Whether you prefer Evander Holyfield’s “Warrior” nickname, or his “Real Deal” ring monicker, there is absolutely no doubt Holyfield engaged in too many thrillers/wars/classic rumbles to be able to easily and quickly name.
When glancing at the headline of the article in which heavyweight legend, former four-time heavyweight ruler Evander Holyfield, says he was “robbed” of a deserved win in a fight, I instantly thought of the December 2008 fight an aging “Real Deal” had with Russian giant Nikolay Valuev.
The first fight (see absolute war) cruiserweight kings Evander Holyfield and Dwight Muhammad Qawi engaged in, ranks as perhaps THE greatest, most action-packed fight in the division’s history.
What’s that saying, ‘opinions are like a** h***s, everybody’s got one!’ Well, everybody in the boxing world sure has an opinion on what happens, on who wins, when rival heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally get it on in their four-belt unification showdown next February.
Even if a somewhat crazed fan didn’t literally fall from the sky, landing (almost) in the middle of the ring mid-way through the fight, the return battle between Evander Holyfield Vs.
James Toney really could have been a quite terrific heavyweight. In fact, for a short span of time, he was. Toney, who was of course a middleweight when he first became a world champion, wasn’t given too much of a shot when it came to successfully rumbling with the big guys of the sport.
Remember, older fight fans, when Evander Holyfield was “too small” to be able to mix it with the big guys, the heavyweights?
On this day back in 1991, a fight that fit in real well with all the other classic heavyweight battles we fans were treated to during that decade took place, as Evander Holyfield and George Foreman met in Atlantic City.
Was it really 30 years ago? It was indeed three decades ago today when Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield met for the first time.
Living legend Evander Holyfield, the only four-time heavyweight champion in boxing history, celebrates his 60th birthday today. It’s tough to believe “The Real Deal,” or, if you prefer Evander’s other handle of “Warrior,” is 60 years old.