Holyfield's amazing transformation

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  1. Mendoza

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    As a young heavyweight, Holyfield has skinny legs ( and was criticized for it ) , a small chest, biceps, you name it. Most felt he was too small for Tyson.

    Judge for yourself. I believe the below photo on the left was taken when Holyfield was a cruiser weight. The date of the photo on the right is anyone guess, could be Holyfield's fight with Mike Tyson.

    Holyfield did a Barry Bonds like transformation. Look at the difference in Neck, shoulders traps, chest, arms, wrist... I never saw one quite like this in boxing.

    Copy and paste the link below if needed.

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  3. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Funny enough, I believe that youger and slimmer Evander was better ;)
     
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    That's what hiring Lee Haney does for you.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

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    It's almost unnatural
     
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  7. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can imagine someone like Dempsey doing similar thing in the 1990s.
     
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  8. Bokaj

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    Ha, ha, ha. The first one wasn't taken in 1990. It's most likely a fake.

    Just look at this clip. He is way more muscled than he was in that picture:

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  9. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, he would probably look like Tommy Morrison
     
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  10. Bokaj

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    The first pictured is probably a fake.

    Just look at Holy even in his early CW days - Qawi 1. He's way more muscled than in that picture:

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  11. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is Holyfield against Buster Douglas, not the one in the OP. That was from his days at cruiser, possibly 1986-87 when he only hold the WBA belt in the pic.

    [url]https://images.app.goo.gl/rtpWxkuvVuMcFfhKA[/url]
     
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  12. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't really like threads base on a fake photo, but, yeah, Holy in all likelihood used PEDs to put on muscle. The transformation wasn't nearly as dramatic as the TS suggests, though.
     
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  13. Bokaj

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    Even at CW he was much more muscled. Here he is against Qawi: [url]https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dwight-Muhammad-Qawi-Throws-A-Punch-v-Evander-Holyfield-OLD-BOXING-PHOTO-2-/392824146994[/url]

    The picture that Mendoza posted is likely a fake.
     
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  14. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You're being taken for a ride here, folks.
     
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  15. 70sFan865

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    People still can't understand how much of a difference can flexing make. Most athletes look muscular when they flex.
     
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