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You can't expect Evander Holyfield ... to be the fighter now he was alot of years ago.
He's a really old guy now for a fighter in making a comeback at age 44.
I saw his first fight on his comeback with Bates here in Dallas ... but didn't see his recent and last fight with Oquendo.
But based on these posts I just read and by a lot I've been hearing lately, it appears the fans are turning their back on him or at least in the sense of being critical of his comeback many are and that's understandable.
But he did win his fight with Oquendo? .
Though I didn't see the fight, I heard Holyfield won this fought by a unamious decision, right?
That's not so unimpressive.
But to expect Holyfield to be the fighter he was around 15 years ago ... is unfair, naturally he isn't now as impressive.
How could he be at his age now? Possible, but not likely.
However, with the current talent in the heavyweights as it is today, I do believe he could likely win a world title fight in a weak heavyweight division.
I recently read the legendary great handler and fight trainer Lou Duva who I have great respect and admiration for who formerly managed and had trained Holyfield said that. I believe he may well be right too.
How many do we have today calling themselves world champions among the heavyweights?
The last time I counted it was eight!
This is not intended to give the impression that I have no appreciation on for the talent among the heavyweights today really. But I would be lieing, if I were to say that I believed the talent that was there 15 or 20 years ago in still there today.
Going into this fight with Oquendo, I read that Holyfield said he didn't care what other people think about him.
I don't know what Holyfield's pay off was for this last fight with Oquendo was. But in his previous fight with Bates on his comeback, he got a quarter of a million dollars for that fight!
And how long was that fight?
Less than fives minutes he spent in the ring?
For that kind of money, I could see why Holyfield doesn't care what any body thinks about him and his comeback.
What was his pay off for the last fight?
But as for as Holyfield's stated goal of becoming the only, and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in now having made a come back?
If that really is Holyfield's goal, for real?
That I can not see happening!
But to be able to win ... a world heavyweight title fight?
I see as being do able for Holyfield.
JCC
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Last edited by JCC : 11-12-2006 at 01:23 AM.
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