How was Evander Holyfield so successful at Heavyweight?

http://i67.tinypic.com/2505zc6.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/2jev0wl.png As if all the elite fighters of his era werent juicing :lol1:

Elite: Skill Heart Chin Conditioning

Because he had terrific skills, was one of the most versatile cruiserweight/heavyweights ever which allowed his style to counter any opponent, and had heart enough to outlast and outfight anyone. This. Do people realize how skilled Holyfield was? He was a complete and elite boxer-puncher. With all the intangibles too. Fuggedaboutit.

Great conditioning, massive heart and good take a good shot...ability when hurt badly to recover and rally, great combination puncher and good footwork ...I wonder when he had a heart defect if it was something to do with the roids though ....maybe he was flagged up and had to lay low for a bit....still a real fighter massive heart and will to win

He wasn't that small/undersized. In todays heavyweight scene he would be of course, but back then he wasn't really significantly smaller than the other heavyweights. Different times. Outweighed by more than 15lbs in over 80% of his heavyweight fights.

Holyfield had a big heart and never quit. Dude went out swinging literally. All you haters are idiot mike tyson fans. If bowe was hitting tyson like he hit real deal. Tyson would cry and quit like he did vs Lennox You watch that Tyson/Lewis fight again. Lennox hit him with 3 punches in the 4th round that would have knocked out most HWs. Tyson was a punching bag from that point on. If he wasn't Mike Tyson the fight may have been stopped earlier.

Despite being undersized against most of his opponents? Had a big heart and used steroids to get the strength to compete with heavy weights

Holyfield had a big heart and never quit. Dude went out swinging literally. All you haters are idiot mike tyson fans. If bowe was hitting tyson like he hit real deal. Tyson would cry and quit like he did vs Lennox

He wasn't that small/undersized. In todays heavyweight scene he would be of course, but back then he wasn't really significantly smaller than the other heavyweights. Different times.

http://i.imgur.com/4obw1mK.jpg He's heart was cold as ice!

Speed, a solid chin, solid boxing skills, heart & an amazing ability to throw headbutts & the odd elbow undetected. The fouls made him very dangerous & his opponents had to be aware of it. This could alter the strategy. This nullified some of the size & aggressiveness of his opponents or it completely took them out of their game plan... Think Tyson & Rahman...

He weighed more than many famous heavyweight champions. Joe Louis 198. Marciano 185. Dempsey 189. Ali 205 Charles 185, Walcott 195, Jack Johnson 192 etc. etc.. You don't have to be a giant to be the heavyweight champ if you have speed, skill, power and a good chin.

Because he had terrific skills, was one of the most versatile cruiserweight/heavyweights ever which allowed his style to counter any opponent, and had heart enough to outlast and outfight anyone. Exactly Evander was without a doubt a real deal ,,,, HW is not as critical on size and weight as the lighter weights consequently making the HWs much slower so overall its easier if your a good skilled boxer , if you look at the HW division the overall skill level is nowhere near the lighter weights allowing many chumps to win world titles and the good fighters to hold them a long time , greats are few and far between , they might be the biggest and strongest but as far as boxing ability goes HW is the weakest division , the best boxers are between BW and LH .

Because he had terrific skills, was one of the most versatile cruiserweight/heavyweights ever which allowed his style to counter any opponent, and had heart enough to outlast and outfight anyone.

Could boxer on the outside or move inside and pressure. He was a solid two handed attacker who worked in combination. Had a huge heart and the will to win with a great chin! 6' 2 1/2" 191-220 lbs. Always in good condition and never cheated the fans with a "bum" performance. If you didn't like Evander you didn't like boxing! Ray

It's called being a tough muther****er. Regardless if he was on steroids or not. He was tough on every aspect of the word.

Is it an absolute certainty that he took steroids?

HGH A great chin And HGH

Evander was a warrior and he tamed Tyson. He's no bully, you're the bully!

He had a solid chin, and heavy hands ...along with pretty good steroids Holyfield had tremendous heart too...but yeah steroids help a lot!