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Evander Holyfield was 208lb when he Ko'd Buster Douglas
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Originally posted by HeadShots View Postrealistically Buster Douglas who fought Holyfield was the same level as Bermane Stiverne-in the rematch-
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He was a good puncher but I don't think he was pound for pound the best puncher. Better punchers for their pounds in my opinion would be Marciano 184 pounds, Dempsey 185 pounds, Louis 198 pounds, Wilder 214 pounds, Foreman 214 pounds,Tyson 220 pounds, Liston 214 pounds, Langford 165 pounds, Fitzimmons 165, Jack Johnson 192 pounds. Those are some men that fought in the heavyweight division who might have hit harder for their weight than hard hitting Holyfield. If you go below heavyweight their are many more like Bob Foster, GGG, Hearns, Trinidad, SRR etc. Remember Holyfield failed to KO many of the men he fought. His KO percentage was not that high compared to many others. That's not to say that KO percentage is the last word in measuring punching power but it's something to consider. I rate Holyfield as a good puncher and all around great fighter but certainly not the best pound for pound puncher of them all.
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Originally posted by joseph5620 View PostI was there too and at no point in Holyfields career was he considered a "light hitter". That's a straight up lie.
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Originally posted by kingstip9 View PostArnt you that smug prick who raved on about how wilder was going to destroy fury in three rounds. Well I bet you had to think of a lot of excuses after the fight putting your neck out like that lol
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Originally posted by joseph5620 View PostThat's not what you said before. You said "light hitter." Holyfields power was always respectable. Nobody just walked through his punches and all of his opponents respected his punching power including Tyson who said Holyfield hit hard.
Mercer and Moorer were not above Holyfield as punchers. I don't know where you got that from.
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Originally posted by boliodogs View PostI have to agree with you. I was there too and nobody every called Holyfield a light puncher. He wasn't rated as hard a puncher as Tyson or Lewis but he was considered a good puncher.
His power was the main reason he was able to move up from crusierweight. He was KOing guys like Dwight Muhammad Qawi - good fighters with solid chins. If he didn't have that power at cruiserweight he'd never been able to make the jump. He certainly wasn't a KO artist at heavy but then again his level of competition was amazingly high even as he jumped into the division.
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Originally posted by Granath View PostHolyfield wasn't a light puncher ever. He wasn't a heavyweight KO artist but he had solid power and good hand speed. Not a one punch artist but a guy who could certainly wobble you with a good shot.
His power was the main reason he was able to move up from crusierweight. He was KOing guys like Dwight Muhammad Qawi - good fighters with solid chins. If he didn't have that power at cruiserweight he'd never been able to make the jump. He certainly wasn't a KO artist at heavy but then again his level of competition was amazingly high even as he jumped into the division.
Also: Qawi was a cruiserweight, and he gave Holyfield hell in their first fight to a very close decision (15 rounds of hell). Not to mention, Qawi was already 33 at that time...
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