Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfieldis an American former professional boxer. He held the undisputed world championship in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal". He is the only four-time world heavyweight champion, having won the WBA, WBC, IBF and lineal titles in 1990; the WBA, IBF and lineal titles again in 1993; and WBA and IBF titles in 1996; and the WBA title for a fourth time in 2000...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth19 October 1962
CityAtmore, AL
CountryUnited States of America
Someone has done this before. George Foreman did it,
I still love Mike; it's just those demons that possess him and make him do things. He needs to find a new savior.
Why have anyone go through all that if you're still going to make the decision that he can't fight?
He meant so much for the sport and to the people.
Of course, it is me being able to reach my goal,
They're looking at the wrong angle. If I was a guy who never been heavyweight champ of the world or a guy never made any money, then they say 'Well, I can understand.' But why do you have to understand for me to know the point, the commitment to what I believe? See, I have a commitment with God. Even before I became heavyweight champion of world, I said 'Lord, I want to do this for you and I will give you the glory. I will stay out here as long as you want me to.'
I was ready to tackle him, throw him down, do something that would get me disqualified.
I support the cause of the global peace rally and I look forward to being here and support and hoping that everybody can come together and share same vision about being in one world. Its gonna take more than one person to do this.
I have to have someone who believes I can do it, just like I believe I can.
Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit.
I got three whippings a day from my mama.
As far as working out, I know exactly what I'm doing.
The big guys choose who they want to fight and they think about history: 'how many times I defended my title.' They try to break a record: 'how long I was there.' But if you look at the pedigree, who they fought, ain't nobody gonna give them credit for it because they fought a lot of people with no experience.
They don't show Olympic boxing on TV in prime time. They haven't done that since 1988. In 1992, they showed one: Oscar De La Hoya. In 1996, they didn't show it. In 2000, they didn't show it. In 2004, they didn't show it. In 2008, they did not even mention boxing at all. You would think the United States didn't have a boxing team in 2008.