How would you rate Evander Holyfield's power?

[Black White Sox Hat]

If Holyfield would have had real power

 

[mitter]

Do you consider Holyfield's power underrated or not?

Holyfield knocked Bowe down and knocked Buster Douglas out and Mike Tyson could not knock Douglas out (Excuses aside that is a fact.) Holyfield scored a nice KO of Adilson Rodrigues too, he took Dwight Qawi out to, which was impressive to me, he also had Michael Moorer on and off the canvas like a beach ball in the rematch.

However when he was a CW he pounded on Carlos De Leon with his best punches and he could not seen to make a dent, he did in the end but De Leon took some hellacious shots, Evander hit Bobby Czyz (middleweight) with the kitchen sink and seemingly never hurt him until he complained of the eye injury, Evander hit Mike Tyson bang on the chin with his trade mark step back counter over the top with right hand, and by rights if Holy was any kinda puncher, that punch should of taken Tyson out IMO because he caught him clean on the chin, now i know Mike has a decent chin himself but still...

What about Bert Cooper? Bowe put his lights out in 3 and we know how much trouble Holy had getting rid of Bert.

Alex Stewart gave Evander a tough fight and Tyson made mince meat of Stewart.

From a poster on another forum that sparred with him:

Holyfield only decked a deteriorating version of Bowe in their third fight. Within the next year, Bowe had gotten has ass kicked twice by Andrew Golota and retired. It would have been more meaningful if Holyfield knocked down Bowe in one of their first two fights.

Holyfield KOed a fat, unmotivated, heartless version of Buster Douglas, not the in shape monster who beat Tyson's ass




Also, Holyfield couldn't KO (or even knock down) versions of George Foreman and







Having said all that, I still rate Holyfield very highly, just not in terms of power at the heavyweight level

 

[Bboystyle]

Actually as someone who has seen Holy field fight for the past 30 years. Power is not a major part of his game. Don't get me wrong his punches are powerful but more importantly Holyfield is really an out fighter as opposed to being a straight up Brawler. This is why fighters like Tyson have had trouble against hin because his strengths accentuate their weaknesses. He has won as many matches as he has because of his technical boxing acumen and also due to the fact that being a little smaller than the average heavyweight has worked in his favor because he made up for the lack of raw power in working on both his speed and stamina. Don't get me wrong getting his earning drained through poor investments and too many children has made.him box 10 years longer than he should have but outside of maybe Ali he's one of the most technically profiecient heavyweights of all time.

 

[hayesc0]

Never been able to use this shameful gif

 

[David_TheMan]

Evander at HW is an accumulation guy, even at LHW he was a accumulation guy. Anyone can get knocked out at HW if you leave your chin out and catch something you don't see, which is what buster did.
I'd say his power is 6.5 or 7 out of 10. He hits hard enough for you to respect his power. I think Tim Bradley in his prime was a perfect miniature version of Holyfield.

 

[CHICAGO]

Never been able to use this shameful gif

IS THAT THE MORMON WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT?





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[Malta]

Never been able to use this shameful gif

I hope there's an alternate universe in which Evander had a CTE episode and comes up with the meanest left hook flush on his chin.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

IS THAT THE MORMON WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT?





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Yup. shyt was a disgrace....celebrity boxing....

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

This was FIRE tho

 

[The Fire]

He's known for 4 things

-Tyson biting his ears
-Knocking out Tyson
-having 20 kids
-gettin shouted out on arguably the greatest song in hip hop history (Nothin But a G Thang)

He was shouted out on the greatest song in hip hop history, no heart by 21 savage

 

[ChatGPT-5]

Never been able to use this shameful gif

Hell no. wtf is this, this better be a comedy show.

This was FIRE tho

Why do I remember the graphics being so much better as a kid though.

 

[CHICAGO]

Yup. shyt was a disgrace....celebrity boxing....

I HONESTLY CANT REMEMBER DUDES NAME RIGHT NOW.
(might be the alochol)

WHAT IS IT?



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[Clapsteel O'Neal]

we talking roided out his eyeballs evander or clean evander?

 

[patscorpio]

Also, Holyfield couldn't KO (or even knock down) versions of George Foreman and

Bruh nobody was able to do that against either of them...not a mark against him and his power