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Off the top I think Holyfield would have a helluva chance to score the tko. Side to side and jarring combination punching as long as he doesn't stand on the end of the jab and rips off inside hooks when Wlad falls in to hug and maul it out first. Think he'd have Wlads feet, balance crossed over often and take advantage.
Holyfield could fight stupid like against Bowe because he could not get past that jab. Wlad had a great one. If Evander got inside Wlad would hold. Another weakness was Holy field was not a big puncher. The only thing I would say he could do to beat Wlad would be by making it a battle of heart, conditioning and attrition to break Wlad as Brewster did.
Holyfield was actually out jabbing Bowe very early on and started slugging when Bowe opened up inside and hitting on the break. Bowe wasn't a lot of things, but he was a very crisp and capable inside fighter a level above Wlad in the wheel house I believe. Was also the lightest Holyfield ever came in as heavy, and that was just dumb. His combos and resulting power were underrated, Mercer, Tyson, Foreman all iron chins and all seriously hurt and left reeling well enough.