Originally posted by SweetScience
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However I think both Holyfield and Tyson beat every boxer who ever came before them without much doubt at all.
If you analyse Ali's fights properly he really deserves about 10 losses as well making his record comparable to Holyfield's in reality.
Except Holyifeld never lost to a bum.
Except Holyfield never lost to a green.
Except Holyifeld never lost to a CW.
Except Holyfield was never knocked down or stopped by anything less than a monstrous opponent.
And most importantly, Holyfield's opposition was about 10x better and stronger than Ali faced.
As for Foreman and Holmes? Their younger, more athletic versions were also much lighter (Holmes was smaller than Holyfield and Foreman only 5lbs heavier!) And far less experienced (Foreman was dropped by featherfists Ali and Young and went even matched with pure slugger Lyle) who were nothing compared with Holyfield. And Holmes struggled badly with C level champs like Witherspoon and Norton and got pasted by bums like Shaver's. **** a primish Holmes lost 2ce to Spinks who would be a sparring partner for Holyfield!
Holyfield was better than all that came before. Holyfield's own words!
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