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Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha schedule fight to cancel
Francois Botha, who holds the "WBF heavyweight title," will fight Evander Holyfield in Uganda on January 16. (Wink, wink.) Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KO) turned 47 in October and hasn't fought since his m...
A Second Look At Holyfield-Tyson
Here is the second part of our look back at the night Evander Holyfield conquered Mike Tyson back in 1996. Two more of the members have chosen to share their memories of that unforgettable night in he...
How I Became A Lifer
by Lee PaytonEvander Holyfield has always been "too old" to me. By the time he was "Finally!" set to square off against Mike Tyson I was only 13 years old, and by that time the courageous former cruis...
Mark's top 40 at 40: 2
We're all the way down to #2 on the Mark Lyons countdown. If you've been following along with Mark's list, you know he's counting down his 40 favorite fighters to celebrate turning 40 this year.This w...
Bernard Hopkins leading the charge for old men in combat sports
Bernard Hopkins will turn 45 on January 15. One day later, his old rival Roy Jones Jr. turns 41. And if they have their way, the two of them will meet sometime in the months after, in a rematch that h...
Richard Schaefer compares Haye to Ali
Boxing promoters are (in)famous for their extreme hyperbole and exaggerations, but Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer has gone nuclear with this one. From the Mirror: New world heavyweight king David Haye...
Tyson and Holyfield to meet again, this time on Oprah
On June 28, 1997, one of the most infamous fights in boxing history took place in Las Vegas. On that night, Mike Tyson rematched Evander Holyfield, with the fight ending inside of three rounds via dis...
Mandatory Eight Count: Heavy on the Brits
Super Six World Boxing Classic to get reality series | Multichannel NewsShowtime will be debuting "Fight Camp 360: Inside the Super Six World Boxing Classic" on Saturday night. It'll be a six-part ser...
Evander Holyfield latest to question David Haye's heavyweight chances
Though he and David Haye are both ex-cruiserweight champions who moved up in a quest for heavyweight money and glory, former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield doesn't see many similarities....
Bad Left Hook Rankings Update: Heavyweight
Bad Left Hook Heavyweight Rankings <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Record (KO) 1 Wladimir Klitschko 53-3 (47) 2 Vitali Klitschko 38-2 (37) 3 Eddie Chambers 35-1 (18) 4 Ru...
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