[doug.ie]

give me your opinion on this one folks

i think for what it would have meant to holyfields career on paper, his legacy, the amazing achievement of winning a heavyweight title yet again to become a 5-time heavyweight champion (and former undisputed cruiser champion) and becoming oldest champ ever, an amazing 22 year gap between world titles and cementing his place in boxing history (even more) and folklore and allow him to go out on a dream fairytale ending which would have been spoke about probably forever in the sport.
i think for all of the above and what it would have meant to this history of the sport on paper, it was, for me, one of the greatest robberies ever

be interested in your views.

 

[Boxed Ears]

Dammit, Doug. :twisted

 

[doug.ie]

 

[Roe]

give me your opinion on this one folks

i think for what it would have meant to holyfields career on paper, his legacy, the amazing achievement of winning a heavyweight title yet again to become a 5-time heavyweight champion (and former undisputed cruiser champion) and becoming oldest champ ever, an amazing 22 year gap between world titles and cementing his place in boxing history (even more) and folklore and allow him to go out on a dream fairytale ending which would have been spoke about probably forever in the sport.
i think for all of the above and what it would have meant to this history of the sport on paper, it was, for me, one of the greatest robberies ever

be interested in your views.

When you put it like that, it was pretty bad. But Valuev wasn't ever really the champion (and it's a shame that politics never even gave him a shot at becoming that) so all Holyfield was really robbed of was becoming pretend champion.

But that's just my opinion of the belts and you're right that a lot of people and historians viewed this as an amazing story and it would've been remembered forever.