View Full Version : Where will be rated Holyfield if he wins title once again ?
Artani
09-08-2007, 09:42 PM
Holyfield wants his name to write forever in the boxing books and history of boxing to remember all time his name. Can he wins again title and where will be rated if he wins once again ?
brooklyn1550
09-08-2007, 09:44 PM
Assuming the next few months go as I predict...
CURRENT HEAVYWEIGHTS
1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. Samuel Peter
3. Ruslan Chagaev
4. Evander Holyfield
All time, it's hard to say
kg0208
09-08-2007, 09:46 PM
Holyfield wants his name to write forever in the boxing books and history of boxing to remember all time his name. Can he wins again title and where will be rated if he wins once again ?
All time? Not sure....it's different now since he won't have beaten the actual champion OR even the #1 HW.
Artani
09-08-2007, 09:54 PM
All time? Not sure....it's different now since he won't have beaten the actual champion OR even the #1 HW.
Im meen if he wins Ibragimov at 13 October and wins world title for five time same like Muhamed Ali .
kg0208
09-08-2007, 09:57 PM
Im meen if he wins Ibragimov at 13 October and wins world title for five time same like Muhamed Ali .
Yah, but Ali was THE World title. Holyfield would be winning a piece of the fractured title, and a piece not even recognized until a few years ago.
Not the same. Not sure if I would move him up or not. If he beat Wlad Klitscho, whole nother ball game. He is not THE champ either, but is rated #1 overall.
He may not move at all is what I am saying.
brooklyn1550
09-08-2007, 09:58 PM
I'd probably keep him at 8
Orang-Utan Jim
09-08-2007, 10:00 PM
Ibragimov is a Top10 HW. If Holy beats him he is somewhere at Top8,9,10....
GazOC
09-08-2007, 10:01 PM
He doesn't move, if you compare to the 'old days' then he will have beaten a decent, Top 10 contender.
therealdeal
09-09-2007, 12:20 AM
I agree that it doesn't move him at all.
I like Sultan, but, in terms of a historical accomplishment, beating Sultan isn't worthy of a blip of a bump on the all time ranking list.
Zakman
09-09-2007, 12:22 AM
If he wins another belt - even a paper belt - at this age, this should remove all doubt he was the best HW since Holmes. :nod
Im meen if he wins Ibragimov at 13 October and wins world title for five time same like Muhamed Ali .
get your facts straight.
Holyfield is the only 4-time heavyweight champion.
Ali had 3 reigns as champion.
Nobody has been a 5-time champion heavyweight champion.
box03
09-09-2007, 12:30 AM
I would put him up at 6 all time, he is what heavywieght boxing is all about. You could make a good arguement that he fought some of the toughest competition of any heavywieght, and was able to go strong for over 20 years now, very few if any heavywieghts could say that.
Artani
09-09-2007, 08:32 AM
get your facts straight.
Holyfield is the only 4-time heavyweight champion.
Ali had 3 reigns as champion.
Nobody has been a 5-time champion heavyweight champion.
You are right man , i dident analyse never , i just heard from Holy interviews that wants to make history and to get for five time world champion. I agree apsolutly with you .
nrgetic
09-09-2007, 08:47 AM
If Holyfield wins his fight against Ibragimov that is about the worst thing that can happen unless he retires immediately because if he fights the wrong fighter he could end up seriously damaged. The onlysaving grace is that his camp have been carrying him and they would toss in the towel the first sign of real risk
Antsu
09-09-2007, 09:10 AM
If he wins another belt - even a paper belt - at this age, this should remove all doubt he was the best HW since Holmes. :nod It wouldn’t remove my doubts. But if he would unify with Wlad after that and win. I would call him best heavyweight of his era. At the moment he is the third best heavyweight since Holmes.
markclow
09-09-2007, 09:18 AM
It wouldn’t remove my doubts. But if he would unify with Wlad after that and win. I would call him best heavyweight of his era. At the moment he is the third best heavyweight since Holmes.
Exactly.
Zacman criticizes Alphabet titles then uses them to justify Holyfield's greatness if he wins one.
He wont be the real champ again unless he fights all the other title holders and beats them.
Somewhat unlikely.
:rofl
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