Holyfield Bowe 1 shouldnt even have been close

holyfield was at the disadvantage in every attribute except speed, he was unfocused his brother Bo' had just died and in addition he fought a horrible fight trying to slug wih bowe, getting caught with right uppercuts everytime he lunged in with lead rights. Bowe was bad stylistically for holyfied as well.
The fact that it still ended up such a tight, fierce battle proved to me that bowe is very overrated because he had EVERY advantage and still didnt dominate.
Now it may sound a little harsh on my part because bowe was young and still learning but he never got any better!! He was just bigger than holyfield, holyfield was much much better IMO.

Bowe IMO was just big. not very skilled not very great even at his best.

 

Holyfield older, waaay smaller, stylistic disadvantage, unprepared using a horrible gameplan and it still a close fight. Bowe should've murdered him but holyfield proved his greatness.

 

Yes. Just big

 

Holyfield had a horrible gameplan vs bowe the first time. He fought the best fight he could vs lewis and lewis was a better stylistic matchup because of his occasional cautiousness.

 

I know my boxing. Yes his inside game was decent but the fact is if he was anywhere near as skilled as holyfield he would have killed him.
If he was really skilled he wouldn't have been as hitable. Lil 205 holyfield was mixing it up with him.
Tucker, douglas(at his best), lewis, golota, Kbros and tyson fury were all more skilled boxers. Bowe didn't have anything special except an uppercut and size

 

A 43 year old foreman did better than bowe against coetzer. Bowe was getting tagged, he was lucky that guy was feather fisted

 

A skill probably developed for beating tyson. Yes he had a good inside game I concede that but it would've only been a major factor against a tyson or a tua. A disciplined holyfield or lewis or a mobile boxer it's almost a nonfactor