Holyfield is the definition of “got that dog in him.” He was willing to take a lot of punishment and was willing to slug it out with the likes of Foreman, Tyson and Lewis!
I couldn't believe my eyes watching the punishment holyfield could take An he would just keep comin lookin not even phased At the time i remember it honestly kinda had me a lil shook in my head just WATCHIN it because before watching them fights i only thought that chit was possible in the movies And another thing about holyfield is i remember i would ALWAYS be doubtin him in pretty much every big fight he had, and it seemed like all the punishment would make him get stronger an stronger like some kinda movie monster or jason or freddy or some chit Yes now that i look back holyfield definitely had me shook man
@@SoSoSouthern-bv1ziHolyfield even when he was hurt and losing he was still competitive. Even when he lost to Bowe twice both fights were so close and Holyfield was never out of it until he was knocked out face first in that 3rd Bowe fight.
Dude had a HUGE heart in the ring. He says he took his biggest shot from Foreman, but not at any time during that fight did he appear to anyone to be hurt.
@@kevinwilkins9627 styles make fights, I think holyfield would out think him, holyfield has great footwork and exceptional counter punching... holyfield on point or by late tko
@@kevinwilkins9627 I think a prime Foreman was too careless for slick fighters like Evander. A prime foreman would go into the ring and just throw hard punches. Jimmy Young was similar to Chrys Byrd in my opinion. Jimmy wasn't supposed to beat Foreman, but pulled off of a win because of his heart and slickness.
Holyfield earn the nickname The Real Deal. Even though he stayed too long. His place in Boxing Immortality was cemented a long time ago. Funny thing about becoming a Legend. Even after your Career is over. Your Legend still grows.
Yea he was. About 6’4 with a 34’ waist line and big legs and broad shoulders plus he could dance and stick all 15 rounds. Ali was about as big as Foreman physically but not as muscular.
Anyone who thought Ali was small for a heavyweight is slow ....... Small for a heavyweight is someone like rocky Marciano who wasn't nothing but 5'10 whereupon Ali was 6'3....how is that considered small for a heavyweight I will never know
@@darnellwilliams8783then if Tyson beat Tyson meat head. Then that means that Tyson got beat by buster, evander, Lennox. Only a delusional illiterate casual fan of Mike tyson would say some stupit crap like that. If Mike couldn't get out his own head fighting those 3 that beat him, eveander beat him twice. That means that because those guy wasn't scared and boxed him that ultimately defeated Tyson. SMH you don't know what you're talking about
Holyfield fought Riddick had a jab that was like a plank n he could fight inside n out. Holyfield was 215 at his best so was Ali, Holyfield had the tenacity to go 15rounds at a fast clip, and it'd be a top fight, my man talking about leg strength, Holyfield outboxed Riddick Bowe 2nd fight mixing in with the exchanges. His leg speed was underatted as a boxer per se' he outboxed guys at cruiser n he was crafty enough to beat guys like Ray mercer, Michael Dokes and when the chips were down he could always go back to boxing but he loved a fight n as far as Tyson was concerned was that Holyfield not only didn't fear Tyson, when did Tyson ever look confident after round 1 first fight? Everyone seems to think Tyson went to jail in his prime, I dispute that by his 4 fights after Douglas b4 prison, only one fight post prison ko3 Bruno did he look like the destroyer of the 80s, Evander had every reason to be confident, Tyson had pulled out in 91 b4 the allegations, he knew Holyfield wasn't gonna submit but in 96, Bowe had ko'd Holyfield the previous November, he looked like a shot fighter v Bobby czyz n Mike thought Evander was finished betting opened at 25-1 ended at 9-1 people were deceived by the illusion of Tyson, he hadn't had a tough fight in 5yrs which is no way to prepare for The real deal. Which is why Evander is and was better than Tyson, Kevin Rooney was Mike trainer after him yes men. Mike just wanted a brawl no tactics as such, he just went out to fight, razor ruddock would have stopped in 6 if he fought tyson In 87-88, why? The combination game, Mike never hit Holyfield or ruddock with more than a couple of those notorious combinations, when he did land you saw Holyfield respect that but Tyson had gone backwards by 96, Holyfield was bang in form n the better man. 😊 thanks appreciated uk..Aj
He’s so wrong about Foreman and Ali frame, George was naturally bigger and he had the frame to fill out at a much heavier weight and still be effective. George Foreman himself on Twitter said he walked around 230s 240s in the 70s
@@b9479 foreman ended up on the canvas more times than Ali, Michael was more on about the legs and that at weigh in Ali was only 4lbs lighter.. listen to the man! He never said Ali was bigger than foreman....
