Holyfield-Ibragimov: Who are you rooting for?

Ibragimov, because Holyfield winning would be embarassing for boxing and secondly it might cause it would open a dangerous can of worms, like the possibility of Holyfield fighting someone like Wlad, although I think Wlad has too much respect for Holyfield to step in and destroy him at this stage of his career

But I think Ibragimov is going to pummel Evander. He might not be great but Sultan is much better than anyone Holyfield has fought since he got outclassed by Donald

 

Holyfield Holyfield!

 

That's kinda the way I see it too.

 

Holyfield for two reasons.

One, Holyfield is one of my favorite fighters.

Two, Ibragimov is overrated as all hell. I hope he gets exposed.

 

The Old Holy Warrior will do it! Hate to say it but Ibragimov is just an overachieving bum.

 

Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield

Been a fan from the start.

 

Ach...

I have much more respect for Holyfield, it's not even in the same league.

On the other hand, a win for Sultan would be better for the division's credibility and would halt Holyfield's inevitable date with the fists of a serious and uncompromising heavy hitter on his Quixotic quest for unification.

If I thought Holyfield would retire if he won the belt, it'd be simple...but I know he'll not only continue, he'll see this act as justification to carry on even if he gets knocked out twice in a row afterwards.

...I really can't pick. Fence-sitting I know, but I see the good and bad in both outcomes.

 

A win for Sultan will bring a shred of credibility. If this version of Holyfield, 44 years old, having lost badly to the last 3 decent opponents he fought, having no wins over a rated opponent since 2002, wins, it's an embarassment that he was able to capture even a fraction of the heavyweight title.

But, again, I think people are seriously underestimating Ibragimov if they actually think he's going to lose to Holyfield. Sultan may not be great but he's easily the best opponent Holyfield has fought since he lost to Donald

And if Holyfield fought Wlad or Vitali or Peter and was beaten up and badly injured it would just give boxing's critics that much more ammo

 

Im rooting for Holyfield, but i have my doubts as to whether he will win

 

I couldnt possibly care any less!

 

Grand pap wins - go holy.

 

Foreman and Holmes during their comeback runs never got dominated in near-shutout fashion by a aging former contender like Donald, and neither were dominated and stopped by a former middleweight

For one, Holmes never regained a portion of the title, he lost to Holyfield and McCall in his two title shots in his comeback attempt.

Second, Foreman prior to beating Moorer on his comeback journey had only lost to Holyfield, the champ, and Morrison, a respected and talented contender in his prime