Joe Frazier 1971 vs Evander Holyfield 1991

possibly so. after exile ali was more flatfooted. but i think smokin joe would bring it more than holy would bring it to joe.

 

Holyfield has all the tools to beat Frazier. He ought to have beaten Bowe every time too. But Holyfield, bless him, could never resist a punch up.

Going to war with Frazier would imho see him lose.

This might come down to Holyfield's corner. If they impress upon him the need to box technically from the outside, he'd probably run away with a points win or possibly even late stoppage.

But as I'm writing this I can see in my mind's eye Holy's corner in his fight against Czyz. "Stop loading up! What you loading up for?" and Holyfield "I know, I know." ... and the next round he went out and did the very same thing

 

Holyfield is top of the food chain. He stands shoulder to shoulder with everyone ever, because hes an atg. Hes that level and probably more

 

Yep. If he fought in the 70's he would be the most complete fighter out of all of them imo, ali, frazier foreman Norton and the rest. Not saying he wins/beats all of them, but he has all the ingredients too without a doubt ! Anyone that knows their boxing can see this blatantly

 

I can half understand his performance v czyz really. He wanted to blast away the smaller more inferior fighter and wouldn't relax and let it flow naturally

 

Plenty of action in this one. Joe Frazier by either late stoppage or decision. Both guys would take some damage. Holyfield would simply let Joe get inside and stay inside. Evander could handle himself in there but being on the inside with a prime Joe Frazier is bad for business and bad for your health. Joe wears him down.

 

Geez! are you serious? he had a 42 year old man reeling after nailing him 72 times with no effect.

 

Really? every time Ali took a breath in that fight he inhaled Frazier! Smokin Joe would be on Evanders grill like car wax, Holyfield would have no choice but to engage to get Joe off him, and he doesn't have the power to hurt Joe consistently. Frazier by knockout inside 10

 

That's ridiculous, you are comparing powerlifting to boxing? You are saying George was better at 42 than 25? George won the title at 46 because the level of heavyweight talent had dropped!!