People don't know or Realize that Muhammad Ali was the first to win the Heavyweight title 4 times. He won the WBA and WBC title from Liston the WBA stripped him and awarded the title to Ernie Terrell who beat Eddie Machen to win it. Muhammad Ali who still has the WBC version beat Terrell to regain the WBA title and become full Champ again. After being stripped for the title for draft refusal he came and beat George Foreman for the WBA and WBC title. After Leon Spinks beat him 4 years later for the unified title and the WBC stripped him and he still had the WBA title. Muhammad Ali beat him to regain the WBA title. 4 times WBA 3 times WBC
ABSOLUTELY!! Ali is still the only 3 time UNDISPUTED Champion. Mad respect for Evander but he never unified the heavyweight title. Evander unified the CRUISERWEIGHT title. Ali, Tyson, and Lennox Lewis unified the heavyweight title.
@@jeremywashington7699 Holyfield unified the CRUISERWEIGHT title. Tyson unified the heavyweight title, lost it to Douglas who lost it Holyfield. Holyfield only regained and reunified 2 out of the 3 belts. He lost those 2 belts to Lennox Lewis who had the 3rd belt.
I don't value celebrities especially movie-tv stars rappers & pro sports anymore. But I love to hear other people's life stories and accomplishments and inspire them to some of my own.❤😢
One of best analogies of Holyfield and Ali I have ever heard by MJ White, very knowledgeable in the boxing field. Many people did not realize how big Ali was, he had the size and speed. Holyfield had a granite chin, and great boxing knowledge.
Even though Mike beat the living shit out of him, Mitch Green wasn't afraid of Tyson either. It was Mitch that approached Mike at the Dapper Dan store. When they fought in the ring it was a rare 12 round decision win for Tyson...
Green actually had TYSON a lil shook if ever see tyson interviews about it lol Cuz tyson knew that he was gonna have to literally KILL green to stop him from keep comin if they didn't gtfo there He was the PCP TERMINATOR!!
As a child, I asked my grandfather why people like Mohammed ALI more than George Foreman, he told me because George Forman was White People heavyweight, and Mohammed ALI was black people heavyweight.
Evander truely is different. His drive to want the Heavyweight smoke ws crazy. He is naturally calm all the time. Even when Tyson bit his ear he didnt really lose it
Holyfield was naturally a cruiserweight; that's why he packed on so much muscle. He always had a great physique, but he packed on extra muscle to go heavyweight.
I never seen Mike fumble this hard 😂😂😂😂😂 mama said you think he was on anything ? “Iiahahgaggwgbjjjjagaggagayzhnrunrnru I don’t know much about any of that stuff” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Archie Moore talking about Foreman's size mentioned George's large arms but then said "Ali's arm's were just as big". Ali was a physical monster. BTW In Zaire Ali weighed 216 pounds and Big George weighed 220 pounds. And if you watch the fight Ali manhandles George, he literally emptied George Foreman's tank and KO'ed him
@@therumbleinthejunglee George quit in March 77. Ali beat him Oct 74. It wasn't a competitive fight like his rumbles with Smokin Joe and Norton. Look at Ali, he had to fight 14 times after his 1971 loss to Frazier before he could get another title shot. 3-1/2 years went by. As Angelo Dundee liked to say "Ali would beat Foreman seven days a week and twice on Sunday".
@@Jim_Harwood yet he wouldn’t take the fight and foreman was actively gunning for that fight. In those same years you mentioned he fought Norton and Frazier twice , he didn’t want anything to do with George.
@@therumbleinthejunglee If you knew boxing then you'd know Foreman was a much easier fight for Ali than either Norton or Smokin Joe. Like Liston Ali would have KO'ed Foreman sooner than he did in their fight in Zaire.
Ken Norton is the 1st one came to mind when Vlad said best build in Boxing. Mike Weaver. Jimmy Thunder. Anthony Joshua. Deontay Wilder. Cleveland Williams. Frank Bruno. Henry Akinwande. Ike Ibeabuchi. Mike Tyson. Primo Carnera. just off the top of my head. And that's just the Heavyweights. Hurricane Carter. Tim Bradley. Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Dick Tiger. Jose Monon Gonzalez. EDIT: Chris Eubank SR. Jersey Joe Walcott. David Haye. Roy Jones JR. Michael Grant. Steve Cunningham. Jeff Lacy. Harold Johnson.
