothing. Lee Haney has never had a client who didn't use. You know nothing dickbrain!
     
  6. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No Marciano?
     
  7. Vano-Irons

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    Jeffries is extremely high IMO. What is that based on? I'd certainly have Ezzard Charles, Liston, Marciano, Frazier and Wlad about him, probably Jersey Joe too
     
  8. Webbiano

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    :good possibly the first top 10 I've ever seen without Marciano in it. He's no higher than 4/5 but not having him in the top 10 is like having someone that isn't Ali or Louis at 1
     
  9. Vano-Irons

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    I have Rocky lower than most, but he is certainly a top 10 HW.
     
  10. thawk888

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    ATG CW but his steroid abuse at HW kind of puts and asterisk by his name in the division, but I guess he's not the only one.
     
  11. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Top 10 HW of all time no doubt..
     
  12. the commentator

    the commentator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the greatest cruiserweight and pound for pound king of polygamy:smoke
     
  13. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Louis
    Ali
    Marciano
    Liston
    Foreman
    Holmes
    Frazier
    Johnson
    Lewis
    Dempsey
    Norton and Tyson are in the running there as well.
     
  14. I have Marciano in 20 for sure but I cant ever make up my mind on him. I'm a fan of his and he was brutal in the ring,a gentleman outside the ring but he fought in a historically weak era and his best wins were over and old broken down Joe Louis.
     
  15. and the day you have actual PROOF of Holyfield being a cheater will be a cold day in Hell. You have no proof and therefore he is innocent until PROVEN guilty baby doll. I just wonder why you would rather believe the negative stuff about people instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt. You're a douche and I guess you didnt get enough hugs when you were a little girl.