Evander Holyfield Tribute Thread

[Sergio Martinez]

They dont make them like old evander no more. Have had the privalge of meeting this legend.

give me your take on him

[Syf]

the man with the third fist

[incredibleman]

He's a true great warrior. He didn't duck anybody and beat some of the best around. It's amazing to think that he's still fighting.

[JFB629]

Holyfield combined courage, determination and tenacity, with his well schooled boxing skills. He had speed, power, and conditioning. All this enabled him to excel in a era of huge heavyweights. Ken Norton a strong Heavyweight himself once said that he was no were near as strong as Holyfield. The Real Deal could dish it out and take it.

His bread and butter puncher was his heavy left hook, which he threw perfectly. Although other attributes helped him more than his power. Do he hit hard enough to stop or drop Durable Heavyweights like Mike Tyson, Rid**** Bowe and Ray Mercer.

At times do Holyfield seemed to defy logic because he was the first man to knock down Bowe and Mercer down but hit some lesser fighters with everything he had but the kitchen sink and never came close to stopping them.

He is considered the greatest Cruiserweight of all time. He unifed the division within 17 fights. In his Cruiserweight run, he defeated the likes of Dwight Qawi (twice), and Carlos De Leon.

He twice held the Linear Heavyweight Title and has faced every conceivable style. Holyfield unified the WBC, WBA & IBF cruiserweight titles, won the WBC, WBA & IBF titles from Douglas, regained the WBA & IBF titles against Bowe (II), WBA title against Tyson, IBF title against Moorer, vacant WBA title against John Ruiz. He is the only ever four time Heavyweight champion of the world.

At 46 years of age, he was robbed out of the WBA Heavyweight title against Nikolay Valuev in Switzerland. Which would of made him the oldest Heavyweight Champion in Boxing History.

Holyfield's Amature Accomplishments
-1983 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (178 lbs)
-1984 National Golden Gloves Champion (178 lbs)
-1984 Olympic Bronze Medalist (178 lbs)

Evander Holyfield's Resume Of Wins
-Dwight Muhhamad Qawi
-Henry Tillman
-Carlos De Leon
-Pinklen Thomas
-Michael Dokes
-Alex Stewart (24-0)
-James ''Buster'' Douglas
-George Foreman
-Larry Holmes
-Rid**** Bowe
-Ray Mearcer
-Bobby Czyz
-Mike Tyson
-Michael Moorer
-John Ruiz
-Hasim Rahman

Titles Won
-WBC Cruiserweight
-WBA Cruiserweight
-IBF Cruiserweight
-WBC Continental Americas
-WBC Heavyweight
-WBA Heavyweight
-IBF Heavyweight
-USBA Heavyweight

[REMOVED SHARK 97]

A great, that just didn't know when to quit.

[dde91]

I feel Evander Holyfield probably had the BIGGEST heart in Boxing history. a true Champ that DUCKED NOBODY.

[fightaddicted]

holyfield is one of my all time favorites. ive always enjoyed watching him fight and the style he brought to the table.. and no matter how old he is ill still root for him..Holyfield is a true warrior..