George also retired for like 20 years in his prime. Thats also why his boxing gets overlooked. He didnt box that long in his prime or when he came back
Michael is absolutely right. Mike always considered Holyfield as his elderbrother and never really wanted to hurt him. He was kind of forced to make up that mind. At the same time Mike is always confident of beating holyfield if he is in his best shape mentally... Spot on...MJW
Good observation Tyson coming out jail wasent his self. Tyson said it him self he lost the passion. Only Cus was around a little later in Tyson like we of say more of the full potential Tyson
I 100% agree with Michael Jai White's opinion of the Holyfield/Tyson dynamic and I've always felt this way. Holyfield couldn't be bullied and that's a problem for a fighter like Mike Tyson. Tyson always has a punchers chance, but I think Holyfield wins a high percentage of the time if we're being hypothetical.
You can't just say prime, you'd have to take a specific year for each fighter and who they fought in said year, coming off of which fight, etc etc... and then match them up against each other instead of one of those fights for each guy to say who would be better at that time in their career. Prize fighters only fight a few times a year and sometimes longer gaps. They also make adjustments based upon losses or may be incapable of preparing themselves for certain styles along with the knowledge and experience they are gaining and in contrast as equally as they slow down and the chin weakens.. so since styles, training camps and the fighters circumstances are what make the fight, there are then, only a few realistic outcomes. Its not so hypothetical. If that makes any sense at all lol
To me ( and this is just my opinion) if cus d'mato was still around, to me, i believe Tyson would've won. Cus was very observant of fights and techniques and he was very keen on how Tyson would fight.
@@kingsmitty2043 See people dont know who he was fighting dyring that time so everyone runs with that narrative not realising he never beat anyone with Cus. Actually he never beat one great heavyweight in their prime in his career
@@rafiqwashington9126 The part you're not understanding is IF dmato had lived throughout tyson whole career tyson would have kept getting BETTER, not worse
@@GORILLA_PIMP We lived through his career we cant live in a if world. He was looking good against lower level competition not great fighters thats the difference
No man should have a bond with "momma" like that. That's more than likely why he had so many kids out of wedlock. Definitely a class act though outside of that.
Tyson didn't do no 6 year prison stint. He was locked up for 3 years. Evander was fearless. Tyson fight was the only fight Evander said he would knock em out. People thought Evander was going to get killed.
Listen as great as Holyfield was, he was more of a tenacious boxer. I don’t think anyone ever considered him the all-time greatest boxer. So the Ali vs Holyfield thing seems unfair
mitch green was never afraid of tyson either. both holyfield and mitch green were never and ARE never afraid of him. buster douglas was a one night spectacle of not being afraid of him for his mother as we all know, but just for that night. mitch green actually squared off with tyson in public outside of the ring, that should be on everyone's minds and remembered forever. if it had went all the way i would have absolutely put my money on mitch green, i don't buy all of the tyson hype. i buy the man that absolutely isn't afraid of tyson at the base root soul level, which is mitch green
Tyson. Had. Little. Chance. Period... Same with fighting Lennox and Bowe. He had a great chance against Michael Moorer. But Tyson wasn't the best of his era or generation. People need to stop worshipping a guy who's "prime" last two years and is built up on beating retiring legends.
No headbutt occurred right before the bite. If specifically retaliating for supposed headbutts was the reason for the bite then it was a very strange time for Mike to do it.
@@wassaaa710 No it's tyson who's dirty he couldn't hurt Holyfield so he just had to bite cause Holyfield was manhandling tyson like a rag doll from pilar to post in both fights not once do ever see tyson pushing Holyfield back
Holyfield had ZERO fear of Tyson and every other opponent he has faced. True warrior and heart.
Holyfield was built like a Zulu Warrior and a Spartan.. lol..
I've met Evander many times and I can assure you he is THE nicest guy you could ever meet. True class
“If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive.” 🔥🔥
Holyfield is the definition of “got that dog in him.” He was willing to take a lot of punishment and was willing to slug it out with the likes of Foreman, Tyson and Lewis!
