When Dokes Tried Intimidating Evander Holyfield 

That whole era of boxing will never be out done. Man I miss those days!

Holifield was absolutely stunning to watch in his cruiserweight time, that bouncy style with beautiful combinations stamina and INSANE toughness was a freakish combination of traits and skills to have. Dokes in the 80s had some of the fastest hands in the history of the sport

Damn, they were built differently back in the day.

It's like watching modern boxing on double speed...

Evander is a good person and a very tough tough tough tough tough tough fighter who left everything in the ring. He helped make the 90s heavyweight scene one of the best in history.

Dokes showed a lot of heart, and gave Holyfield some troubles..

Dokes had some fast hands!!

Greatest cruiserweight first to be undisputed in 2 division moved up and reigned as heavyweight king 3 different times in the stacked 90s Only 4 times heavyweight champ My boxing goat .. God bless you Evander

Absolutely one of the best heavyweight fights ever.

What a magnificent fight! Puts to absolute shame the state of the present heavyweight division. What an era, unmatched with the possible exception of the 70's.

Really good job with this video. Just the right amount of narration. Very professional. I enjoyed it

Great fight, I never seen before!👍

bro in the 80s it was just DIFFERENT😤

Presumably, Richard Steele told them "anything above the knee is legal".

I remember watching that fight like it was yesterday one of the best sites I've ever seen

Favorite heavyweight of all time. WARRIOR

Evander always showed class.

That was total warfare, great fight from both guys. Absolute warriors.

Best boxing generation ever!

Wow….what a fight!

These are my favorite versions of both warriors. I’d give absolutely anything for the pure entertainment of seeing Usyk in his form today vs either of these guys in this exact form. Would be a fantastic show

Incredible fight

Holyfield was so good back in his prime, so fast and crisp with those punches

Holyfield doesn't get enough credit for being such a superb boxer.

This was the first boxing match I ever watched at 6 years old and have been hooked ever since. Evander has always been my favorite, man was pure class!

What a toe to toe war that was. I remember watching that fight live

He'd already had 2 fights against James Tillis and Pinklon Thomas at heavyweight.

People don’t know this but Evander’s close friend, Evan Fields, was a pretty famous bodybuilder himself.

Loved young Holyfield, but apart of me was pulling for Dokes, dude had heart.

Evander was never the best in any one category, speed, power, defense, etc. But he always came ready to give it 110% and had that die in the ring attitude. That’s what made him successful. You give 110% all the time will beat fighters who are better than you who only bring 90% to the fight.

In the 9th grade in 89, I told my friends this guy is going to be the one that beats Mike Tyson. They said Luther, you are carzy. He's too little! Yeah!

Great video. I’d actually never heard of Dokes before this.

Damn I miss fights like this, the fluidity, the constant punching, the slickness.

This impressive inspired, unintimidated version of michael dokes would of given tyson a hell of a competitive fight back in '89, far better than bruno fared.

This wasn't a fight it was a war congratulations to both competitors.

I miss that style of boxing announcement and play by play. Makes it tens times more entertaining and thrilling than the constant depth analysis and ramblings.

10:38 I was only two years old when this fight actually happened but I remember as I got a little older and started getting into boxing this is one of the fights my grandfather used to always show me. Still to this day this is one of the best fights I’ve seen those dudes back then were so tough. Give a beating and could take one.

I remember that night free preview of showtime it was my first time seeing Evander from then he became one of my favorites super tough

That's the same running at you-punch he used against Tyson when the fight was stopped. It's friggin devastating to look at in slow motion.

Great fight came on at 2pm on a Saturday! Free tv

Great fight. Both gave as good as they got .

That fight showed the most heart of any fight that I can remember.

I remember this fight like it was yesterday.

Wow!!! It happened on my Birthday! Evander Holyfield, one of my three favorite boxers of all time. 👍🏼🕊️🥊🥊

This is the most protection and deflection which firing the hammer ive eva seen this is boxing

Great fight!!

What put holyfield above other fighters was his stamina.

This fight is crazy 🎉

Greatest of all time bouts

Used to love watching holyfield the bloke was a warrior

Wow what a fight!

Tremendous! Content 🏆✨🥊 …. Loved the come up of the “Real Deal” … I am hoping Usyk follows his lead as the next undisputed heavyweight champion! After conquering the cruiserweight division like the “Real Deal” 🥊

Evander is the Absolute Definition of A MACHINE 😮❤

We don't think we'll ever see boxers like that again 😢

I watched this fight live .

