How was Holyfield able to take Tysons punches the entire fight?

[80sboxingrules]

Tyson literally threw everything but the kitchen sink at him, but he seemed unfazed. Tyson was also older and heavier after prison, so it's safe to say that he was physically stronger in that fight than in pre prison fights/

So what gives? How was Holyfield able to withstand all of that punishment and keep coming forward?

[cupcrazy01]

He had an unworldly chin. Look at the Bowe fights and the Lewis fights. He took monstrous shots and very rarely ever got hurt.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Great chin, and mike never recaptured his old explosiveness after prison.. Plus Evander forced mike backwards a lot, taking away a lot of his power

[Kigali]

Tyson literally threw everything but the kitchen sink at him, but he seemed unfazed. Tyson was also older and heavier after prison, so it's safe to say that he was physically stronger in that fight than in pre prison fights/

So what gives? How was Holyfield able to withstand all of that punishment and keep coming forward?

He avoided most of it.

[RiC-DiC]

Tyson had decent power, but not outstanding one-punch KO power for a HW. He looked like a monster KO'ing C level opponents but he failed every time he came up against A graders.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Tyson literally threw everything but the kitchen sink at him, but he seemed unfazed. Tyson was also older and heavier after prison, so it's safe to say that he was physically stronger in that fight than in pre prison fights/

So what gives? How was Holyfield able to withstand all of that punishment and keep coming forward?

Roids. He got caught.

[Lester Tutor]

Toradol.... #Pac

[killakali]

Toradol.... #Pac

very true. both holyfield and tyson along with roy jones are thought to have used roids back in the day

[Redd Foxx]

He had an unworldly chin. Look at the Bowe fights and the Lewis fights. He took monstrous shots and very rarely ever got hurt.

^This. Unreal how Bowe thundered on him and Evander stayed in there like something out of a Rocky film.

[juggernaut666]

Fans don't want to hear it but Holyfields neck was the size of " Henry rolands"...look him up...lmao



Holyfield did get caught early and was rocked backwards briefly...the answer to the question is Holyfield trained for Tyson his entire life and studied him ......He never actually took enough shots to say he took the best b/c he knew how to pick them off or slide with them.Lewis also landed ont he same holyfield but no K.o.....holyfield simply improved defense and got stronger through other methods.....METHODS!