Vitali Klitschko Would Physically Kill Evander Holyfield

Provided that Evander “the Real Deal” Holyfield wins his upcoming bout in November, the legendary heavyweight boxer will be considered as a possible opponent for reigning WBC champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko sometime in 2010.

“I believe that Evander Holyfield is one of the best heavyweight fighters of the last quarter century,” WBC President Jose Sulaiman told FanHouse on Monday night. “Everybody in China, Korea, Japan and all of Asia, they talk very highly of Evander Holyfield.”

Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KOs) is expected to fight Derrick Rossy (22-2, 12 KOs) of Medford, New York on November 8 in Jeju Island, South Korea.

“So if Evander comes in and has a good showing in the fight that takes place in Jeju, I think that Klitschko might take a fight with him,” said Sulaiman.

Holyfield, 46, the only boxer to win the heavyweight title on four separate occasions, has aged like a canine and his skills have badly diminished over the years.

At this stage in his career, it would be an absolute liability to put Holyfield in the ring with a powerful fighter the caliber of Klitschko (38-2, 37 KOs).

“The fact is that a lot of people think that I’m an old man, but I’ve taken good care of myself and kept myself in great shape,” said Holyfield, who was banned from boxing in New York by the New York State Athletic Commission because of concerns for his health.

“I’m looking forward to proving to people that, even at my age, my determination and the quickness that I have is still alive.”

In November of 1994, George Foreman (76-5, 68 KOs) became the oldest man to ever capture the heavyweight boxing championship of the world when, at age 45, he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round.

“If they give me another opportunity, I’ll do it at the age of 47,” predicted Holyfield, who has long been linked to performance enhancing drugs.

Klitschko, 38, who owns the highest knockout percentage (92.5%) of any heavyweight boxing champion ever, is a sound pugilist who supplements his jabs with thunderous overhand rights.

Evander Holyfield was a warrior and a spectacular boxer in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.

Unfortunately for Holyfield, we are no longer in the 1990s.

If Holyfield is able to defeat Rossy and earn a matchup against Klitschko, boxing could be on the cusp of its most recent tragedy.

The “Real Deal” is that Holyfield should have retired many years ago.

“Dr. Iron Fist” could retire Holyfield immediately to an ominous street called "Six-Feet Under."