Holyfield...Did he just have Tyson's number?

Thats a tough question because there was a huge difference between the Tyson that would have fought him in the early 90's and the fighter that Holy did fight in 96. Not only was Tyson off for 3 years, and Holy was active, but he had not been prepared physically to fight a long tough fight. His timing was horrible, he didnt punch in combination, and had fought a combined 7 rounds of boxing with basically no real solid trainer in his corner. From his first fight with McNeeley to the fight with Bruno he was technically a mess.
That being said Holyfield was a great fighter and he would have always made it an interesting fight, but I dont think he could have ever beaten the best Tyson. When they were supposed to fight, Holyfield was smaller, more of a slugger, and Tyson was defensively and physically stronger overall.

 

As far as his status removing the Tyson fights, I dont think it would have mattered. He beat some solid guys and his fights with Douglas, Bowe, Foreman, Holmes and a few others definitely put him in ATG status long before Tyson.

 

I agree 90s was a good time for holyfield , Dokes ko, Stewart ko, Douglas ko, Forman looked massive but couldent stop him, cooper, holmes, bowe 2 out of 3 wins, mercer they were all good names , thought he was robbed against Valuev , definitely ATG .

 

Prime Tyson vs Holyfield is a very interesting fight, imo. I think Tyson edges out a close one on the cards, but I wouldn't be surprised if Holyfield battles to a win.

 

I simply think Holyfield was better than Tyson - full stop.

Tyson's career is a great story, but when you analyse him in full, there are a lot of question marks hanging over him.

His opponents in his title winning (and unifying) run weren't exactly stellar (though he did KO pretty much all of them) and the first non-terrified man to step in the ring with him knocked him out.

He also lost to the best two fighters he ever faced, spent three of his prime years in the slammer and lacked the mental fortitude and ability to overcome adversity that all the genuinely great fighters have.

 

Couldn't agree more with that.

 

Answering the question, did Holyfield have Tyson's number?

I don't think so. Holy fought a Tyson who was nothing like what he was. I am sure that a prime Tyson would have beaten Holyfield. Evander had a great chin and heart. But this means that this fight would have been really ugly --- from Evander's perspective.

And yes, even without the Tyson fights Evander would be counted as a really fine champion.

 

He absolutely did. If Tyson was indeed "Alexander", then Holyfield was promiscuous drunken orgies with both sexes.

 

He's a christian though!

 

Evander Holyfield would of beat any version of Mike Tyson.

 

bull****. i admire holyfields heart. and i am not taken away anything from his wins over tyson but hell freezes over before a prime holyfield beats the 80ties tyson

 

Or early 90's Tyson.

 

A prime late-80s Tyson beats Holyfield imo. Holyfield did really well to beat him when he did though.

 

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