Who Would Win If Evander Holyfield Fought Joe Frazier?

[BIG H]

That's a great match up and very hard to call. I tend to lean towards Frazier, but then I think of the Holyfield that fought Bowe and the first Tyson fight and I'm not so sure

[Saddo]

15 rounder or 12 Al?

i think as great as Holyfields heart and condition is Frazier would wear him down over the fight and maybe win on points in a 12 rounder but would get the stoppage on a 15 rounder.

Totally take your point on the uppercut playing a good role in the fight for Evander against the smaller guy but that would leave him wide open for the best hook in heavyweight history.

Smoking all the way IMO on this Legend Vs Legend encounter

[OumaFan]

I can't watch the video right now.

If you were of similar size then I don't think it was really a great idea to stand in front of either guy and that's what they would both do here making it a pretty obvious war.

I guess you could say it could come down to who would break each other's will but I'm not sure either guy could.

and as much as people talk about Holyfield needing to watch out for Joe's hooks the same could be said for Evander's uppercuts and his step back counter right.

Basically I'm sitting on the fence Well I do think it would be a best of three type thing where one guy wins two but they're all close. I might go against what probably will be the grain and say Evander, a few more options maybe.

[The Fightfan]

It would almost be identical to watching Holyfield's fight with Qawi. The first one anyway. Frazier might be a little too big. Very tough to say. Great question.

[El Kabong]

I think Evander is the better boxer but Frazier was just so damned determined...I think he'd win on points as both were durable heavyweights and although Holyfield may have weighed more, Frazier had the better punch.

[Spicoli]

niiiice.One of those times when Holyfiels is facing a likewise weight,and could even come in with the weight advantage.I think Fraziers best chance would be to draw him into a shoot out but over all Holyfield moved better,I think he punched in combo faster,and I believe had his own somewhat underrated left hook....not a fight ender but he could hurt you badly with it and if he keeps his head and game plan might just take a descision....or even a late TKO,Joe leaps in with harsh left hook and Holyfields counter straight right,while not shot for shot,would be nasty and available to him also. I think Holyfield would hit him more ans turn him.Cooper was squat and clipped Evander badly,but that quick recovery and brutal uppercut-hook onslaught he brougt would be there again here.Great fight.

[bcollins]

Basically I'm sitting on the fence Well I do think it would be a best of three type thing where one guy wins two but they're all close. I might go against what probably will be the grain and say Evander, a few more options maybe.

I agree with this - it's a really tough fight to call. If you put a gun to my head and made me pick, I'd probably go with Frazier, but both men shared a lot of the same intangible qualities.

[Dark Lord Al]

The mobile Holyfield of yesteryear , beats Frazier to a pulp with the jab / cross / upercut , and stops him in 11.

[El Kabong]

Joe Frazier had an iron will he would take punishment to deliver punishment...Holyfield might have been mobile but hell Frazier caught up with ALI more than his fair share of times.

Holyfield didn't have the 1 power punch that guys like Lennox and Tyson had....Frazier had that and he had the motor to be one of the very few fighters to outwork Holyfield