Re: Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield
Spicoli I didn't dismiss it at all! I stated above that Holmes, even old Holmes, gets the nod over Adamek!
And sure Foreman was always a challenge for any boxer but I think Adamek might be able to play hit and run with the old man.
Certainly I don't think Adamek will be "taking the fight" to either of these guys!
Re: Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield
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Spicoli I didn't dismiss it at all! I stated above that Holmes, even old Holmes, gets the nod over Adamek!
And sure Foreman was always a challenge for any boxer but I think Adamek might be able to play hit and run with the old man.
Certainly I don't think Adamek will be "taking the fight" to either of these guys!
I'm confused why this thread was ever started.
Re: Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield
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I did not say Joe was un-professional. I just implied he would not amount to TODAY what we would describe as a professional HW boxer.
If he kept his weight below the CW limit, sure I think he would be competitive but he demonstratably could not compete with modern superheavyweight punchers.
John Ruiz, Joe Frazier and Roy Jones Jr. could maybe find pockets of success at HW as they all did but they are far too weak to make any serious impact!
I agree with this. Joe Frazier wouldnt be successful against the modern HWs.. He would be a tough, fringe contender maybe not even that..
Re: Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield
Well DarkLordAl, since it's accepted that Adamek is a bit out of depth today against the Klitschko's who far outsize him, I wondered simply how the forum would see him going against a former great who was more his own size. There was no other agenda, I personally view Holyfield as a modern fighter anyway (he virtually pioneered the term with his once radical but now universal training regime) and believe he clearly bests Adamek as the others here seem to believe as well.
However the response has seemed to skew this thread into a different topic. That HW's today couldn't hold a candle to their ancestors. That's a mistake! Or a very biased view.
Re: Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield
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Max Power
Well DarkLordAl, since it's accepted that Adamek is a bit out of depth today against the Klitschko's who far outsize him, I wondered simply how the forum would see him going against a former great who was more his own size. There was no other agenda, I personally view Holyfield as a modern fighter anyway (he virtually pioneered the term with his once radical but now universal training regime) and believe he clearly bests Adamek as the others here seem to believe as well.
However the response has seemed to skew this thread into a different topic. That HW's today couldn't hold a candle to their ancestors. That's a mistake! Or a very biased view.
Firstly I don't buy into the oldies at HW being better either , secondly I answered your question , Holyfield was great at CW , and would have won by stoppage.
Re: Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield
And I was just answering yours, sorry did not mean to appear rude!
