Prime Vitali Klitschko vs Prime Evander Holyfield

[VirusTI]

Vitali is too tough for the much smaller Evander

[slicksouthpaw16]

Holyfield by decision. Not only was he a good boxer on the outside but he was excellent at cutting off the ring against taller opponents and a very good inside fighter, and also had one of the best chins ive seen. I think he would find a way to work his way inside and out work Vitali who doesn't mind giving up his height.

Vitali is the best heavyweight today IMO, but nothing he has done has convince me he would beat Holyfield in his prime and his opposition today is no where near that of Evander's in the 90s. There is a long way between Juan Carlos Gomez/Samuel Pater to someone like a peak Mercer,Bowe and Tyson( even the post prison Tyson).

[Dan...]

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Thanks to all for the responses. Some good discussion.

[M.I Truth ?]

This one is a hard pick for me. I was leaning towards Vitali but I have a feeling this would be a match up that would not be decided in one fight. Possible trilogy.

[Rich Loc]

Holyfield makes Vitali quit. Vitlai quit against LHW Byrd and stopped by a old past his prime Lewis.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Who did Bowe beat that was remotely as big or good as Vitali?

Bowe has a good win over Evander, who else he beat? Golota punked him out twice.

Bowe beat Holyfield in his peak, and you could also ask who did Vitali beat that was anywhere near the level of Holyfield, who is a top 10 all time great heavyweight. I just think about all of the punches that Evander would land, and the fact that Vitali is extremely easy to cut.

An aging Holyfield nearly beat a prime Lewis, who IMO is better than Vitali and also more proven.

[paul750]

I like Evander a real warrior but he is over-rated at HW due to beating a well past it Tyson. Bowe beat him up and 40+ Foreman and Holmes gave him all he could handle.

He dominated a terrible era and Vitali beats him.

That version of Tyson would still mop the floor with a lot of good fighters from any era. I'm by no means a Tyson fanboy - I think he's overrated in some respects, but even that version of Tyson was still a very vicious and capable fighter. Bowe beat Holyfield up in the first fight, but in the other two fights when Holyfield was heavier, it was a different story. Foreman was beaten fairly easily, Holyfield just didn't have the power to stop him. Holmes fought a crafty fight and was fortunate with the elbow which cut Holyfield. Holmes was still a good fighter at that stage anyway.

[Xplosivo]

if Chris Byrd can make Vitali quit, i cant imagine what a prime holyfield would do...

[TheGreatA]

Holyfield would win if he fought smart which he often didn't. I think that in his prime Evander had the tools to beat Vitali but it's a matter of whether he would use them or not.

Getting into a slugfest with Vitali would not be a smart move.

[warp1432]

Who did Bowe beat that was remotely as big or good as Vitali?

Bowe has a good win over Evander, who else he beat? Golota punked him out twice.

Who has Vitali beat anywhere near as good as Evander?

Bowe has beaten besides Holyfield twice, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Jesse Ferguson, Michael Dokes, Herbie Hide, and Larry Donald. Most of these guys were undefeated too.