I appreciate u bought up lewis..slept in heavyweight
I couldn't believe my eyes watching the punishment holyfield could take
An he would just keep comin lookin not even phased
At the time i remember it honestly kinda had me a lil shook in my head just WATCHIN it because before watching them fights i only thought that chit was possible in the movies
And another thing about holyfield is i remember i would ALWAYS be doubtin him in pretty much every big fight he had, and it seemed like all the punishment would make him get stronger an stronger like some kinda movie monster or jason or freddy or some chit
Yes now that i look back holyfield definitely had me shook man
Holyfield is a pussy without his steroids...would have been knocked down by Floyd
Holyfield beaten Tyson twice...beaten foreman, Holmes, draw with Lewis
@@SoSoSouthern-bv1ziHolyfield even when he was hurt and losing he was still competitive. Even when he lost to Bowe twice both fights were so close and Holyfield was never out of it until he was knocked out face first in that 3rd Bowe fight.
Evander was a fearless man. Fearless!!!
Dude had a HUGE heart in the ring. He says he took his biggest shot from Foreman, but not at any time during that fight did he appear to anyone to be hurt.
Idk I think a prime George Foreman kos Holyfield inside 3 rounds
@@kevinwilkins9627 styles make fights, I think holyfield would out think him, holyfield has great footwork and exceptional counter punching... holyfield on point or by late tko
@@kevinwilkins9627 I think a prime Foreman was too careless for slick fighters like Evander. A prime foreman would go into the ring and just throw hard punches. Jimmy Young was similar to Chrys Byrd in my opinion. Jimmy wasn't supposed to beat Foreman, but pulled off of a win because of his heart and slickness.
Imagine if he fought with a healthy heart
He was majorly on roids in that fight and the Tyson fight
Holyfield earn the nickname The Real Deal. Even though he stayed too long. His place in Boxing Immortality was cemented a long time ago. Funny thing about becoming a Legend. Even after your Career is over. Your Legend still grows.
Ali was bigger than 90% of his opponents. He was huge for his era. People think he was a small heavyweight. He was a big heavyweight for his era.
Exactly. The bigger dudes could take ali punches but probably wouldn’t be able to keep up with him footspeed wise.
Yea he was. About 6’4 with a 34’ waist line and big legs and broad shoulders plus he could dance and stick all 15 rounds. Ali was about as big as Foreman physically but not as muscular.
Not bigger than 90%
Anyone who thought Ali was small for a heavyweight is slow ....... Small for a heavyweight is someone like rocky Marciano who wasn't nothing but 5'10 whereupon Ali was 6'3....how is that considered small for a heavyweight I will never know
Modern medicine, PEDs and nutrition obviously plays a part
Love Holyfield, he's such a great dude! Happy him and Mike are friends now
I think the first step to beating Tyson was to not be afraid of him.
Buster Douglas was afraid but faced his fear and gained confidence leading to W
@tylers6611 what a Casual Statement by you .nobody Beat Mike Tyson Except Mike Tyson
@@deedogtxTyson was screwed by the refs
@@darnellwilliams8783then if Tyson beat Tyson meat head. Then that means that Tyson got beat by buster, evander, Lennox. Only a delusional illiterate casual fan of Mike tyson would say some stupit crap like that. If Mike couldn't get out his own head fighting those 3 that beat him, eveander beat him twice. That means that because those guy wasn't scared and boxed him that ultimately defeated Tyson. SMH you don't know what you're talking about
@@darnellwilliams8783 and Buster's fists, but to go from your earlier statement Tyson screwed himself
Michael Jai White is one of the most underrated action heroes. And he really seems like a stand up guy.....Love this dude
Holyfield might be the Barry Sanders of boxing when it comes to having class/ good sportsmanship
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Holyfield fought Riddick had a jab that was like a plank n he could fight inside n out.
