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SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Several of them are tricky fights, IMO.

They are, a lot of guys that he could stop or get out-boxed by. Marciano isn't tricky at all, Rock would get his ass whipped.

Goodnight, Irene wrote:^^^What a shocker

Goodnight, Irene wrote:You're supposed to not take posts like that one so hard, mate

bengulnaci1 wrote:At Cruiser...

Michael Spinks - I'd tip Spinks, though it would be tight.
Floyd Patterson - Loved Patterson @ LH. Perfect weight for him and picture him being more than a handful for 'Vander.
Billy Conn - Tough match up again. Gritty fighter but I think Holyfield could gut this one out and take a close decision.
Ezzard Charles - Super smooth Charles would be too much for Holyfield. Too much.
Bob Foster - I think Holyfield might be able to withstand the bombs and possibly win on points, then again, could see him dropped and stopped on his feet here, too.

At Heavy...

Rocky Marciano - Holfield would bust Rocky up, flooring him and winning on cuts, ahead on points.
Larry Holmes (Spinks rematch, 1986) - Close, close fight. Larry appeared to tired and a bit jaded. Holy would be too busy and punch in combo, too often for the aging champ. Holyfield pts.
Joe Walcott - Ahhh, great match up here, on his worse day, Walcott loses clearly on pts, but in the mood, Joe has plenty to match Holyfield, maybe dropping him once or twice, winning a surprisng decision.
Ken Norton - Good fighter and counter puncher, difference was Holyfield could adapt his game a little more and take it to Ken, whereas Ken probably was not really versatile enough to switch it around. Ken struggled with pressure and Holyfield would win well, despite some solid moments by Ken.
Jack Johnson - Johnson is pretty underrated, imo and he has the strength, power and skill level to offset Evander. I would not be surprised with a Johnson win here, on pts.

PS I can't really can put any of these results down as 'a lock', well with the exeception of Charles, in my opinion.