Evander Holyfield son Evan in action. Thoughts?

[Denilson3.0]

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I hope he does well, as his father was/is one of my favourite fighters of all time. but, if he cant excel, Pops has what, 10, 11 more kids to try.

But from what I've seen I don’t see it.

People have to realize when an athlete has kids. They are only HALF of you. If the mother is just a trophy wife then well you’re offspring is not going to be better than you. I am saying it’s not he case 100% of the time but it’s genetics.

There’s only a few cases in boxing when the son was better then the father and I think that’s Mayweather ( don’t even have to say junior) and maybe Corey Spinks and that’s really it on the top of my head.

But I think in sports where technique is a dominant factor, it can happens more than people think.

• Three-time all-star Ken Griffey brought up his son in the ways of the ashen bat and he became a hall of famer.
• Hall of famer Vladimir Guerrero's son Vlad Jr is considered the number one prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays organisation.
• Frank Lampard Sr was capped for England and his son is one of the most accomplished players in the history of the English premier league.
• Graham Hill is the only man ever to win the triple crown of motorsport and his son Damon had 22 wins in Formula 1.
• Keke Rosberg was a F1 championship winner and his son, Nico Rosberg, won the F1 championship and then retired.

That said, I think it's kind of rare in boxing. Although skills and technique are hugely important in boxing there is also a certain dynamic required to create someone who is willing to get punched in the head for a living, which is less likely to be present in the offspring of a successful boxer.

We do have, however, examples of sons of boxing coaches who go on to great things. Calzaghe and Lomachenko, for example.

But I don’t think there’s every been a father and son in boxing who both were HOFers. Its always dad is great, son is ok, or dad is ok, and son is great.

Mofos with legend status dad's need to be like Adonis Creed & fight under an assumed name for awhile or some sh^t.