Somebody tell Evander Holyfield to retire
Just when you thought you saw the last of all these pathetic comebacks from a heavyweight (that's all of Mike Tyson's fights...) this happens.
Evander ''the Real Deal'' Holyfield announced that he wants to keep fighting so he can walk away from boxing, once again Heavyweight Champion of the world. Of course, at his age, we all know that won't happen by any stretch of the imagination.
Evander Holyfield is now 44 years old and, as if defying father time, he'll STILL take on Lou Savarese on June 30 for yet another comeback fight. Yep, this old fart will just keep on going and going until somebody knocks his lights out for good.
Don't get me wrong, Evander Holyfield is STILL one of the best fighters to ever set foot on a boxing ring but for a guy whose last real significant win was when he got his ear bitten off, THIS IS JUST PATHETIC. Of course, Holyfield thinks otherwise.
''Age ain't nothing but a number,'' Evander Holyfield said.
Holyfield is doing good as far as his comeback fights are concerned. Even at 44, he still managed to win the first three fights of his comeback trail. And they were all held in Texas. However, as good as he still is (maybe...) the manner of which he wins is not as explosive as it was back in the day.
In his latest win over Vinny Maddalone, the referee awarded the bout to Holyfield just because Maddalone kept on bleeding from his forehead. He he... And he's suppose to be a great champion? Jeez...
Holyfield, 41-8 with two draws and 27 knockouts, beat Fres Oquendo in San Antonio in November and Jeremy Bates in Dallas last August, his first fight in two years. Lou Savarese, on the other hand, is a 41-year-old former title contender who came out of retirement in April for a shot at an elusive crown. He is 46-6 with 38 knockouts.
Evander Holyfield's promoter, Kathy Duva of Main Events, said the Savarese fight has been dubbed ''The Road to the Heavyweight Championship'' and promises to propel the winner to bigger bouts.
Yeah right.
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posted by JEFFDSTUFF at 1:11 AM
1 Comments:
Holyfield will be alright as long as he is matched with faded, old fighters such as Savarese. However, he may well be hurt seriously against a young and hungry contender. In my opinion, he should just walk away from boxing since he has nothing more to prove. At his age, the chances of winning another title is slim.
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