Recent cruiser weight fighters against Holyfield (1988) ?

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  1. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Any chance to defeat Holyfield (before moving at HW, 1988) ?
    Lebedev ? Huck ? Usyk ? Drozd ? Anyone else ?
    I know that limit for CW was 190, but we can imagine Holyfield weighing 200...
    So, any chance for recent fighters ? If yes, how ?
     
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  2. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    No way, The Real Deal beats everyone you have listed.

    Looking forward to seeing his son carry the rock Georgia this year.
     
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  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Lebedev has the best chance because he's the hardest puncher.

    But if Tyson and Lewis couldn't do the job i highly doubt Denis could.

    Holy was incredible at CW.
     
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  4. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Cruiser Haye?
     
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  5. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield would be happy to mop the floor and Haye more than willing to be the mop...
     
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  6. Kevin Willis

    Kevin Willis Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    The easy answer is of course Holyfild beats them all but you need to consider how much more gear he was allowed to take, even as a CW. PED testing was not nearly the issue back then as it is today. If Holyfield had to use less today in order to pass his doping tests he would be a different fighter.
     
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  7. PBC is great

    PBC is great Dehydrated Full Member

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    Tony Bellew bombs him out.
     
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  8. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Real Deal beats the **** out of any of the above mentioned Cruisers. (Easily)
     
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  9. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    How?
     
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  10. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Really? Close to prime Lennox couldn't bomb out past it Evander.
     
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  11. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    Like Clubber Lang predicted, "pain"
     
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  12. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    that's like saying "any recent welterweight against ray robinson"?
     
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  13. Benitom3

    Benitom3 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Did Holy ever fight someone as slick as USYK?
     
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  14. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk needs to do more as a pro to clarify but he would be only one I could see giving Evander a good fight.
     
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  15. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk with more experience at a high level in the pros and I would give him a chance. My money would more than likely still be on Holyfield though.
     
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