Evander Holyfield, aged 58, and Mike Tyson, aged 54, may box again. Holyfield spoke with Sun Sport over the weekend.
The all-time great said his people are currently talking with Tyson’s people, with the possibility of an exhibition between the two taking place this year sometime.… read full article “How Much Cash Could A Holyfield-Tyson III Pull In? Evander Says $200 Million”
This one was just bad. Rewind to just before Christmas in 2008, and heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield was denied an even loftier place in boxing history – that of becoming the only man to have ruled as heavyweight champ FIVE times.… read full article “Holyfield Vs. Valuev: When “The Real Deal” Was Robbed Of An Unprecedented Fifth World HW Title”
Boxing legacy Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield scored a first-round TKO in his fifth outing as a professional on Dec. 12 in Atlanta, dispatching Donnis Reed to remain unbeaten as a super welterweight. Holyfield, 23, unleashed a non-stop offensive barrage before the contest was called at the 1:53 mark as the fighter’s father, former four-time heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield, watched ringside.… read full article “Evan Holyfield Remains Undefeated After First-round TKO”
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield says he was confused when Mike Tyson chose to face Roy Jones Jr. and not him for his exhibition-bout comeback… then he watched their fight Saturday night.… read full article “Holyfield Calls Out Tyson!”
When Riddick Bowe put it all together, when he was fully focused, in tip-top physical condition, when he had cut no corners in the gym, when he was hungry, he was one great heavyweight.
What a shame “Big Daddy” only ticked all the boxes once.… read full article “Riddick Bowe: A Great For One Night Only”
Of the three memorable heavyweight battles Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield engaged in in the early and mid-1990s, the first fight is recognised as the best. Yet it could certainly be argued how the third and final fight was the most dramatic.… read full article “On This Day 25 Years Ago: “The Final Chapter:” Bowe-Holyfield III”
There were so many questions being asked going into the James Douglas-Evander Holyfield world heavyweight title fight of 30 years ago today (I know, where did the time go!) Was Buster’s brilliant performance in Tokyo, where the whopping, great 42-1 underdog dethroned the “invincible” Mike Tyson, a fluke?… read full article “30 Years Ago: When Buster Douglas’ Big Flop Against Evander Holyfield Forever Robbed Us Of A Douglas-Tyson II”
The recent news of how former IBF 154 pound champ Carlos Molina is aiming to bring back the 15 round fights (for one night at least, this in November), can get a fight fan thinking: what if the 15 round world title fight limit had not been demoted to 12 rounds?… read full article “Fights That Would Have Been Oh, So Different If They Had Been 12 Round Fights, Not 15 Round Fights”
A recent article, brilliantly written as well as interesting, got plenty of people thinking – avid fight fans, those of us who try their best at writing about this special sport as best as they can, especially.… read full article “The Ten Greatest Fights I Ever Saw Live”
There have been some great fights in the cruiserweight division over the 40 years since the weight class was born. For some, the James Toney-Vasilly Jirov fight ranks as the best ever at cruiser, for others, it’s the incredible war between O’Neil Bell and Jean Marc Mormeck.… read full article “Evander Holyfield Vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi – Still The Greatest Cruiserweight Fight In Boxing History”