How would 208 pound Holyfield do vs these 5

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    The Holyfield that beat Foreman and Douglas that weighed only 208 pounds at 6'2 do vs

    Prime Wilder
    Anthony Joshua
    Tyson Fury
    Usyk
    Zang

    Would Holyfield be too little?
     
  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Holyfield, who has defeated 7 (seven) lineal HW champions (Douglas, Foreman, Holmes, Bowe, Tyson, Moorer, and Rahman) is never too little.
    Holyfield, who in those years gave a good fight to the giant Valuev - is never too little.
     
  3. Bonecrusher

    Bonecrusher Lineal Champion Full Member

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    I’d back the Holyfield that beat Foreman to win against all 5.
     
  4. Claude

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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Even Zang?
     
  6. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Is there a reason Zhang is overrated on classic ? He isn't even rated like this on the modern forum

    Prime Holyfield should beat all of them except perhaps Usyk although Fury would be by far the next hardest fight, he would need to be game for that one or he probably loses. Then again Fury also blows hot and cold
     
  7. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And he lost to Hrgović and Parker. Crazy, right?
     
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  8. mcvey

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    Beats
    Wilder
    Joshua
    Usyk
    Zhang

    Fury might be problematical.
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Zhang flattened Wilder
     
  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    So in your opinion, he loses to Zang?
     
  11. Claude

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    Holyfield is far better than zhang in every metric besides size and power. And evander fought better punchers than zhang.
     
  12. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cmon Wilder was old, unskilled and his huge power makes him contender level at best. His best win is Ortiz and he got the belt from Stiverne... he's an overachiever

    Zhang is a massive puncher, Parker beat Wilder too
     
  13. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Marcus, I'm on your side.
    Parker beat both Zhang and Wilder.
     
  14. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder was being dropped by journeymen and pillow fisted fat guys, it's not hard to flatten him if you're a big puncher. That's why he ducked AJ all this time.
     
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  15. mcvey

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    Sorry my post got interrupted.Now amended.