Listening to the press conference and Sultan speaking of his tremendous respect for Holyfield, its unhealthy. Hes going to see how much respect he loses for Holyfield when Evander starts headbutting him and roughing him up. I dont think Sultan is prepared or even mentally aware how dirty Holy fights now. Holyfield is going to take this guy apart.:!:
I sure hope so. Kind of like B-Hop, he's been around the block and back a few times and knows every damn trick in the book. I will be pulling for Holy to do his thing, but do NOT underestimate Sultan.
Holyfield's bigger and stronger and I think he's gonna show Sultan what a warrior is. I'm serious. I think Holy is gonna **** pound him into submission.
Holyfield KO1 via headbutt no but seriously - i think Holyfield will come into this fight in great shape; he well pressure Sultan all night long and probably come away with a close points decision. I cant see him getting the KO but a KD isnt that unlikely
I just can't see Holyfield winning this. As nice as it would be for Evander to pull this off, I dont think he has the workrate to compete with the top level fighters.
If it goes to a decision and the fights close, Holyfield takes it. Your going to see Holyfield at his best or at least as best as he can be at this stage in his career, trust me Holyfields going to give iggy some head in this fight.
You know what I mean, Holyfields going to use his head in this one. Remember for a while there he had them boxing trunks that said "HEAD" on them, what did that mean i never got that.
I'm not at all sold on Ibragimov. Holyfield is obviously not even close to what he was, but even at this age, he's better than Ray Austin - who, let's not forget, had Sultan on the canvas, and nearly beat him. If a guy has to go life and death with Ray Austin, that's a guy who DEFINITELY could lose to Holyfield.
good point I really feel he froze up against Wlad leaving himself open to get destroyed the way he did, it was his first appearence on center stage thats part of the reason he was beaten so badly.