What Heavyweights in History would you pick to stop Prime Holyfield?

Truthfully, I think very few.. The first and one of the few times he was ever stopped was against Riddick Bowe when he was 33 years old, coming off a semi-layoff, in poor health, and against a man who had his number.. A prime Holy from about 1989 to maybe 1993, would have been a ***** to stop, and I don't know if I'd pick anyone to do it..

 

On second thought, it wouldn't have been impossible that somebody could have pulled it off.. He did have a pretty good scare against Burt Cooper and both Foreman and Dokes had him rocked pretty good at one point, but I'll hold to my statement that very few fighters would have done it...

 

Rocky Marciano and Sonny Liston both come to mind. Perhaps a prime Joe Frazier of Ali I

 

Yeah, only the greatest finisher in heavyweight history. :roll:

I've seen Foreman and Tyson hurt guys and let them get away, once Louis had somebody even staggered, they were took out immediately.

 

Probaby no one although Foreman has the best shot.

 

An in-shape "Smokin" Bert Cooper.

Seriously, I'd give Louis a good chance of stopping Evander. As the first Bowe fight showed, you can hurt him, but you won't stop him if you can't finish him. Louis is arguably the best finisher in the heavyweight division and had the power to hurt anybody.

Foreman has the best chance to stop Holyfield early with his brute power and strength, as well as Holyfield's willingness to trade at times, but he could very well run out of stamina before finishing off the durable Evander.

 

I would give an organ to see prime tyson vs prime holyfield. would this be shootout or would it end early in tyson's favor.tough call for sure.

 

I wouldn't bet on any of them stopping him, but that's not to say for sure that a few of them couldn't do it. A lot depends on how many times he has to fight them.

 

not a prime Holyfield,

 

Foreman and Liston.

If the uppercut Bowe hit him with in Round 10? in their first fight didnt drop him let alone finish him, Im backing very few to stop him

 

Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, George Foreman.

 

To be honest Holyfield's gotta be one of the hardest fighters to get out of there on account of his awesome chin and his great heart.
But if I was going to pick someone, I would pick Tyson, Bowe, Liston, maybe even Lewis to stop The Real Deal. I don't think Foreman could.
I don't think Louis could do it because they are both the same height, but Holyfield is stronger and has a better chin then Louis, so Louis wouldn't be able to muscle Holy around.
Not many guys would be able to stop him. :think

 

How can Lennox Lewis stop holyfield, if in his prime, he couldn't come close to stopping an over the hill evander in 24 rounds?