These have to be the best athletes

Todays "Championship Level" boxers couldn't hold a candle to this era of boxing champions. Today's boxers fight out of greed first and foremost and legacy is a distant second.

Widely considered the best heavyweight fight of the 1980s

One of Evan Fields' best victories against a very game Dynamite Dokes.

Damn I'm a huge Holyfield fan ever since the early nineties and this is my first time ever seeing this fight. Man this has to be one of the best fights I've seen in a while

The 80s-90s era of boxing guys were just cut from a different cloth, you don't see guys go 2 war like then, these guys don't even wanna fight each other, we just get social media war of words nowadays..

These guys are warriors. How do they take those shots and stay upright?

You all must have forgotten that Holyfield was naturally a light heavyweight frame who climbed up to Cruiserweight n later became a 4 time Heavyweight champion. The only 4 time heavyweight champion. In his amazing career he has fought super heavyweight opponents who were twice his size. He deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Super Fame based on his hyper phenomenal achievement.

How did they both take so many shots? Wow. 🥊

Usyk is running the Holyfield playbook

What a great fight

WHEN I SAW THIS FIGHT, I KNEW HE WAS A THREAT TO TYSON.

Wow, were fighters fit back then or what. Just not the same anymore, it's like a show today. Name me a heavyweight that can go 15 or even 12 and still have knockout power.

11:38 notice how holyfield headbutts him right before the ref stopped the fight😭

Good times back then I tell you

Wild

I love all the old school matches even way before Holyfield's era. I would have to say that Evander had the biggest heart I have ever seen in a boxer.

Holyfield was one of my favorites. Looking at Dokes record, he was devastated by Riddick Bowe in the 1st round. If he hadn’t been a mental case, Bowe could have been one of the all time greats, maybe. But, I saw Andrew Golota just completely dominate him but Golota was even more mental and managed to lose by going low over and over again. Bowe just missed something in the head somewhere. Back to Holyfield, his kids told him he talked like a stupid man, and he cleaned that up and speaks very well now. I have nothing but respect for the man.

Seems you forgot to put in the part where "Dokes tried intimidating Evander..." Lol. That was sure a GREAT fight!

I forgot how intense this fight was. You wanna talk about getting your money's worth and then some.

Great fighter and juicer 🙌

referee says cmon fella"s keep them punches above the knees!!

Dokes Coetzee. Now that was a fight!

Old Dokes , young evander 😮

Remember when Evander Slipped with Riddick , People Swore that was a Knockout. I Watched the Actual Fight Night Footage, Edits and Clips.

What a great fight that was. Holyfield chose to fight a former champ for his 1st fight as a heavyweight. What heart

O my God what a great fight both men would beat heavyweights today to great men

Damn, I remember Dokes name, but forgot how tough he was. He deserved a standing 8. And with so many low blows, that was weak sauce to take a point.

GREAT FIGHT

The golden era of boxing. Now they don't make men like these no more

It's a shame lennox lewis was not mentioned both fight was also great both fighters was real class

And this is why boxing > mma. These guys’ conditioning was incredible to endure those shots for 8 rounds, both landing bombs. Pretty incredible fight.

Whether he was cruiser weight or heavy weight, prime or past it, a winner or a loser, Holyfield was always an absolute warrior.

These heavyweights today couldn,t hold a candlestick to the heavyweights of the 60s 70s and 80s.

Damn, Dokes was quick af.

Michael Dokes is the only fighter to match Holyfields handspeed and counter punch ability

This was a war 💯💯

Saw his potential for greatness in the Olympics but after he destroyed Dokes I knew a heavy weight champ was here salute to the Warrior 🥊🥊

Two titans

Wooow ❤❤ what a fight..10 out of 10 forboth fighters

Holyfield was a superb boxer.. his heart was tremendous.. If Tyson had half Holyfields guts. He a real Pitbull who doesn't give up no matter how hurt..

A lot of low blows on both sides.

Dokes put up a hell of a fight

This was Such a great fight in 1989 Michael Dokes showed heart and consistency meanwhile The Real Deal Holyfield was a warrior fun exciting no nonsense action Fighter

Dokes was definitely better than his career panned out and he never put it all together. Damn though, I never knew he fought Ali in an exhibition. His career at a high level spanned a long time.