Holyfield's comeback

Steroids won't protect your brain. Holyfield needs to get out of boxing before he becomes another cautionary tale.

 

I'm a bit skeptical about this. While i doubt don't there's better control today, i still think Don King can get you through any test as long as there's money to make.

If by tests you meant looking good against journeymen, then he certainly passed the test though.

 

Well Holyfiled is at least fighting people his OWN age. I hate to see what would happen if he fought a young gun. Holyfiled would lose if he steps up to the Peter's, or Kilts imo. Sure Holyfiled did good, but I wount put much weight into it as Sal was as shot as Holyfiled and a lesser fighter of couse.

 

Holyfield looked great in his last fight i think he could go on another 1-2 years maybe getting a title on the way

 

Any titleholder beats Holyfield.

Savarese made the fight somewhat competetive... enough said.

 

Yeah, so Holyfield looked great pummeling another has been that is more washed up than even Evander is. Remember it wasn't too long ago that an obese middleweight dropped Evander flat on his face and he's deteriorated a bit since then..The heavyweights are a division of very beatable guys right now, and yeah, on a given night even Holyfield could beat some of them, but he's very vulnerable to bad injury at this point.George Foreman was an exception, not the rule.

 

Ali was passed as fit to fight Holmes, only after a two-day renal and neurological examination by the Mayo clinic. This was despite noticably slurring his words, hopping with less than the expected agility, having tingling in his hands and being less than 100% accurate when asked to touch his nose with his finger.

I do not doubt Holyfields dedication, but I question WHY he is doing this without financial need when he has already proved himself a great fighter. He has nothing to gain and everything to lose.

He may train like a demon, but his brain still will rattle in his skull with every blow.

 

holyfield has fought against guys who aren't big punchers. maskaev who is considered the weakest of the champs has a good right hand, even he would beat up holyfield badly. I see holyfield losing his title bid embarrasingly and saying afterwards ' I wasn't right tonight, but I just get back in line, I will retire undisputed heavyweight champion'

 

Gotta love Merchant.

 

Holyfield-Savarese was a decent fight and Holy didn't look too bad either. He looks better now than the guy who was getting beaten handily by Donald and Toney. Maybe shoulder surgery has helped, I also think a lot of it has to do with the caliber of fighters he's fighting and the styles they employ. While Holyfield looks good for being 44 and through all the wars hes been in, I think he has little chance to pick up a belt let alone unify anything.

Of the 4 current champions the only one he has any chance with would be Maskaev. Even that one I see Holy being a solid underdog. Chagaeva and Sultan both put a sustained beatin on the old warrior. Wlad-Holy would resemble Holmes-Ali, maybe even worse due to Wlad's huge offensive firepower.

I'm all for Holyfield continuing his career if that's what he chooses to do. He's still capable of hanging with the right fringe contedners and could even give certain contenders a run for their money. I just hope when he does get another title shot, and I do think he'll get one, he is matched up with the right one and not someone that will seriously hurt him.

 

Funny, I would have thought Holy fans would be clamouring for him to STOP fighting.
Let's face it, any sort of success in the ring only encourages him, and he's in that period of his life where it's so easy to wind up punchy. His age makes him vulnerable to the long-term effects of getting punched repeatedly in the head. As it is, Holy slurrs his words a bit. That condition is only going to get worse if he keeps on fighting.

Part of me would like to see how far he could go, but at the end of the day, most comebacks end in tears. Surely we must - as fans of boxing - hope that he hangs 'em up and finds something to keep him busy outside of boxing.

 

I remember reading that Ali's daughter was desperate for her father to lose against Berbick. She knew that if he won, he would take it as encouragement, and keep on and on and on...