EVANDER HOLYFIELD thinks Tyson Fury would have “been good” in his era alongside him and Mike Tyson.
The veteran heavyweight also reckons the Gypsy King is better then Anthony Joshua.
Evander Holyfield thinks Tyson Fury would have ‘been good’ in his era – and rates him the best of the current crop
Fury destroyed Deontay Wilder to claim the WBC heavyweight title in February and – providing he beats the Bronze Bomber in their trilogy fight – will meet Joshua in 2021 with a chance to sweep the remaining belts.
And 57-year-old Holyfield said Fury could have cut it among the best in his own era.
Asked whether Fury would have been capable of holding his own at the time, Holyfield told Pro Boxing Fans: “Well it’s obvious he came from a family that fight, so just think about it.
“In his family life they were fighters, this is what they like doing.
“In a lot of poor people like myself, fighting was one of the things we did well and so you know with Tyson Fury, he comes from a background of fighters.
“If he would have been in our era, he would have been one of those guys that would have been good.
“He is very rangy and he is proven that he can make adjustments.
“The thing is I have to think that if he was in our era, he would have fought better fighters, so he had to be tough too because everybody in our era was tough.
“From 1990-2000, you had about six or seven champions.
“I did it four times in that era, there were a lot of good fighters in that era because we had a lot of good amateur fights.”
Holyfield had famous bouts with Tyson, Lennox Lewis and George Foreman during his illustrious career.
And he is even in training for a shock comeback fight against old foe Iron Mike himself.
But when asked who the best current heavyweight is, Holyfield did not hesitate and snubbed Joshua when he said: “Tyson Fury. He’s the guy that hasn’t been beaten.”
Holyfield has been training with Wladimir Klitschko to ensure he is in top shape.
And Iron Mike has been posting training videos showing ferocious speed ahead of a potential comeback.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
