Ali had faster hands & footwork against Berbick than Holy did against Toney. Which shot fighter wins?
Holyfield wins the first few rounds, but then he runs out of gas and his punch output dwindles down to pretty much zero. Ali steals enough of the later rounds to win a decision. The crowd boos, not because of the decision but because of the overall crappiness of the fight.
I'm surprised to read people writing Holy by K.O. I wonder how many have seen the Berbick fight (It's on Youtube) I really think that Ali could Hug & flurry his way through, & he still had more stamina than Holy.
you're right actually, after watching a couple rounds of Ali-Berbick I gotta say it's a close fight. Might even lean towards Ali by decision.
I think that many (I know I certainly did) remember Ali-Holmes, when they think of Ali @ the end. Against Berbick he was DEFINATELY SHOT, however, he was a lot better & at times competitive. He still had pretty good legs, could throw (albeit weak) flurries & jabs & could still tie up well. Also, his stamina was O.K. I think he had better footwork, faster hands & better stamina than Holy did against Toney. Also, Holy had very little on his shots against Toney & Ali was still very hard to hit with consecutive shots.
