1905 Jack Johnson vs 1990 Evander Holyfield

[brocktonblockbust]

Who wins this fight and how and would Holyfield be able to fight an unlimited number of rounds until someone is knocked out the way they used to fight with very little padding in the gloves as well?

[p4pking]

Maybe if you take Holyfield as a cruiser and make him fight in that era with the gloves and rounds it's interesting, but how would Jack Johnson have been able to handle a guy with the nutrition of Evan FIelds?!??

[Ron Swanson]

In this hypothetical I say you give him Evan Fields stuff and watch the F out.

[IamInuit]

Johnson would not fight Langford, Jeanette or Mcvey when he won the title. In order to be a valid hypothesis, there would have to be a chance of Johnson actually fighting the guy

[SlimTrae]

A fair (hypothetical) fight Has to take into consideration- beyond the old school fighter dealing with the new school's ways-

By adding the possibility that the old school fighter would have had same access to the new school's training, nutrition, etc.


While it is true as stated Jack did ignore some black fighters, so to did Evander somehow go years without fighting Lennox- didn't fight Tua when they were primed at the same time.
Fought Cooper coming off wins over nobodies- excluding Joe Hip haha- and losses to Bowe & Mercer. Seamus Mcdonough? How'd that come about & Bobby Czyz.

Both guys have had a couple fights that weren't merited, but they brought their butts to the ring when it did matter.

Johnson was the congenial ring genius of his day. Mobile- choosing footwork rather than stand & club squared up. SO I would call him the smarter fighter against Holy. He had Power in both hands.

Holy would've been quicker, but Johnson was no stranger to clinching when in close. I say Johnson wins in a barn burner with a little bit of everything from head butting by Holy, to clinching & hitting on the breaks by Johnson.

Johnson out potshots Holy, while Holy outcombo's Jack. Holy is rocked with Jack's shot giving the gold tooth brutha the victory.

[Master]

1905 rules or 1990 rules? Either way Holyfield wins.