Holyfield was 215 at his best so was Ali, Holyfield had the tenacity to go 15rounds at a fast clip, and it'd be a top fight, my man talking about leg strength, Holyfield outboxed Riddick Bowe 2nd fight mixing in with the exchanges. His leg speed was underatted as a boxer per se' he outboxed guys at cruiser n he was crafty enough to beat guys like Ray mercer, Michael Dokes and when the chips were down he could always go back to boxing but he loved a fight n as far as Tyson was concerned was that Holyfield not only didn't fear Tyson, when did Tyson ever look confident after round 1 first fight? Everyone seems to think Tyson went to jail in his prime, I dispute that by his 4 fights after Douglas b4 prison, only one fight post prison ko3 Bruno did he look like the destroyer of the 80s, Evander had every reason to be confident, Tyson had pulled out in 91 b4 the allegations, he knew Holyfield wasn't gonna submit but in 96, Bowe had ko'd Holyfield the previous November, he looked like a shot fighter v Bobby czyz n Mike thought Evander was finished betting opened at 25-1 ended at 9-1 people were deceived by the illusion of Tyson, he hadn't had a tough fight in 5yrs which is no way to prepare for The real deal. Which is why Evander is and was better than Tyson, Kevin Rooney was Mike trainer after him yes men. Mike just wanted a brawl no tactics as such, he just went out to fight, razor ruddock would have stopped in 6 if he fought tyson In 87-88, why? The combination game, Mike never hit Holyfield or ruddock with more than a couple of those notorious combinations, when he did land you saw Holyfield respect that but Tyson had gone backwards by 96, Holyfield was bang in form n the better man. 😊 thanks appreciated uk..Aj
Out of all the Great Heavyweight Champions. Larry Holmes was the most underrated of them all. He was a Great Champion in the middle of Three Eras.
He’s so wrong about Foreman and Ali frame, George was naturally bigger and he had the frame to fill out at a much heavier weight and still be effective. George Foreman himself on Twitter said he walked around 230s 240s in the 70s
At the weigh in against Ali foreman was only 4lbs heavier ... what you walk around at ain't what you fight at... Alis legs were bigger ..
@@jaydebeer7251 point is he ain’t bigger than foreman and that’s what he said
Facts, you can look at tell Foreman has a bigger frame than Ali, it's like Kobe and Jordan are the same height but Jordan is naturally the bigger man
@@therumbleinthejunglee top half yes but not bottom half... the legs are why Ali stayed on his feet more than foreman did....
@@b9479 foreman ended up on the canvas more times than Ali, Michael was more on about the legs and that at weigh in Ali was only 4lbs lighter.. listen to the man! He never said Ali was bigger than foreman....
I saw the movie he just did.
"Outlaw Jonny Black"
It was the best movie i've seen in a while.
Evander was a gladiator
People don't know or Realize that Muhammad Ali was the first to win the Heavyweight title 4 times. He won the WBA and WBC title from Liston the WBA stripped him and awarded the title to Ernie Terrell who beat Eddie Machen to win it. Muhammad Ali who still has the WBC version beat Terrell to regain the WBA title and become full Champ again. After being stripped for the title for draft refusal he came and beat George Foreman for the WBA and WBC title. After Leon Spinks beat him 4 years later for the unified title and the WBC stripped him and he still had the WBA title. Muhammad Ali beat him to regain the WBA title. 4 times WBA 3 times WBC
Thank you, thank you, thank you. So glad someone else realizes this fact .
ABSOLUTELY!! Ali is still the only 3 time UNDISPUTED Champion.
Mad respect for Evander but he never unified the heavyweight title.
Evander unified the CRUISERWEIGHT title.
Ali, Tyson, and Lennox Lewis unified the heavyweight title.
@@duprez2holyfield unified the heavyweight title
@@jeremywashington7699 Holyfield unified the CRUISERWEIGHT title.
Tyson unified the heavyweight title, lost it to Douglas who lost it Holyfield.
Holyfield only regained and reunified 2 out of the 3 belts.
He lost those 2 belts to Lennox Lewis who had the 3rd belt.
@@duprez2 When holyfield beat Douglas, he won the 3 belts (WBA, WBC, IBC titles) making him undisputed champion.
Holyfield didn’t have big legs but he had strong legs. He was one of the best running backs in Georgia.
So basically Michael Jai White is the TK Kirkland of the fight world. He's connected in some way to all the major fighters and fights.
Lmao😂 exactly. Dude is still a beast tho
Between him, TK Kirkland and Vanilla Ice it's fair to say they've been around everyone in history during every historic moment ever
@@shall7277 LOL!!
@@WarrenG-fv4ijyoo 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love this guy's movies, very entertaining.
Great insight by MJW about fainting and the crowd in the first fight.
I don't value celebrities especially movie-tv stars rappers & pro sports anymore. But I love to hear other people's life stories and accomplishments and inspire them to some of my own.❤😢
"Was you hoping to bring back the gold?" might be the dumbest question ever asked
One of best analogies of Holyfield and Ali I have ever heard by MJ White, very knowledgeable in the boxing field. Many people did not realize how big Ali was, he had the size and speed. Holyfield had a granite chin, and great boxing knowledge.
16:56 all the fans started cheering for Razor Ruddock as well in his rematch with Tyson.
