As a huge fan of Holyfield, of course I'd like to see him pull off the upset......... .......I'm just hoping that even if he wins against Valuev, that something will click in Holyfield's brain and he'll come to the realization that he should'nt be boxing anymore. He's not going to dominate Valuev, so maybe if he pulls it off, he can be content with going home with a World Title belt! One can always hope!
If I could be certain of that, at least I wouldn't be quite so sad about this fight. His recent talk of definitely retiring by the end of next year is encouraging...but he still mentions being undisputed again.
Either way Holyfield HAS to retire after this fight. Its better if he looses because then he SHOULD relaise that its time to retire!! If he wins...........he will fight again. The Klitschkos will want to take an easy belt off him
The fighters he's lost too in recent years have all been slick boxers....... ......I would hope that when he realizes he cant quite pull the trigger like he would want on a slow as mollases Valuev, something is going to click and he'll say to himself....."Jesus, I'm struggling with this punching bag, how the heck could I begin to compete against any of the Klitchko's!"
True, it's the boxers he's had problems with. Shove him in there with big slow Lou Savarese and look how Holyfield performs. Valuev is much more that type than a Byrd or Toney. But like I say, the in-ring stuff bothers me less than the fact it's happening in the first place.
I'm disgusted at that so-called "champion" Valuev. What a coward. Has he and his team have NO shame at all? I'm disgusted that Holyfield doesn't give a **** about his health. Finally, I'm disgusted at boxing for allowing this farce.