Would Holyfield Have Whipped The Klitschko Bros?

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Would Prime Holyfield Have Beaten The Klitschko Brothers?

  1. Yes He beats em both

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  2. He beats Wlad but not Vitali

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  3. He beats Vitali but not Wlad

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  4. No, he loses to both of them

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Honest question, would Evander Holyfield at his BEST, have beaten either of the K Brothers, At Their BEST?!

     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    I would've favoured him
     
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  4. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    At his best, he probably would have.
     
  5. J.edwards_

    J.edwards_ Member banned Full Member

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    I thought in the second Lewis fight EH did enough for a draw and the blueprint was totally there for the younger fresher Holyfield to outhustle Lewis.

    I would expect Holyfield to take the brothers out of their comfort zone and win on points, though I understand arguments to the contrary.

    I don’t buy into this Holyfield is 1-4 against big men. Bowe stylistically was a big problem and he was pretty past it for Lewis
     
  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I think so.
     
  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Yes Holyfield was pretty good at that, taking fighters out of their comfort zone, he'd need to do that here imo
     
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  8. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good question,Fergy. I reckon that with the right strategy,Evander beats them both by close verdicts.
     
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  9. FuryisGOAT

    FuryisGOAT Fury is not Goat,Fury is a Fraud,MarcianoisGOAT Full Member

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    Prefer Evander but I don’t see how he beats them.
    Holmes at 43 outboxed a prime Holyfield.
    I think the vitali from the Lewis fight KOs Evander and the Wlad from the Haye fight wins on points clearly
     
  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Cheers, mate.
     
  11. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His right hand is pretty underrated. Stopped many a foe.
     
  12. J.edwards_

    J.edwards_ Member banned Full Member

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    Vitali isn’t a puncher and couldn’t shatter Lewis’ glass chin but is going to stop Holyfield??? Leave it out. Maybe outpoint but no stoppage.

    The only reason Lewis beat Vitali is because he had 0 respect for his power. He just had a brawl with him. He was actually uncomfortable when he had to ‘brawl’ Holyfield.
     
  13. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Certainly good fights anyway. Prime Holyfield pushes any heavy in history to the limit.
     
  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yes. Holyfield could outwork them. He gave Lewis a tough fight and a peak Holyfield may have taken Lewis. He could have also taken Wlad and Vitali
     
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  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Except for Max Schmeling
     
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