Lewis vs Holyfield in 1992

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  1. puerto rock

    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Holyfield wasn’t as crafty as he became but Lewis was still green and hadn’t become the finished product that he became in 98-99.

    Does Lewis beat Holyfield anytime any place anywhere, or does Holyfield at this time have enough to get to him?
     
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    Holy beats him in 92. Lewis wasn't polished enough.

    A peak Lewis probably beats any Holy.
     
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    Pretty much how I see it. '92 is Holyfield's only legit window of victory but even then I think it's close as fuck.
     
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    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    Lewis is just better than Holyfield imo, but yeah I'll concede there is a window in their timelines where Evander has a legit shot, he's just that great.
     
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    Frank Bruno was out-boxing Lennox a year later, i think in my mind Holyfield take him
     
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    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    92’ Holyfield beats any version of Lewis…
     
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    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    I could see Holyfield possibly beating Lewis in 1992 but I can also see Lewis putting a serious beat down on him. Close either way.

    Peak Lewis beats peak Holyfield IMO.
     
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    Respect for Holyfield he fought almost all the professional tougher boxers, who boxed in his time
     
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