Holyfield in olympics

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 22 Aug 2005, 18:17

i have a question regarding evander holyfield. I have obvisousely read and heard evander hoylfield got screwed almost as bad a roy jones did in Seoul.

From what i hear, he knocked the guy out right befoee the bell rang, but the ref said he hit the guy after the bell and evander lost by DQ, and settled for the bronze while the guy he "knocked out" ended up winning the gold.

anyone wanna tell me the details??

didnt at the ceremony, the gold medalist had evander stand at the top of the podium with him???

locoxelbox · Post by **locoxelbox** » 23 Aug 2005, 01:40

Holyfield did not get screwed at all. He was clearly the best boxer in the division. Hey, he was one of the best in the entire tournament but even he must obey the rules. Holyfield threw one punch after every stop, break or ring signal during the whole fight. The referee screamed "stop" TWICE before Holyfield landed a final left hook that floored Kevin Barry. The referee had no option but to disqualify him. It's amateur boxing, you can't bend the rules like they do in pro boxing. Unfortunately the referee was from Yugoslavia, the same as Anton Josipovic who won the gold by Walk Over (Holyfield was disqualified and Barry suspended for 30 days).

boxmel · Post by **boxmel** » 23 Aug 2005, 12:42

Yes, the gold medalist did raise Holyfield's hand at the medal ceremony.

ogii3 · Post by **ogii3** » 23 Aug 2005, 19:17

It was stupid mistake by Holy and his coaches. He was superior then his opponent and with the then current system of scoring, Evander will not have problems to win UD.
However it was the first time we may see the dirty tactics used by Holyfield in his later pro career

Tarquin Tarpaulin IV · Post by **Tarquin Tarpaulin IV** » 27 Aug 2005, 21:17

A personal insight relayed to me by a member of the British team at the time who had crept into the US camp to spy on the sparring was that Evander looked miles ahead of anybody else around at the time. he looked fearsome and even then semed destined for greatness.......

next_gr8 · Post by **next_gr8** » 04 Sep 2005, 20:39

I've been following this kid Otis Griffin from the fox reality show "The Next Great Champ"; every since Lou Duva said he was a young Holyfield. My question is to you all. Does he really compare???

The_Real_Deal · Post by **The_Real_Deal** » 13 Sep 2005, 17:33

Otis can never ever be on the level that Holyfield once was thats a fact.
IMHO I think the call was right it depends on how you look at that fight I have it taped and I still go back and fourth but deep down I know Holyfield hit the man after the break call.
However during the fight there was alot of that from Barry he would hit on the break or hold and hit and he was warned several times more than Evander infact so my question is being that I feel it was the right call can we also say it was an unfair call? did the official show biasedness towards the American fighter?

walshb · Post by **walshb** » 14 Sep 2005, 12:27

The guy that Evander was disqualified against (Kevin Barry, NZ)....Did he compete for the Gold medal after this ......

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 14 Sep 2005, 13:53

no, he got a mandatory suspension after being knocked out.