by mg_ » Tue May 10, 2011 5:01 pm
JustiN-_^ wrote:hildebrand wrote:favourited.
one of the best athletes to date.
He didn't even have a ton of big time wins. When he finally started fighting big time fighters, he started losing. He just beat a bunch of middle rung fighters convincingly. He had a handful of good wins vs good fighters, but not enough to be one of the best ever. Hardest hidding != best ever.
He would obliterate people within seconds into the first round. His 1 loss that was really worth a damn was the Buster Douglas fight in Tokyo.
Like prison and his personal life undid him. He fought like 15 times in the first year of his professional career. He fought twice the year before he went to prison.
He was pretty much derailed in his prime by his out-of-ring actions. But stylistically, he was considered really good. He wasn't just a sloppy heavy hitter. Mike Tyson was accurate, fast, and played phenomenal defense with his hands. He only lost to Evander with a TKO in the 11th round. Not taking anything away from Holyfield, but he beat a lot people across the board convincingly.
[quote="JustiN-_^"][quote="hildebrand"]favourited.
one of the best athletes to date.[/quote]
He didn't even have a ton of big time wins. When he finally started fighting big time fighters, he started losing. He just beat a bunch of middle rung fighters convincingly. He had a handful of good wins vs good fighters, but not enough to be one of the best ever. Hardest hidding != best ever.[/quote]
He would obliterate people within seconds into the first round. His 1 loss that was really worth a damn was the Buster Douglas fight in Tokyo.
Like prison and his personal life undid him. He fought like 15 times in the first year of his professional career. He fought twice the year before he went to prison.
He was pretty much derailed in his prime by his out-of-ring actions. But stylistically, he was considered really good. He wasn't just a sloppy heavy hitter. Mike Tyson was accurate, fast, and played phenomenal defense with his hands. He only lost to Evander with a TKO in the 11th round. Not taking anything away from Holyfield, but he beat a lot people across the board convincingly.