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Despite his age, the outspoken Foreman remained confident that he could dethrone Holyfield and in the months before the fight often said as much in the media. [3] Not to be outdone, Holyfield's manager Dan Duva lampooned Foreman's weight, infamously stating that the fight should be called "The Real Deal" vs. "The Big Meal" and "Some people say ...
Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe; Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman; Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes; Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis; Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II; Evander Holyfield vs. Ray Mercer; Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II; Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz; Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz II; Evander Holyfield ...
HBO's pay-per-view distribution arm, TVKO was founded in December 1990, and then launched in April 1991 with Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman, becoming HBO PPV in 2001. [ 1 ] On February 3, 1996, HBO debuted a spin-off program, Boxing After Dark , with the fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and Kennedy McKinney as its inaugural telecast.
Pages in category "Boxing matches involving Evander Holyfield" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion [a] in the cruiserweight division in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and was the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the "three-belt era", a feat later surpassed by ...
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company. Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [ 2 ] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali , then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round.
For his next fight, Holyfield's team negotiated with a number of heavyweight contenders including George Foreman, Tim Witherspoon, Orlin Norris and Alex Stewart. [3] Holyfield's promoter Dan Duva agreed to give Foreman a $1.5 million purse, but Foreman would not sign the contract at the time as he was also engaged in talks with Don King about a ...
Buster Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield, billed as The Moment of Truth, was a professional boxing match contested on October 25, 1990, for the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight championships. [1] The bout took place at the Mirage in Paradise, Nevada , USA and saw Douglas making the first defense of the titles he won from Mike Tyson in February 1990.