Floyd Patterson vs Evander Holyfield at heavyweight

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Who wins and how

  1. Holyfield KO/TKO

    8 vote(s)
    53.3%

  2. Patterson KO/TKO

    2 vote(s)
    13.3%

  3. Holyfield Decision

    1 vote(s)
    6.7%

  4. Patterson Decision

    4 vote(s)
    26.7%

  5. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Watching Ali/Patterson 2 and Ali was 6'3 218 pounds and Patterson was 6'0 188 pounds and held his own. Yes Ali stopped him (and it was a corner stoppage from the referee while Patterson was walkingout to continue), but Patterson did good, especially to be at a 30 pound weight disadvantage. And despite being 37, Ali was one of the only few in the division who could beat Patterson like that.

    So..... how could Patterson do vs the 205-208 pound Evander Holyfield of 1991?
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    It’s a fight that would be fought almost entirely inside and Patterson would take the brunt of the exchanges.

    Holyfield by TKO mid rounds
     
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  3. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don’t forget too Patterson’s significant back troubles going into the bout.
     
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  4. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Patterson by KO for sure (he gets decimated but im extremely bias)
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    So you're saying he knocks out Holyfield?
     
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  6. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Absolutely! (He gets knocked the F out horribly)
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    That's a pretty bold take
     
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  8. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    If you dont yet the joke, im saying Patterson loses horribly.
     
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  9. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sorry I mistook the second Ali-Patterson fight for the first. Back problems were Fight I.
     
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  10. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Holyfield prevails in a war. Fanboy in me had to vote for Patterson though.
     
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  11. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The longer this goes the better chance there is of Patterson, who doesn’t get the respect he deserves here, winning a decision.
     
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  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    If Patterson chin was better, I can see him winning, but Holyfield had respectable heavyweight punching power and he was accurate and punched in combinations. I can see him stopping Patterson late via TKO with a knockdown somewhere along the way. But Patterson could rock Holyfield a time or 2.
     
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  13. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I’ve said this before here … IMO Patterson became a better fighter after he was champion and as he got older.
     
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  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I mean, Patterson could win a decision. It's not entirely out of the question. But I suspect that if he did, it would be a split decision.
     
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  15. Totentanz.

    Totentanz. Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire banned Full Member

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    He became a lot more resilient, and a lot less protected. The older and wiser Patterson was a lot better than the young one, and no less hungry.
     
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