Exclusive Interview by Joshua “City” Brewer “People may see that as a bad part of my life for me, the Tua fight, but I see it as more of a positive side of my life. Without that gift and everybody, it really focused me down into really paying attention and focusing on boxing.” – John […]
Posts Tagged ‘Evander Holyfield’
John “The Quietman” Ruiz: Winning the Heavyweight Belt, Life After Boxing, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Joshua – Wilder Prediction & More…


Packy’s World: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin Vs Canelo Alvarez II, Evander Holyfield, My Pal Al, & The Chutzpah Award Goes to Lee Majors


By Packy “Boom Boom” Goldstein Oy Vay are you going to hear it today… Well, Bradley is freezing his tukus off in Indiana with his lady Debbie and I am over here sweating my schmeckle off in 70+ degree weather yesterday. Hey, Bradley, who’s “Bad” now boychick? I have been off some time due to […]
Floyd Mayweather, JR Vs “”GGG” UPDATE, Evander Holyfield, Leo Santa Cruz & More – RSR Video Email Bag Show


Alexander Povetkin – Evander Holyfield: DONE DEAL


By Geno McGahee It is a done deal. As always, RSR brings you the biggest scoops in boxing and this may just qualify as the oldest scoop, as the “Real Deal” Evander Holyfield, 44-10-2, 29 KO’s, the 48 year old former heavyweight champion will take on the current WBA “Regular” Champion, Alexander Povetkin, 22-0, 15 […]
Modern Boxing Trilogy: Part II – Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield & More


By Mike Plunkett This week RSR reviews four modern post-1980 boxing trilogies, three with varying levels of controversy and intrigue and the other perhaps the very best ever produced by its respective weight class. Of the eight men reviewed this week from #14 through #11, three were marquee names, two of which were among the […]
Evander Holyfield BREAKING BOXING NEWS


Five-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield will be the featured guest at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing Champions Banquet on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 6 p.m., at the Mobile Convention Center. The boxing legend will arrive in Mobile on Friday, August 5 in time to […]
The Man That Made Evander Holyfield Quit: Sherman “Tank” Williams Speaks to RSR


Exclusive Interview by Marc Anthony “Holyfield needs to get with it and stand behind his word. He calls himself a warrior. Warriors come out and fight.”- Sherman Williams Sherman Williams, 34-11-2, 19 KO’s, Florida resident and Bohemian born fighter, has paid his dues to the sport and has requested Evander Holyfield to honor his word […]
Evander Holyfield – Brian Nielsen May 7th


48-year-old former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) is in Copenhagen, Denmark for Saturday’s clash with 46-year-old Brian Nielsen (64-2, 43 KOs), who is returning to the ring after a nine year retirement. “I’m full of respect for Brian Nielsen. He looks strong-willed, and his form is quite obviously improved since I saw him […]
Sylvester Stallone, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, JR., Bert Cooper, & More: When to Say When


By Geno McGahee “I appreciate that, but maybe you’re looking out for your interests just a little bit more. I mean you shouldn’t be asking people to come down here and pay the freight on something they paid that still ain’t good enough. I mean you think that’s right? I mean maybe you’re doing your […]
Sylvester Stallone, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, JR., Bert Cooper, & More: When to Say When


By Geno McGahee “I appreciate that, but maybe you’re looking out for your interests just a little bit more. I mean you shouldn’t be asking people to come down here and pay the freight on something they paid that still ain’t good enough. I mean you think that’s right? I mean maybe you’re doing your […]
Wilbur’s 100 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time: 20-11


By Brian Wilbur We are nearing the end of the countdown, but don’t be sad faithful readers, because the 20 greatest heavyweights of all time are still to come! If you need to catch up with the previous 80 boxers on my list you can find a link to the past entries under “Categories” on […]
Evander Holyfield Retiring


(CEO/Publisher Note: Rumors are running rampant in Boxing circles that this push back Press Release is really more that Evander Holyfield is going to finally announce his retirement after his poor showing in the recent No Contest against Sherman “The Tank” Williams. I, for one, would like to see him become a trainer and he should find […]
Mike Tyson – Evander Holyfield III: Coming Soon


