Quote Originally Posted by The Promoter
Quote Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
I've gone for Ibragimov via KO in most Predictors and that is my final instinct.

Apart from his dire draw with Ray Austin- I think Ibragimov should beat Holyfield who these days looks a little fragile and his legs have gone.

I watched the fights with Bates and Maddalone and the Maddalone fight was the one of most concern. Holyfield boxed cleverly while Maddalone kept trying to get into a punch-up. Holy finished the job well but it was alarming to see him not get involved in a scrap as of old.(as though he knew he would come-off 2nd best).
He is supposed to have looked pretty good against Savarese and I have that fight and may watch it later but the opposition has been carefully selected as Savarese was on a comeback himself.

Without wishing him harm it is probably best that he gets Ko'd tomorrow and comes to his senses that he is not the fighter he once was.

It's a shame but all the greats just keep going; Joe Loius, Ezzard Charles, Muhammad Ali the list is never ending.
Right on...I will only disagree with one point; Lou Savarese is/was NOT on the comeback, he was comfortably retired and took a payday with Holyfield ...surprisingly it turned into a pretty competitive fight with Lou's Heart as big as it is, he won't lay down for anyone.

He beat Travis Fulton WKo3rd and then Matt Hicks Wko1st in 2007 before fighting Holyfield.
But as I'm a cynic I'd say he took those fights as warm-ups as he knew a payday with Holyfield was in the offing.