Thanks for the vid Vlad, enjoyed it
THEY ALL KNEW EACHOTHER SINCE CHILDHOOD
Holyfield was a warrior, and he was in tip top shape 2. A specimen, and seemed like a great guy 2!
Evander is a legend
An 18 minute clip 🎉 this deserves a celebration
Yes Ken Norton was built like a Greek God.
Even though Mike beat the living shit out of him, Mitch Green wasn't afraid of Tyson either. It was Mitch that approached Mike at the Dapper Dan store. When they fought in the ring it was a rare 12 round decision win for Tyson...
Facts you ain’t got be scared to get the breaks beat off you. To me mitch green was like an ali. Tyson at that time with his training was a beast.
@@larrycoleman9513 but it still came down to a DECISION, and not a KO or TKO. Mitch stood on business....! 😂
Green actually had TYSON a lil shook if ever see tyson interviews about it lol
Cuz tyson knew that he was gonna have to literally KILL green to stop him from keep comin if they didn't gtfo there
He was the PCP TERMINATOR!!
Respect take you along way in life
As a child, I asked my grandfather why people like Mohammed ALI more than George Foreman, he told me because George Forman was White People heavyweight, and Mohammed ALI was black people heavyweight.
Ali is the people’s champ
This is real talk. Too funny. 😂😂😂
If Bowe had a great work ethic, can you imagine that?
Evander truely is different. His drive to want the Heavyweight smoke ws crazy. He is naturally calm all the time. Even when Tyson bit his ear he didnt really lose it
Evander even was trained by 8 time mr Olympia Lee Haney to go from a cruiser weight to a heavy weight
8:28 I would add guys like Mike Weaver, Cleveland Williams and Steve Cunningham as the best physiques in boxing.
I feel like after landing the role for Creed 3, Jonathan Majors gave his trainer an old pic of Cleveland Williams and said 'make me look like this.' 😂
@@dawb86 Haha, probably true!
I immediately said Ken Norton after Vlad asked who had a better build than Holyfield.
Ken Norton was really built
True he looked like a Greed God
M J White is a good listen. Smart & humble.
Take a shot every time he says he’s just finished directing a movie 🤣🤣🥃🥃🤪
Holyfield was naturally a cruiserweight; that's why he packed on so much muscle. He always had a great physique, but he packed on extra muscle to go heavyweight.
How does one add 60 lbs of pure muscle without an ounce of fat in a short amount of time, without steroids? 🤔
@treedillinger5801 he didn't add 60lbs of muscle😂
@@treedillinger5801 where did you get sixty? Holyfield was 186 as a cruiserweight and 215 when he fought Lennox in 1999. That’s 29lbs
Holyfield took steroids bc he was afraid of Tyson and other heavyweights 🤷♀️
He took roids lol
Only non boxers believe punching power comes from the upperbody.Boxing is 99% Mental.
Bro wtf so if i believe myself i could punch harder than GGG? Julian Jackson? My own weight class and my own height related!
I like that shirt Micheal is rocking.
Ken Norton was built well. Also Frank Bruno the mf was an Adonis
I never seen Mike fumble this hard 😂😂😂😂😂 mama said you think he was on anything ? “Iiahahgaggwgbjjjjagaggagayzhnrunrnru I don’t know much about any of that stuff” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Holyfield was the most game bred boxer I’ve ever watched
Most game head butter u mean...😂
Evan Fields?
Love his T -shirt
Power is usually the last to go
Archie Moore talking about Foreman's size mentioned George's large arms but then said "Ali's arm's were just as big". Ali was a physical monster. BTW In Zaire Ali weighed 216 pounds and Big George weighed 220 pounds. And if you watch the fight Ali manhandles George, he literally emptied George Foreman's tank and KO'ed him
He never took the rematch and gave Norton and Frazier trilogies he knew he wouldn’t be able to beat foreman again.
@@therumbleinthejunglee George quit in March 77. Ali beat him Oct 74. It wasn't a competitive fight like his rumbles with Smokin Joe and Norton. Look at Ali, he had to fight 14 times after his 1971 loss to Frazier before he could get another title shot. 3-1/2 years went by. As Angelo Dundee liked to say "Ali would beat Foreman seven days a week and twice on Sunday".
@@Jim_Harwood yet he wouldn’t take the fight and foreman was actively gunning for that fight. In those same years you mentioned he fought Norton and Frazier twice , he didn’t want anything to do with George.
