Posted: 28 Dec 2007, 10:02
i do think holyfield was a great fighter i do not deny that but he head-butted and got away with it to often
Excelent post.granberry wrote:Holyfield was pathetic against an old Larry Holmes.
Compare with Tyson against a younger Holmes.
When Bert Cooper had Holyfield in trouble and was about to knock Holyfield down, Holyfield had to be rescued by stooge referee Mills Lane---
with a perfectly timed standing count to enable Holyfield to recover.
Holyfield "won" the title from a Buster Douglas who didn't train and didn't even bother to show up.
Holyfield was the foulest fighter ever to hold the title.
The referees were non-existent in his fights.
And it got worse as he got older.
They might as well have let him bring a baseball bat into the ring.
Evander was an excelent fighter.
No he wasn't.Holmes was better when he faced Holyfield.
When holmes faced holyfield he was 4 years older heavier and slower.
TrueHolyfield "won" twice by butting Tyson.
What a fighter.
For me joe louis duran dempsey,foreman and tyson were the top 5 in agression.
