Evander Holyfield, nicknamed “The Real Deal”, was born on October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama, USA, perhaps more known as the victim of the “crane” from Mike Tyson in the match in 1997. However, for Hard Core fans of boxing, Holyfield is a legendary life with 4 times as Muhammad, more than Muhammad, more than Muhammad is more than Muhammad. Ali.
The talent of Evander Holyfield blooms quite early since he was an amateur boxer. Having a record of 160 wins – 14 losses when selling specialized, Holyfield participated in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and won bronze. In November 1984, Holyfield turned to professional competition.
The first imprint of Evander Holyfield in the professional arena was in 1986, when he won the WBA champion of Junior Heavyweight from Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Two years later, in 1988, thanks to the Knockout downstream Carlos Deleon in the eighth half, Holyfield became the first absolute champion in the history of the Cruiserweight weight class.
In the same year, Holyfield began to play heavyweight, paving the way for a series of glory later.
Compared to many other heavy fists, the bodybuilding of Evander Holyfield is relatively small. He was 1m88 tall, weighing 98.9 kg, but the superiority of techniques and physical strength caused him to defeat countless rivals, from James Douglas (winning the WBA, WBC, IBF) to the famous former Kings such as George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Riddick Bowe, …
In 1994, Evander Holyfield almost retired after the match against Michael Moorer, because doctors diagnosed him with heart disease. However, Holyfield continued to play – he had another victory over Ray Mercer and a defeat against Riddick Bowe in 1995.
This led Evander Holyfield to the famous match against the “steel fist” Mike Tyson in November 1996. Although Tyson was very favored in the eyes of the audience, Holyfield was the one who won with a technical knockout in the 11th half. June 28, 1997, he continued to rematch with Mike Tyson – this is also the most famous match in the history of the Eviler Holyfield Holyfield Tyson bite off a piece of ears in the third half.
After recovering from the “crane”, Evander Holyfield returned to the ring with matches with Michael Moorer, Lennox Lewis, John Ruiz, Chris Byrd, Nikolay Valuev – the match against Valuev was the last Holyfield to join a championship match. Holyfield declared hanging gloves in 2014 with a record of 44 wins (29 in Knockout), 10 losses and 2 draws, and received the title of International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017.
Now, Evander Holyfield will return to the boxing floor in the confrontation with former UFC Vitor Belfort. At the age of 59, many people doubt that Holyfield will no longer have the ability to devote the skillful moves as before, but his return is still attracting a large number of nostalgic fans of the world boxing village.