Holyfield vs Frazier who is greater

Evander has a slightly better resume but Frazier fought clean. Evan Fields, not so much.

 

Frazier.

 

Holy, Holy, Holy (like they said during the first Tyson fight) Holyfield could be a machine on offense. I rate Frazier very high, but Holyfield would be landing from every conceivable angle. Every single punch in the book.

 

Holyfield for me. Frazier has the better singular win but outside of that his resume doesn't have the depth that Holyfield's does. Holyfield has more losses but also fought more good and even great fighters while giving up huge size advantages and almost all of his losses were competitive fights until he got old.

 

Evander Holyfield resume

Mike Tyson x2
Riddick Bowe
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Michael Moorer
Dwight Muhammad Qawi x2
Carlos De Leon
Pinklon Thomas
Michael Dokes
Buster Douglas
Ray Mercer
John Ruiz
Hasim Rahman
Alex Stewart x2
Ossie Ocasio
James Tillis
Bert Cooper
Henry Tillman

16 world title wins combined at Cruiserweight and Heavyweight.

Joe Frazier resume

Muhammad Ali
Jerry Quarry x2
Jimmy Ellis x2
Bob Foster
Joe Bugner
Oscar Bonavena x2
George Chuvalo
Buster Mathis Sr
Doug Jones
Eddie Machen
Ron Stander

10 world title wins ? wasn't Frazier considered the Heavyweight champion in 1968 ?

Overall if you're including Holyfield's Cruiserweight resume it's no contest Holyfield has far too much of a vast resume and achievements over the 2 weight classes.

If you're on about strictly at Heavyweight ? it's alot more debatable and i guess it's down to your criteria.

Frazier has by far the best single at Heavyweight over Ali.

But Frazier lacks other A+ wins and Holyfield has the likes of Bowe, Moorer, Tyson x2.

Both have 10 world title wins at Heavyweight and Frazier has a bit of a cleaner record.

But context needs to be applied that 7 out of the 12 losses Holyfield had were after the age of 37.

And Frazier virtually retired after the age of 32.

Overall IMO it comes down to how much the Ali win makes a difference to you because that's only real criteria i think Frazier has over Holyfield in all honestly.

Because for me Holyfield has a considerably better resume at Heavyweight overall.

But the Ali win is considered the best single win of all time at Heavyweight so as i said it depends on your criteria.

 

Smokin Joe Frazier and it ain't close...