Who'll go down in history as the greater fighter, Holyfield or Tyson?

[Verstyle]

Yes he did - the cruiserweight division.

Tyson's my favorite fighter, but I have to concede that...

cruiser what come on comparing cruiser to heavyweight.ahahahaha.what young kid takes on the ****in hw division.i mean seriously

[Bogler]

It maybe depends on how one answers the question - Is it 1) Who, at their best, was the superior fighter? or is it 2) Who had the greater heavyweight career?

good point. to answer #1-tyson, #2-holyfield, by a slim margin. but i still have to go w/ tyson overall.

[GunStar]

It maybe depends on how one answers the question - Is it 1) Who, at their best, was the superior fighter? or is it 2) Who had the greater heavyweight career?

True! I think most will agree Tyson was the superior fighter, but career wise it's pretty close in my opinion. Tyson def dominated for a good 3 years, but Holyfield was def a better fighter for a longer time. It's a tough call when it comes to career.

[Kid Achilles]

I don't think Tyson was neccesarily on roids. Look at how Jim Jeffries was built while never picking up a weight and running 10-15 miles a day and doing other long distance cardio work that catabolizes muscle. If Jeffries lifted, or if he even cut down on the running and allowed his muscles to grow, he would be even more developed than Tyson was.

Like Versatile says, some guys are just naturally built.

[GunStar]

I don't think Tyson was neccesarily on roids. Look at how Jim Jeffries was built while never picking up a weight and running 10-15 miles a day and doing other long distance cardio work that catabolizes muscle. If Jeffries lifted, or if he even cut down on the running and allowed his muscles to grow, he would be even more developed than Tyson was.

Like Versatile says, some guys are just naturally built.

Tyson was like 200 lbs when he was 13, he's naturally built like that.

[Kid Achilles]

Wow, wrong thread. This should have been posted on the Holyfield weight thread.

[Floydko1]

i would just have to go with Holyfield only by a smalm margin tho like his nickname Hollyfield was the "real deal",
Their is very few guys in heavyweight boxing these days who have Holyfields style a very "Scientific" style off boxing

Beautiful Amatuer ring record 160-174 gold golvens champion,

and u have to remember Holyfield started his career at cruiserweight

with two great wins over tyson holyfield always had Tysons number and thats the one off the main reason am going for Holyfield

but who would be remembered more tyson or Holyfield? we all know the answer to this question!

JUST LIKE LARRY HOLMES WAS Haunted by Ali, Holyfield will always be stalked by the reputation off tyson simple as

[DiegoFuego]

Holyfield is found among any credible top 10 heavyweight list. Tyson is not. Holyfield > Tyson

[Dye]

tyson. those who think otherwise probably were not around during tyson's era, as most of the posters here are not even over 20. you've got to be there to feel it and acknowledge how experts call him the baddest man on the planet. damn even nintendo made a game for him.

they made games for every chapion back then, tyson,Douglas,Holyfeild,Bowe,foreman

[Dye]

In my opinion Holyfield never beat Bowe, they fought 3 different times in their prime, I had Bowe winning fights 1/3 and I had the second fight a draw. So should I rank Bowe over Holyfield???

Tyson dominated for like 3 years, he was the baddest man on earth for 3 years, I can't really say the same about Holyfield.

I think a prime Tyson would've beaten Holyfield 9 out of 10 times.

Yes many people do overrate Tyson, but I think Tyson in his prime was a better then Holyfield.

Holyfeild would have beat Bowe in the third if it was not for Hepatitis A