Evander Holyfield's wife files for protective order
by Scott Christ on Feb 11, 2010 10:55 AM EST
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Evander Holyfield is back in the news today, as his 47-year-old wife Candi Holyfield has filed for a protective order against the former world heavyweight champion. A spokeswoman for the couple says everything is peachy keen, but spokespeople say lots of things.
Mrs. Holyfield claims that Evander performed "a violent act against herself in the presence of the couple's two children."
It's the latest blow in a rough couple of years outside the ring for Holyfield, also 47. "The Real Deal" had problems in 2008 when Washington Mutual Bank attempted to foreclose on his house, and later in the year he was sued by Toi Irvin, the mother of one of his children.
Holyfield was last in the boxing news when he was said to be fighting Francois Botha in Uganda in January, which was later postponed until this month and then completely called off. Holyfield has been rumored to be ready to get back in action with some other fight. He's been out of the ring since a dreadful and controversial December 2008 loss to Nikolai Valuev.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Holyfield had any comment at last report.
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You gotta love a guy who is always trumpeting what a strong Christian he is, then constantly gets brought up on infidelity/paternity/deadbeatism and now violence against females.
Way to walk the walk, Evander.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 11, 2010 11:29 AM EST reply actions
I'm not a Holyfield fan
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Feb 11, 2010 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Well, Benny Hinn
can only faith-heal so much.
I suppose I'm cast as the darkness, because I comprehended their light not at all; at least not in the way they wanted me to.
by Pops Daniels on Feb 11, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
yo, look into what it takes to get a protective order filed in most states. short answer: no proof, just an accusation. seriously. this proves nothing except besmirching him in the court of public opinion.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Feb 11, 2010 11:54 AM EST reply actions
It’s a news story that the woman filed for a protective order. Why shouldn’t it be discussed? If your point is “let’s not hang him just yet,” no one said we should.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Feb 11, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
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