Usyk vs Holyfield

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  1. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    At cruiser and heavy, how do these fights go down?
     
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    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

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    Holy is without question the top 10 heavyweight great that Usyk would have the best chance against. If Holy could shit the bed against Moorer, then he could also lose to Usyk.

    However, I think about how wicked Holy's body attack was, and how vulnerable Usyk is downstairs, and I make Holy the favorite. Usyk is a live dog though.
     
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  3. Neil

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    holyfield had an injured shoulder vs moorer.
     
  4. puerto rock

    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    If it’s the Holyfield who showed up against Moorer the first time, I’d take Usyk to win a decision. Holy at his best, I think gets to Usyk at some point and KOs him mid to late rounds.

    Holy had a tendency to make fights harder than they had to be(Bert Cooper, for example), so Usyk isn’t without chance.

    I’d still favor Holy, though.
     
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    Flo-Raiden Undisputed Champion

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    Still on the fence between the two. Holyfield wins the brawling game while Usyk boxes his ears off. It’s a matter of who can impose their will.

    Heart says Holyfield but brain tells me Usyk.
     
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    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    I think holy is a pretty large favorite
     
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    Dog Jones WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Holyfield in a hard fought decision unless he suffers a heart attack like in the 1st Moorer fight
     
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    Are you kidding me? Holy would beat his ass down. Holy in 9
     
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    Fortunato WBC Champion

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    Holyfield but it's not one sided. Usyk's vulnerability to the body eventually undoes him.
     
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    George Crowcroft "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    I think Usyk wins at cruiser but loses at HW.
     
  11. meetthefeebles

    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

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    Holy, at both weights. There aren't more than three fighters at CW I pick over Holy, and Usyk isn't one of them. At HW, it's more debatable, but beating a fat cunt and a boxbot doesn't persuade me that he beats a man who beat Tyson and gave Lewis plenty to think about.

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