Last edited by Spicoli; 08-13-2020 at 10:31 PM.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
..... and he was a drug cheat
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
The Most:
Wilfredo Gomez and his 17 straight KO's in World Title defenses.
"Bazooka" Gomez also had a 44-3-1 record with 42 KO's from 1974 to 1989..... a remarkable 15 streak. Not to mention his being a 3-time world champion.
Hey at least you didn't start with he's just a blown up cruiserweight yadda yadda . I'm coming at the question on whole, rated a great heavyweight trinkets aside. Bit backwards to validate the rotating dime a dozen line of trinkets but disregard a fighters complete body of work and history regarding the determination of 'a great'. Holyfield beat who was immediately put in front of him and was could be required to do nothing more after Tyson blew defining showdowns with him not once but twice. He picked up the pieces and soldiered on. Old or young both geezers earned their shots and Holyfield is gonna Holyfield..fight it out..but I'd hardly say he struggled to the point of not being thoroughly in control. And Cooper..come on man, Cooper on his best of best nights stands a chance to ding anyone going today. The late replacement for a late replacement for Holyfields homecoming. Evander got caught one or two whistlers and proceeded to batter Bert for his trouble. Welcome to the world of heavyweight bomb throwers. Some 'great champs' don't even recover. Sometimes they just get caught and flat ktfo .
Last edited by Spicoli; 08-15-2020 at 01:19 AM.
Everything you say is true. Holyfield was a great, if not the greatest Cruiserweight ever and he could only beat what was in front of him as a champ but to list him as an ATG at heavyweight you need a better record than what he achieved. He is far too inconsistent to be considered up there with the true greats like Ali, Louis and Holmes.
That is not to say he could not give them hell if he fought them but that is another subject altogether.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
I think I speak for us all when I say how I most admire Froch fight Groves in front of 80,000 (Eighty thousand) fans at Wembley!!
Fair enough but a stretch for me to ignore the depth. No one is ranking him above those three all time but Holyfield definitely makes the cut. Many a top heavyweight would blush to reign and compete in the division that he had and other than Lewis no one came close to facing that consistent caliber throughout for their decade. Holyfields longevity comes back to bite him ironically as much as his want for an up front battle did. I'll put a seven year competitive run post initial title win with Mercer, Foreman, Tyson x2, Bowe x3, Moorer x2 right up there with a Witherspoon, Shavers or Cooney any day of the week but to each their own my brother. Guess Holy needed more Scott LeDouxs and Tex Cobbs on the ledger . Cooper and Stewart don't even need to exit the car. Cheers bro it's just a thought
Last edited by TitoFan; 08-16-2020 at 01:17 PM.
Does Reggie Strickland hold the record for most losses? 66-276-17?
Does his family hold the record(s) for family with the most boxers?
And to lose the most as a family?
Reggie's half-brother Jerry Strickland was also a professional boxer, who also had over 100 losses in his career.
Nicolyn Armstrong, Reggie's also boxed professionally.
There is also another Reggie Strickland who boxes as a heavyweight that is purportedly Strickland's cousin.
A nephew Jay Strickland (Jerry's son) has also boxed professionally.
--from wiki.
All's lost! Everything's going to shit!
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Bookmarks