Holyfield's resume?

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Best of the last 25 years? Has to be, IMO. So much depth! :good
     
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  2. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Really? Are you including wins and losses together?
     
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  3. McGrain

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    Like - at all weights??
     
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  4. The Long Count

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    Incredible list of competition him and De La Hoya.
     
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  5. The Long Count

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    De la Hoya - Hopkins, Mayweather, Pacquaio, Chavez, Whitaker, Mosely, Trinidad, Camacho, Quartey, Sturm, Hernandez, Vargas,
     
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  6. janitor

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    In terms of longevity/depth, it takes some beating!
     
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  7. Brixton Bomber

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    Holyfield - Tyson, Lewis, Qawi, Bowe, Moorer, Foreman, Toney.

    That's one hell of a resume, man!
     
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  8. Boxing125

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    Do you mean resume as in fights won or opponents fought - as Holyfield never beat Lewis. I actually prefer Lennox Lewis's resume - shame he never got to fight Bowe
     
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  9. Brixton Bomber

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    Just resume/record in general. He was a real warrior.

    Yeah, t'was a shame about the Bowe/Lewis fight not coming off.

    Early 90's? Bowe wipes him out around the 8th.
    Mid 90's? Lewis steamrolls him.
     
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  11. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Pacquiao is up there too.
     
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  12. Big Ukrainian

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    Great resume. Great.

    Undisputed CW and HW Champion
    4 times HW beltholder

    20 wins over former/current (at the time of the fight) CW or HW world champions

    8 wins over 7 different lineal HW champions - Douglas, Foreman, Holmes, Bowe, Tyson1,2, Moorer, Rahman.

    Has 7 wins over current HOF's - Qawi 1-2, Foreman, Holmes, Bowe, Tyson-1-2

    At 30 Holyfield was undisputed HW and CW champion with the record of 28-0 (22 KO), and 10-0 (7 KO) in title fights.

    The one thing that tarnishes his legacy is that he retired far too late, he should've retired in 2000, after Ruiz 1, that's it.
     
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  13. The Long Count

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    That's debatable. Holyfield does have Bowe and a much better version of Tyson on his resume. Plus Foreman and Holmes.
    Lewis does have Holyfield past prime in two rather dull fights and the cut stoppage of Vitali. It's a good debate on resumes.
     
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  14. fists of fury

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    Holyfield was truly fearless. He avoided nobody and his record speaks for itself.
     
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  15. fists of fury

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    Evander would have rematched Vitali. Just saying.
     
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