Muhammad Ali And Holyfield Both Said They Would Of Lost To One Heavyweight Legend In Their Primes

Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield are two of the greatest heavyweight’s ever, but have both accepted that they would have fallen short against just one man.

In the eyes of many, Ali is regarded as being the greatest fighter to have ever graced the sport, proving his credentials throughout his outstanding professional career which spanned over two decades.

A three-time world heavyweight champion, Ali defeated the likes of George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton amongst many others during his tenure before his retirement in 1980.

As for Holyfield, ‘The Real Deal’ became the first fighter in boxing history to win the undisputed championship at cruiserweight and heavyweight, a record that remained intact until last year.

He prevailed against a number of all-time-great heavyweight during his career, including George Foreman, Michael Moorer and Riddick Bowe to name a few.

In a clip by BerranLee, Ali made no mistake in admitting he would have fallen short against the once ferocious ‘Iron Mike’ Tyson.

“[He would have won], I was a dancing master. You are that powerful and so fast, if he hit me [mimes falling over].”

‘The Real Deal’ actually shared the ring with Tyson on two occasions throughout his career, albeit when he was passed his prime which is argued to have came during the mid to late 80’s.

In a resurfaced interview, Holyfield admitted he was ‘lucky’ to have faced Tyson when he had moved passed his ferocious best, claiming his former rival had became ‘beatable’.

“Unbeatable. When you didn’t know what Tyson was gonna do, everybody was in trouble.

He changed up and got into a rhythm that everybody does and he became beatable. I was fortunate enough to fight him when he was beatable.”

‘Iron Mike’ remains the youngest world heavyweight champion of all time, an outstanding record which he broke back in 1986 when he defeated WBC champion Trevor Berbick, before going on to achieve undisputed status just over a year later.