Who wins Holyfield (prime) vs. Haye at cruiserweight?

Holyfield's chin and heart would get him through this one.

Bit of deja vu on this thread. Do we need another one to sort this out?

 

Just saying something like that is overrating Haye.

 

Holyfield. In fact I don't think Haye would stand a chance. Holy could take shots from genuine big heavyweights with huge power and he was a better boxer than Haye and with FAR better stamina and he would rough Haye up and stop him in the mid rounds.

 

195 or 200 lbs?
Holyfield at 195

 

My bad didn't read the poll. At 200 I'm up in the air about.

 

Holyfield KO

 

Jesus Christ this would be ugly.

The Holyfield that went 15 with Qawi would have knocked Haye out.

The Holyfield that was making his title defenses would have honestly beat the **** out of Haye.

And I think Haye is a good fighter as well but what I've seen so far is not on Holyfield's level.

 

"Garlic" you make sense..................HONEST!!!

 

I dont think anyone has seen enough of haye to make such a comparison against a great such as evander.

 

Erm how is that? I point out that one fighters atributes are enough to make him win and I'm overrating the other guy?

If Holyfield was chinny and had crap stamina I'd vote the other way.

:huh

 

You said his chin and heart would get him through it, as if it would be a grueling fight, where he'd take a beating, but come through in the end. Even if his heart and chin were just good, his skills would be more than enough to get him through it, and not just through it, but to dominate.

 

I thought about it for a long time, and ended up picking David Haye.. For me, he hits harder and keeps his cool better. If Holyfield got his dirty headbutting going he could win it though.

 

Holyfield would KO him without a doubt, probably mid round stoppage. But I find it almost funny when fans say **** like 'Holyfield destroys him in 2 rounds, he never fights again'' kinda crap. Top level operators, whether good, or great, do not hammer each other so badly, so early.

Haye, or any other top fighter, is not going to stand there like a frightened rabbit and let himself get destroyed. 20 years of boxing at the highest level does not count for nothing, the gulf in class between the best fighters and the legendary fighters is not so great.