Had Holyfield and Tyson fought each other at their best

[Ropss]

I would say so if we're talking the lhw ver of holy which the crazy idiots say still could beat a hw mike which is odd

Respectfully i don't think Holyfield could beat mike in 91s or earlier i really wish we see that fight in 91s who was postponed i blame don king and Holyfields manager they ****ed up

[Ascended]

Respectfully i don't think Holyfield could beat mike in 91s or earlier i really wish we see that fight in 91s who was postponed i blame don king and Holyfields manager they ****ed up

I never said that young holy could beat that young mike im not crazy or a idiot like these other people anybody who seen that holy knows he was to much of a brawler and small

The late 90s holy would always beat Mike at his best even he just was that good

[them_apples]

Jesus, this a tough one.

I don't think the pre-steroid version of Holyfield pushes Mike around like the steroid version did. Then again, I don't think that was really the issue in their first fight other than maybe psychologically. I think too much is made of that. The biggest problem Evander posed for Tyson was the angles he gave him that nullified much of Tyson's offense forcing him to constantly reset, taking away Mike's combination punching. Holyfield's own fast combos can pile up points, and possibly wear Tyson down for a late stoppage. I think it's equally possible that one of those Tyson's single punches could catch Evander where he doesn't see it coming, stunning him and allowing Mike's combos to come into play. At that point, a couple of big rounds by Tyson could erase Holyfield's point lead, and maybe even produce a KO or ref stoppage.

I'm going to call it a 50/50 fight between two pretty damn evenly matched fighters. Maybe Holyfield just had Tyson's number, I'm inclined to doubt it and I think Mike has a great chance to win.

in my opinion Tyson had slid more than Holyfield. The bigger holy still didn’t seem as good as the holyfield who fought Foreman. That Holyfield was so fast and dangerous.

I do think its a closer match for sure, Tyson being undefeated and mentally and physically prepared. Its a very tough fight. Holyfield who has never lost is gonna be a really hard nut for Tyson to crack though - esp seeing they knew eachother.