Prime Holyfield vs Prime Lewis

And stuggling vs Vaughn Bean and then losing to Ruiz, too :good

 

If Lewis asserts that jab and times that right uppercut, he wins.

Holyfield's best assets are his workrate and counterpunching, and I think Lewis' strengths are stronger than Evander's.

 

[QUHolyfield 91/93 would have been too busy and consistent for Lewis,he'd have outworked him and either won a comfortable decision or possibly stopped him late on. Lewis would have had his moments though but Holyfield takes it down the stretch and forces a TKO stoppage late on.OTE="Pugilist_Spec, post: 17519036, member: 111988"]I've always thought this was a given Lewis win, but lately, my opinion is swaying towards The Real Deal more and more, out of several different reasons.

For one, I don't think their first fight is an accurate representation of how a fight between them would go. It should be taken into consideration that Holyfield really didn't think much of Lewis at the time and had even predicted a knockout in the third round. By the time he realized Lewis was too good for that, it was too late and he didn't have a plan B so he lost a lopsided decision.

The rematch paints a different picture, one which shows what would actually happen if both of them arrived prepared. Holyfield boxed more in this fight, utilizing the jab, notably to the body. Lewis had trouble with his lateral movement and the body shots had clearly taken a toll on him towards the later rounds. Now, Lewis won that fight too, but it was much closer.

The thing is, Holyfield was just too old and wartorn to capitalize on his advantages. I think that the equally big and crafty, but sharper and more active Holyfield of the second Bowe fight could have put the finishing touches, where his older counterpart was unable to. Thoughts?[/QUOTE]

 

This thread is pretty stupid. A washed up Holyfield almost beat Lewis in their second fight. Yet you ask who would win better a prime Lewis and Prime version of Holyfield? Holyfield wins easily and probably TKO's Lewis late.