Tomasz Adamek vs Evander Holyfield

[Max Power]

Who would win out of this match up prime for prime?

Both are about equivalent in height and weight and physical conditioning, both being former cruiserweights who have moved up. Both great counter-punchers.

Holy more of a punch bag but loves to brawl and can recuperate from anything, Adamek a more technical European style but also not too shy to make a fight of it.

Neither is a big puncher at Heavyweight but both have great chins.

How does it unfold??

[FinitoElDinamita]

Holy makes him look like a bum and takes him out before the 7th round..

Total mismatch.. adamek at HW is weak dude.. he's a fringe contender at best

[p4pking]

Holyfield was "more of a punch bag" Biggest wind up thread ever, Holyfield eats him alive at any weight, Adamek couldn't even seriously hurt him with a one in a million punch.
Sign on as power puncher and give us your other opinion, it seems necessary for you to keep touch , you schizoid

[FinitoElDinamita]

I used to be a huge fan of adamek during his run at LHW and CW but ive been very disappointed seeing him turn so ordinary against the big boys..

He's clearly not cut out for the HW division and he probably knows it too.. he's just hoping to land a big money fight..

I would have loved to see him fight Haye at CW..

Maxpower you are trippin cuz a young Holy would make adamek his bitch

[Spicoli]

Are we really asking this question or have the mushrooms in my turkey stuffing induced a killer flashback trip

Seriously, Holyfield should enter the ring with a shovel..and a guilty conscious. Puff puff pass bud..

[p4pking]

The fact that Adamek has had any success at HW speaks volumes for his determination, he got his ass whipped by Chad Dawson at 175 ffs and was in some other wars there.

[ruthless rocco]

...and i thought i was the biggest moron around here!

[p4pking]

Power puncher is a lot smarter than Max Power, in his defence.

[Max Power]

Relax... I also think Holyfield wins but I do think he wins UD not KO.

Adamek isn't THAT bad, come on. He lost to Vitali Klitschko at HW... Who hasn't!

The punch bag bit might have been a little wind up sure but I didn't think the thread was THAT outrageous! LOL

[bzkfn]

Not even close prime for prime. Holyfield would dominate and stop him. Adamek is not bad by todays standards but Holyfield would've eaten him alive.

[p4pking]

Relax... I also think Holyfield wins but I do think he wins UD not KO.

Adamek isn't THAT bad, come on. He lost to Vitali Klitschko at HW... Who hasn't!

The punch bag bit might have been a little wind up sure but I didn't think the thread was THAT outrageous! LOL

An old Lennox Lewis is one guy who hasn't Evander was in the same class in his prime. Adamek didn't come close to winning a round against Vitali, I don't think he deserved the nod against Cunningham in either of their fights and that's the best boxer he can ever claim to have beaten. I'm not sure it wouldn't be a competitive fight if this happened today with Holyfield training in aqua fit and tai chi classes at the seniors home.

[Max Power]

Of course Holyfield is a legend

Well I agree Lennox Lewis would be able to KO Adamek like he KO'd Botha. But I also think Tomasz would have performed well against some guys who beat Holyfield, like John Ruiz, Michael Moorer or Chris Byrd.

Of course I can't see him besting Bowe or Tyson either though LOL that's obviously a stretch!

[ruthless rocco]

Relax... I also think Holyfield wins but I do think he wins UD not KO.

Adamek isn't THAT bad, come on. He lost to Vitali Klitschko at HW... Who hasn't!

The punch bag bit might have been a little wind up sure but I didn't think the thread was THAT outrageous! LOL

I think you should do all the work @Max Power ...because what you're proposing is so stupid.
1- what were each of their respective "primes"?
2- who had they fought AND defeated in their respective "primes"?
3- have you ever watched a boxing match...ever?

[p4pking]

Of course Holyfield is a legend

Well I agree Lennox Lewis would be able to KO Adamek like he KO'd Botha. But I also think Tomasz would have performed well against some guys who beat Holyfield, like John Ruiz, Michael Moorer or Chris Byrd.

Of course I can't see him besting Bowe or Tyson either though LOL that's obviously a stretch!

Holyfield was OLD when he lost 2 of those fights, you didn't ask whether Adamek would've been able to perform well against that guy. If you had, I think he'd still lose clearly, as he would against any of those 3 others for that matter. Beating Holyfield on his best night wouldn't have been more likely than beating a post prison Tyson no matter who you are talking about, and Moorer and Bowe in the 90s were great HWs. This thread is basically your admitting that you think so highly of Vitali, that anyone who went some rounds with an old version of him could have beaten anyone who was around 10 years earlier

[Morgan-B-Howell]

Holyfield had an amazing career (wish he'd retired a long time ago though). He could punch at Heavyweight alright. Ask Tyson, Bowe etc. etc. etc.

He may have been 14 1/2 st to 15 1/2 st but he was "carved out of granite" at that weight. He had hand speed, technique, great movement, power, chin, massive heart and a champion's mentality. Which is why he had the career he had. There were better fighters at the time "on their day" but overall I think he deserves to go down as one of the best ever.

There isn't the competition around today that could compare with the best fighters of the 90s in the HW division.