How would a prime EVANDER HOLYFIELD do today?

[Boxingwizard]

i agree with the guys mentioning him fighting at cruiserweight. at hw he'd be even smaller by comparison today than he was then.

but he'd undoubtedly terrorize cruiserweight.

Evander is 6'2 1/2 with a 78" reach, how is that small? He's bigger then Chambers, Ibragimov, Chagev, and Denis Boystov.

Evander Holyfield was taking flush shots from Rid**** Bowe weighing in at 202lbs, and Bowe is no slouch in the power department.

[Tiozzo]

How would he do if he was fighting in his prime today?

That's so ****ing obvious, why make a thread about that ??????

[geribeetus]

Evander is 6'2 1/2 with a 78" reach, how is that small? He's bigger then Chambers, Ibragimov, Chagev, and Denis Boystov.

Evander Holyfield was taking flush shots from Rid**** Bowe weighing in at 202lbs, and Bowe is no slouch in the power department.

i said he's smaller by comparison, referring to the best in the division. both klitschkos are 6'7ish

[!! Shawn]

How would he do if he was fighting in his prime today?

Holyfield was unbelievable. I love watching his first fight with Dwight Muhammad.

[!! Shawn]

he'd have the same problems with wlad he had against lennox. not as badly if he were younger though. he could outwork wlad but he'd take some damage in the process. prime evander was extremely fast on his feet. that's his way to win. you've got to outhustle the klitschkos. i don't think the people who say they can be outclassed have watched them enough.

i think he struggles a lot more with vitali's workrate and unorthodox style.


imo he splits a series with both brothers. loses the first and wins the second. vitali has a better chance at winning the 2nd than wlad.

Evander was the most perfect pressure fighter / boxer there ever was at cruiser. Hes technical ability is to this day unmatched.

I view him as being nearly as technically brilliant as Floyd Mayweather is. He was truly a pleasure to watch.

[!! Shawn]

[Boxingwizard]

i said he's smaller by comparison, referring to the best in the division. both klitschkos are 6'7ish

True but I think Evander's 78" will reach Wladimir's chin. I like the way Evander slips the jab, then counters back with his own double-jab.

[geribeetus]

True but I think Evander's 78" will reach Wladimir's chin. I like the way Evander slips the jab, then counters back with his own double-jab.

without a doubt holyfield could counter wlad. but wlad's defense has become pretty concrete over the last few years. i don't see the fight being easy for either guy. holyfield's speed and counters. wlad's power and ranginess. wlad's not a guy who does a lot in the ring, but when he does it it's done quick and precise. i think his cautiousness is the reason his speed gets a little underrated.

[steeluv]

He'd win them all

[Bring It On]

Unified champ.