Evander Holyfield.. are there ten heavyweights better than him

[Daddy T]

There's probably 7 or 8 guys at the moment who I'd favour to get the better of him but only 2 that definately would.

[D4thincarnation]

now & are there ten better heavyweights ever? In other words can you people name ten better alltime than him & can you name ten better that are active that are better than him now at 50? My answer is no to both questions...what's yours? Where does Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield stand today & in historical perspective? Leave the hate & the steroid accusations at the door. is EVANDER top 10 today & alltime based on all the heavyweights we've seen ever & what we've seen in modern times?

Joe Loius
Lennox Lewis
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Sonny Liston
Rocky Marciano
George Foreman
Sam Langford
Larry Holmes
Jack Dempsey

Hows that?

[D4thincarnation]

Now

Wladimir Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Alexander Povetkin
Robert Helenius
David Haye
Odlanier Solis
Eddie Chambers
Chris Arreola
Dereck Chisora
Seth Mitchell

[Daddy T]

Now

Wladimir Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Alexander Povetkin
Robert Helenius
David Haye
Odlanier Solis
Eddie Chambers
Chris Arreola
Dereck Chisora
Seth Mitchell

I would't be surprised if Holyfield took a couple of guys on that list

[jesusraptor]

Resume-wise: Johnson, Holmes, Lewis, Louis, Ali, Foreman, Marciano
He stacks up pretty decently head to head. Probably have Holmes, Lewis, Ali beating him certainly. The rest are damned tough fights both ways.

jack johnson and larry holmes above evander holyfield resume wise? Surely you jest

holyfields resume:

mike tyson x2
rid**** bowe
larry holmes
george foreman
ray mercer
michael moorer
pinklon thomas

[jesusraptor]

Joe Loius
Lennox Lewis
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Sonny Liston
Rocky Marciano
George Foreman
Sam Langford
Larry Holmes
Jack Dempsey

Hows that?

how can jack dempsey possibly be ranked higher than holyfield?

holyfield has a better resume and h2h idk how you can make an argument that dempsey could beat holyfield.

[Daddy T]

how can jack dempsey possibly be ranked higher than holyfield?

holyfield has a better resume and h2h idk how you can make an argument that dempsey could beat holyfield.

jack dempsey would refuse to fight him anyway

[Daddy T]

jack johnson and larry holmes above evander holyfield resume wise? Surely you jest

holyfields resume:

mike tyson x2
rid**** bowe
larry holmes
george foreman
ray mercer
michael moorer
pinklon thomas

not to mention qwai x2 at cruiser and pushing prime lewis all the way twice when he himself was past his best

[D4thincarnation]

jack johnson and larry holmes above evander holyfield resume wise? Surely you jest

holyfields resume:

mike tyson x2 Post Jail
rid**** bowe Lost twice
larry holmes Old
george foreman Older
ray mercer
michael moorer Lost to Moorer
pinklon thomas

[D4thincarnation]

not to mention qwai x2 at cruiser and pushing prime lewis all the way twice when he himself was past his best

This is his heavyweight ranking, what he did at cruiser is irrelevant.

And you must have missed the first fight against Lennox Lewis