By Geno McGahee After watching Evander Holyfield, 43-10-2, 28 KO’s, struggle and then quit against journeyman Sherman “Tank” Williams, the first thought was that the “Real Deal,” a 48 year old former champion, needed to quit the sport before he got hurt. The on again/off again return to the ring from Mike Tyson could be […]
The Doomed Comeback of Evander Holyfield


By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett There’s an old, well known adage that tells us “you can never go home”. Boxing history is replete with a multitude of examples of old warriors, of varying levels of skill and acclaim, returning for one last shot at fleeting glory, if not youth itself. Is it any wonder that […]
Evander Holyfield: Looking for Redemption in America Saturday Night


By Geno McGahee The title of the pay per view is “Redemption in America,” a reference to the lack of American presence in the heavyweight division. It’s a great pitch for an old warrior that is well beyond his better days and, in all actuality, has little to no chance of recapturing any version of […]
Lennox Lewis & Larry Holmes have Evander Holyfield’s Back


Two of the all-time greatest world heavyweight champions, Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes, will be special guests supporting their former rival, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs), when the living legend defends his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title Saturday night against challenger Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), live from America’s resort — […]
Lennox Lewis & Larry Holmes have Evander Holyfield’s Back


Two of the all-time greatest world heavyweight champions, Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes, will be special guests supporting their former rival, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs), when the living legend defends his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title Saturday night against challenger Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), live from America’s resort — […]
Evander Holyfield Returns to Ring!


Full Court Press Release Headlining Jan. 22 PPV show vs. Sherman Williams in West Virginia Living legend Evander “The Read Deal” Holyfield returns to the ring January 22, headlining “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Holyfield (43-10-2, 218 […]
RSR Readers Asked for Shirts and We Now Have Them in Black 100% Heavyweight Cotton


You can now purchase your RingsideReport.com “The Heart of Boxing” T-shirt in sizes (Large – 2XL). Large and Extra Large are $15.95 plus $5.00 for postage along with handling. $20.95 total. 2XL are $17.95 plus $5.00 for postage along with handling. Total $22.95. Overseas orders are the same price for the shirts, but postage and […]
James “Buster” Douglas: 20 Years After Mike Tyson


Exclusive Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I tell you, it was just one big whirlwind, after beating Tyson; crazy.” – James “Buster” Douglas It seems so very long ago, the night James “Buster” Douglas shocked the world by doing the improbable. Leading into that pivotal moment in Tokyo, “Iron” Mike Tyson had dominated the […]
Evander Holyfield: Still on a Boxing Mission


Exclusive Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “Without my faith I would have never became the fighter that I am, just by God’s grace I became the fighter I am”. – Evander Holyfield A lot of years have passed since I watched Evander Holyfield make his professional debut as a sleek light heavyweight. Sharing the […]
All-Time Greatness – Muhammad Ali & the Five Former Heavyweight Champions


By Mike “The Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Over the thirty-plus years that I’ve fervently followed the sport of boxing, one of the things I’ve noticed is the misuse of the term “great”. Indeed, if anything greatness has been all too often and too readily applied to a good fighter off of a singular, notable performance despite […]
All-Time Greatness – Muhammad Ali & the Five Former Heavyweight Champions


By Mike “The Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Over the thirty-plus years that I’ve fervently followed the sport of boxing, one of the things I’ve noticed is the misuse of the term “great”. Indeed, if anything greatness has been all too often and too readily applied to a good fighter off of a singular, notable performance despite […]
RSR Looks Back at Riddick Bowe


By Geno McGahee There are certain heavyweights that come along that capture the imagination of the public, and when the 6 foot, 5 inch, New York heavyweight, Riddick Bowe, entered the scene in 1989, he was well on his way to doing just that.
Fantasy Match: Michael Spinks Vs Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield


By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Like many of the hardcore boxing fans that frequent the message boards of Ringside Report, I often like to stop by the Classic Boxing Forum and discuss fantasy match-ups between fighters from different eras. The imagination is fertile territory when pitting two ring legends against each other and invariably, there […]