Evander Holyfield... Size meant nothing..

Undisputed Cruiserweight champion Evander Holyfield made it public that he would move up into the heavyweight division in 1988..  Bulking up to 200 pounds was something that many boxing connoisseurs frowned upon.. Slowly but surely over 18 months Diet regime, weight training and balance coaching turned Evander into a heavyweight on paper..  Still the jury was out on how the new bulked Holyfield would fare with the bigger heavyweights...   Lou Duva didn't cherry pick opponents for Evander, over the next year he would face durable on form contenders..  Most notably the former WBA champion Mike Dokes..  It was one of the best heavyweight brawls of the 80's..   Evander would succeed as World Champion over the Huge Buster Douglas...   Size meant nothing..

Evander beats former WBA champion Michael Dokes.