Evander Holyfield Will Be Boxing's Next Tragic Story
Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield canceled his Feb. 20 match in Uganda against WBF world heavyweight champion Francois “White Buffalo” Botha, because Holyfield said the promoter failed to pay him.
Nevertheless, Holyfield (47-10-2, 27 KOs) told www.espn.com that his fight versus Botha (47-4-3, 28 KOs) will be rescheduled for Mar. 6 at a site yet to be determined inside of the United States.
“I’m not going over,” said Holyfield, 47, the only boxer to ever win the heavyweight title four times. “We’re moving the fight to the United States, but they haven’t got a site yet. But I’m still supposed to fight Botha.”
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Holyfield’s delusional and selfish manager, Ken Sanders, is also attempting to pit “The Real Deal” in a prizefight against New York’s Derric Rossy (22-2, 12 KOs) less than two months after his proposed contest with Botha on Apr. 24 in Las Vegas.
Holyfield, a true boxing legend who earned a bronze medal as a light heavyweight at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, is a spent fighter and he has absolutely no business entering the ring at this stage in his career.
In August 2005, the New York State Athletic Commission compassionately banned Holyfield from fighting in “The Empire State” due to his “diminishing skills.”
Holyfield has lost two consecutive scraps and he has amassed a paltry record of 4-5 in his last nine bouts.
At this juncture, Holyfield is plainly fighting for monetary reasons and that is an utter recipe for disaster in the world of boxing.
Last year, the Atlanta native’s mansion went into foreclosure and www.tmz.com reported this past weekend that Holyfield filed documents in Cobb County Superior Court in Georgia to have his child support payments modified because of his decreased earnings.
“Holyfield is a classic case of not letting go,” said Ed LaVache, the owner of the Boston Boxing Club in Allston. “For a lot of these guys, boxing is all they know and it’s the only way for them to make money. So, they keep fighting until the fight is lost in them.”
Nevada has rigorous testing standards and it hopefully will be difficult for Holyfield to get licensed to fight at his advanced age.
“He’ll pass all the tests,” said Sanders, like the weasel he is. “I’m not concerned.”
Sanders is not “concerned” because he doesn’t care whatsoever about Holyfield’s overall health.
For Sanders, Holyfield is an asset and a way for him to acquire wealth.
For Holyfield, boxing is now essentially a means to surviving financially and supporting his 11 children.
With Sanders’ and Holyfield’s pathetic motives, “The Real Deal” will “keep fighting until the fight is lost in” him.
Sadly, Holyfield will inevitably be boxing's next tragic story.
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