@@therumbleinthejunglee If you knew boxing then you'd know Foreman was a much easier fight for Ali than either Norton or Smokin Joe. Like Liston Ali would have KO'ed Foreman sooner than he did in their fight in Zaire.
@@Jim_Harwood if you knew boxing you knew that simply isn’t true which is why the fight never got made again.
Ken Norton is the 1st one came to mind when Vlad said best build in Boxing. Mike Weaver. Jimmy Thunder. Anthony Joshua. Deontay Wilder. Cleveland Williams. Frank Bruno. Henry Akinwande. Ike Ibeabuchi. Mike Tyson. Primo Carnera. just off the top of my head. And that's just the Heavyweights. Hurricane Carter. Tim Bradley. Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Dick Tiger. Jose Monon Gonzalez. EDIT: Chris Eubank SR. Jersey Joe Walcott. David Haye. Roy Jones JR. Michael Grant. Steve Cunningham. Jeff Lacy. Harold Johnson.
Tyson was the Hulk of boxing and Holyfield was Thanos.
Lmao please 😂
MJW makes a great point about Ken Norton. He wasn't called "Black Hercules" for nothing.
George also retired for like 20 years in his prime. Thats also why his boxing gets overlooked. He didnt box that long in his prime or when he came back
About 10 years, basically his entire 30s. Definitely saved wear and tear on the body that helped him fight into his late 40's at high levels.
Imagine the level of respect for beating Mike Tyson.
Michael is absolutely right. Mike always considered Holyfield as his elderbrother and never really wanted to hurt him. He was kind of forced to make up that mind. At the same time Mike is always confident of beating holyfield if he is in his best shape mentally...
Spot on...MJW
The first step is not to fight him at his peak
87-88...
Agree on Holyfield being an extremely classy individual
Foreman was a beast. Holyfield was an excellent boxer too and both of them had class. Something you don't see much of these days.
Atlanta own..Summerhill's Own...I never was never a big Fan of Evander..But you gots to respect his talents and Accomplishments..The Real Deal.
Yeah i never really liked holyfield for some reason either but he definitely was easy to respect
He took enough punishment to prolly kill 15 mens!!!
I'm a Jai supporter, dude is dope and that t shirt is real
Holyfield is a true champion ...an absolute beast turned tyson human..this man is top ten no doubt..
A 18min clip is crazy 😂
Ali was the same size as Foreman?
Good observation Tyson coming out jail wasent his self. Tyson said it him self he lost the passion. Only Cus was around a little later in Tyson like we of say more of the full potential Tyson
I 100% agree with Michael Jai White's opinion of the Holyfield/Tyson dynamic and I've always felt this way. Holyfield couldn't be bullied and that's a problem for a fighter like Mike Tyson. Tyson always has a punchers chance, but I think Holyfield wins a high percentage of the time if we're being hypothetical.
Yeh but holifield was the king of head butts and dats what he did to tyson and everyone else.
@@nissanbrown6144Yawn.
@@user-gc9gk6or4l who
I laughed when he said he had twerk get the legs right lol
Torque
You can't just say prime, you'd have to take a specific year for each fighter and who they fought in said year, coming off of which fight, etc etc... and then match them up against each other instead of one of those fights for each guy to say who would be better at that time in their career. Prize fighters only fight a few times a year and sometimes longer gaps. They also make adjustments based upon losses or may be incapable of preparing themselves for certain styles along with the knowledge and experience they are gaining and in contrast as equally as they slow down and the chin weakens.. so since styles, training camps and the fighters circumstances are what make the fight, there are then, only a few realistic outcomes. Its not so hypothetical. If that makes any sense at all lol
Ask Michael Jai White if he's scared of AJ Van Bakker 😂
When MJW goes to sleep he checks for AJ Van Bakker(ME!) He SURE is Affraid Amigo.
Why would he be scared of anyone, they be scared of him
Why would he be afraid of Mike? Mike had never beaten a great heavyweight in their prime during his entire career.
dude shut up with your BS will you
Tale of the tape in Zaire. Ali apparently has an inch bigger thigh, calf; the same. George certainly looked like he had bigger legs.
Anthony Joshua , Ken Norton, Frank Bruno were the best physiques
Naw ruiz be lookin the best
Mike Weaver also had a good physique.
To me ( and this is just my opinion) if cus d'mato was still around, to me, i believe Tyson would've won. Cus was very observant of fights and techniques and he was very keen on how Tyson would fight.
