How Much Do You Respect Holyfield

[BKM-2010]

Its a fight. You do whatever you can to win because you're opponent is trying to do the same. Sometimes its subtle, sometimes its not, but Evander Holyfield is a fighters fighter. You do what you can get away with.

Actually it's a professional boxing match regulated by strict rules that have to be enforced. It's also for the safety of the fighters.

People tend to compare him to other greats who had dirty moves, but there's a difference between holding a guy's head down in the clinch regularly compared to causing swelling and opening gashes on your opponent's faces with butting(I can think of atleast 4 fights he had where it either changed the course of the fight or it was stopped because of it)

Sure, Holyfield got away with it and did what he "had" to do, but nobody has to respect that, and using the reasoning of "it's a fight" doesn't work in a dangerous sport that has strict rules.

[GOD-FR33]

Smh...........

"Actually it's a professional boxing match regulated by strict rules that have to be enforced. It's also for the safety of the fighters."

You sound like a PUNK Tyson fan, man. Holyfield would've busted Tyson up even faster in his prime when they were supposed to fight. Remember, it was "Iron Mike" who kept delaying his ass whooping. Holyfield is on of the greatest to ever do it, PERIOD!

[BKM-2010]

"Actually it's a professional boxing match regulated by strict rules that have to be enforced. It's also for the safety of the fighters."

You sound like a PUNK Tyson fan, man. Holyfield would've busted Tyson up even faster in his prime when they were supposed to fight. Remember, it was "Iron Mike" who kept delaying his ass whooping. Holyfield is on of the greatest to ever do it, PERIOD!

You called Holyfield the greatest Light Heavyweight of all time even though he was a Cruiserweight, made excuses for Holyfield's losses that would have made "punk Tyson fans" proud and in your avy you have the saying "Pacman is a coward". That's the level of NSB poster I'm dealing with here.

[joseph5620]

Holyfield used the "heart attack" excuse for losing the Moorer fight. He had a different illness excuse for the final Bowe fight.

Holyfield always had a physical excuse for his losses. After the first Lewis fight it was "leg cramps."

[Anthony342]

Yeah but the loss in Bowe 3 he had Hepatitis C. Why would be lie about that?

[Isaac Hunt]

I just don't see how you can not respect Holyfield. He was not a natural heavyweight but built himself into a great champion,his work ethic was second to none. He had no fear of Tyson when he entered the ring with him when all the other fighters were bricking it. He always prepared properly and was in great shape and came to win.

[mickey malone]

Lot of controversy around Holyfield...

PED's, Butting, Biting, Being Bit, making excuses and so on
If his excuses have been valid reasons, and he's never been pulled in for drug test, who is anyone, to judge a man of god, as Evander likes to pride himself
Don't know too much about his private life, but rumours of his many mistresses, and him having short arms and long pockets have been banded around in boxing gossip for years
All bye the bye, and irrelevant to Holyfield the warrior, but he's still not totally respected as the 'real deal' so to speak..
Controversy or not, I respect him immensely for his boxing career.. Especially the Qawi, Bowe, and Tyson fights

[Scott9945]

Yeah but the loss in Bowe 3 he had Hepatitis C. Why would be lie about that?

To excuse a poor performance. But I thought Holy looked terrible in that fight and can buy that excuse. The "heart attacks" and leg cramps, not so much.

[Anthony342]

Well it can be verified with medical records. Didn't a doctor mention something about Hepatitis C as well?

[GeneralZod]

"Actually it's a professional boxing match regulated by strict rules that have to be enforced. It's also for the safety of the fighters."

You sound like a PUNK Tyson fan, man. Holyfield would've busted Tyson up even faster in his prime when they were supposed to fight. Remember, it was "Iron Mike" who kept delaying his ass whooping. Holyfield is on of the greatest to ever do it, PERIOD!

It's highly debatable if Holyfields even a top ten heavy, let alone a P4P best.