Prime Holyfield vs prime Vitali

holyfield is a steroid ****** who would get dominated, lets not act like lennox didnt totaly outclass him an like the k2 bros wouldnt do the same

 

Your avatar is dabomb but I disagree. Vitali quit against Byrd imagine what a prime holyfield would do.

 

Holyfield is not a big puncher, Vitali has more power, but both men have granite chins, this one is going the distance.

Holyfield will look to get inside, box and flurry, like he did against Bowe in the second fight. Hit him with left hooks, body shots, counter punches and spin off. The key will be to attack in flurries, don't just stand in Klitschko's range, and don't let him press the action and stalk you, he's too good and will wear you down and pick you off over the course of the fight. For those who are saying this is harder than it sounds, I agree, but Evander Holyfield is not Danny Williams, Kirk Johnson or Tomas Adamek...

Vitali will want to keep Holyfield on the end of his reach, where he can hit him with one two's and keep out of Holyfield's range. Similar to what Lennox Lewis did. When Holyfield is trying to get inside, Vitali will use that sweeping left hook and try and tie him up.

On the whole, like against Lennox Lewis, Vitali will get exposed for having no inside game, and a very limited mid-range game. Even if Vitali could build an early lead, Holyfield has too much heart, and the chin to take Vitali's best shots. Once Holyfield is inside where he can work, he'll have the beating of Vitali all day long. I pick the Real Deal by UD or SD, in a very close fight, where I think Evander will just pull it off.

To the Klitschko fans saying Holyfield is nowhere near their level, just **** off. Evander is a true legend, who's shown more heart and courage in the ring than Vitali ever has. Evander Holyfield is lightyears beyond anyone the Klitschko's have beat, and I would back him to beat both.

 

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I could also see the head posing a problem for Vitali's paper skin. Actually being serious. If the fight isn't stopped and taken to a technical decision, it could become a real hinderance for Vitali late on

 

Didn't Vit take roids aswell? Bein a lil unfair there my friend :think

 

Fields struggled with ancient Foreman and Holmes, lost to Bowe 2 out of 3, lost to Lennox clearly 2 times yet he beats comfortably prime Vitali.:roll:

 

Holyfield on points.

He was a beautiful boxer to watch, fluid combinations & an enormous heart. Holy was too well rounded & skillfull to lose this.

 

I'd have to agree that the safest bet is Holy by UD.

Not to disrespect VK or anything, it's simply like betting on FMJ against everyone he faces.

 

Holyfield has beaten ATGs in their prime or just out of it. Vitali hasn't even attempted it. It's like betting on someone to win a 100m race that you've never seen at the highest level against a proven 100m runner. Vitali against ATGs are opinion whereas we have factual evidence of Holyfield against ATGs. It's no disrespect too vitali but I think many would go with the factual evidence rather than opinionated.

 

Vitali faced one ATG, who was past prime and overweight, and he got stopped in 6 rounds. In that fight he got exposed for having no inside game, and a limited mid-range game, that's what cost him. Holyfield would be able to exploit this, and Holyfield was at his best on the inside or at mid-range, he was a great technician, and would have found a way inside Vitali, even if he had to take a shot to get there.

 

:good precisely what I meant. I think it could depend how smart evander is aswell. If he wants to go to war his chances of winning go down a great deal however if he boxes and goes for the cheeky hit and don't get hit then I think he wins a close but decisive stinker of a fight

 

yes Vitali >Holyfeild=Adamek

 

Vitali's defensive style and long reach, huge height, boxing on the backfoot and punching hard on the retreat is a problem for Holyfield whose defensive skills were always deficient even tho his granite chin makes up for it but the pace and the intensity of a prime Holyfield surely makes him hit more and press his opponent back more than the other way around and at the eyes of the judges, that means a win for Holyfield. And this if this Vitali guy simply don't run out of steam and his weakest asset which is heart don't fail him to make it to the finish line.

 

ya holyfield really struggled 10 rds to 2 against foreman........and 9 rds to 3 against holmes....a real struggle buddy......i guess vitali struggled against kevin johnson......kevin who?????