Tyson beat fighters with a combined record of 59 wins and 61 losses with Cus
@@rafiqwashington9126those were the fights in front of him. Do you believe that cus really would've had no impact on Mike's career if he lived
@@kingsmitty2043 See people dont know who he was fighting dyring that time so everyone runs with that narrative not realising he never beat anyone with Cus. Actually he never beat one great heavyweight in their prime in his career
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The part you're not understanding is IF dmato had lived throughout tyson whole career tyson would have kept getting BETTER, not worse
@@GORILLA_PIMP We lived through his career we cant live in a if world. He was looking good against lower level competition not great fighters thats the difference
The clear thing here is that Vlad is a Holyfield superfan
I always said holifield was the scotty pippen of boxing. A silent goat that ppl twnd to forget to mention with the greats
Evander The Real deal Holyfield was and is never afraid of Mike Tyson...Evander fears no one but God and himself
No man should have a bond with "momma" like that. That's more than likely why he had so many kids out of wedlock. Definitely a class act though outside of that.
Tyson didn't do no 6 year prison stint. He was locked up for 3 years. Evander was fearless. Tyson fight was the only fight Evander said he would knock em out. People thought Evander was going to get killed.
Great interview. I love humble, real people and MJW and Holyfield truly represent that. Great point about Holy's legs.
Some heavyweight fighters with great physiques were Ken Norton, Mike Weaver, Big Cat Williams, Frank Bruno, Floyd Cummings.
holy field had stamina and a chin
18min straight?? 😱
I think Ali said hitting Foreman was like hitting a TREE.
He had David Tua as his sparring partner to get prepared for Tyson. David Tua was the Samoan Replica of Tyson. Made it easy for Evander.
Listen as great as Holyfield was, he was more of a tenacious boxer. I don’t think anyone ever considered him the all-time greatest boxer. So the Ali vs Holyfield thing seems unfair
The thing people have to realize is because of Tysons stature he could only fight one way so nullifying it was the hard part.
Hercules Mike Weaver. A heavyweight with a great physique.
Michael Jai White knows what he's talking about.
Yeah Ken Norton had those natural genetics.
mitch green was never afraid of tyson either. both holyfield and mitch green were never and ARE never afraid of him. buster douglas was a one night spectacle of not being afraid of him for his mother as we all know, but just for that night. mitch green actually squared off with tyson in public outside of the ring, that should be on everyone's minds and remembered forever. if it had went all the way i would have absolutely put my money on mitch green, i don't buy all of the tyson hype. i buy the man that absolutely isn't afraid of tyson at the base root soul level, which is mitch green
Sadly with many fighters, including MJW, their speech starts to be affected. It was hard to watch Holyfield’s interview.
Holyfield was never a good talker
@@erickennedy3322 that’s true
If you know boxing, you knew Tyson had little chance of beating Holyfield.
The Tyson prior to jail would have defeated Holyfield. It’s his diminished skills in jail that made Tyson Vulnerable to Holyfield
@@TerryStewart32 No
@@jsj31313jjdefinitely ,Tyson with Kevin Rooney before prison has a 50 /50 chance of beating Holyfield
Tyson. Had. Little. Chance. Period... Same with fighting Lennox and Bowe. He had a great chance against Michael Moorer. But Tyson wasn't the best of his era or generation. People need to stop worshipping a guy who's "prime" last two years and is built up on beating retiring legends.
@@perredaobry3753I definitely agree with you, or better yet, if cus was around I believe the percentage chance of Tyson winning would be better
Tyson was getting after Holyfield in the 2nd fight TIL the head butts started coming
No headbutt occurred right before the bite. If specifically retaliating for supposed headbutts was the reason for the bite then it was a very strange time for Mike to do it.
Exactly. Evander played dirty
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No it's tyson who's dirty he couldn't hurt Holyfield so he just had to bite cause Holyfield was manhandling tyson like a rag doll from pilar to post in both fights not once do ever see tyson pushing Holyfield back
@@earth7551 you might of had Evanders D in your mouth while watching those fights. First one was defo a close fight. Hop off
That’s why he’s the real deal! Also watch his match with Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen in 2011.
Didn’t he equal or match Rocky Marciano record at one time which appears unknown to most people including boxing authorities
@@TerryStewart32yes
I’ve been telling people this, same with Floyd, he’s hardly ever the smaller boxer and his arms are usually longer…
Tyson is a beast but Holyfield was nice with it too.
U can tell vlad actually knows alil sum about boxing