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...

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

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.

Absolutely one of the best heavyweight fights ever.

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

Dokes had some fast hands!!

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

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

Great fight, I never seen before!👍

bro in the 80s it was just DIFFERENT😤

Favorite heavyweight of all time. WARRIOR

Evander always showed class.

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

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

Best boxing generation ever!

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

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

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

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

What put holyfield above other fighters was his stamina.

Wow….what a 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!

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

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!

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.

Incredible fight

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

I remember this fight like it was yesterday.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Great fight. Both gave as good as they got .

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

This fight is crazy 🎉

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

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

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

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” 🥊

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

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

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

Great fight!!

Wow what a fight!

These have to be the best athletes

Greatest of all time bouts

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.

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

Used to love watching holyfield the bloke was a warrior

Good times back then I tell you

I watched this fight live .

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

What a great fight

Great fighter and juicer 🙌

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.

Evander is the Absolute Definition of A MACHINE 😮❤

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

Dokes Coetzee. Now that was a fight!

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..

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

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.

Widely considered the best heavyweight fight of the 1980s

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

Usyk is running the Holyfield playbook

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

A lot of low blows on both sides.

Wild

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

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

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

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

GREAT FIGHT

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

Old Dokes , young evander 😮

Holyfield managed to land a headbutt and low blow simultaneously. Generational talent😭

Damn, Dokes was quick af.

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.

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

Two titans

This was a war 💯💯

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.

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

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

One of the worst jobs of reffing I have ever seen. Too many low blows to keep count--and the ref just lets them keep doing it

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

I,personally have always been a big fan of the great Lennox Lewis. However I believe that Evander Holyfield is the most underrated,pound for pound, greatest boxers in any era of boxing!

Nobody knew at the time Dokes was fighting an all time great in his prime.

Dokes was very fast for a heavyweight and could take a wicked punch. Unfortunately his wild lifestyle caught up with him RIP Mike 🙏