By Geno McGahee I’m 38 years old and when I speak to other boxing fans from my generation, they all mention the same name that drew them to the sport: Mike Tyson. I began watching boxing sporadically when Larry Holmes ruled boxing, but his in-ring exploits or out of the ring persona didn’t capture my […]
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Mike Tyson BOXING NEWS: The Bite Fight: Tyson, Holyfield and the Night that Changed Boxing Forever by George Willis


Months following the first brutal showdown between Holyfield and Tyson – the two are back at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield had been an underdog in that first fight with the odds against him 25:1. “Iron” Mike Tyson, the defending WBA heavyweight champion, had planned to capture a […]
Evander Holyfield – DEAD BEAT DAD GOING TO JAIL – Boxing News


By Geno McGahee Former undisputed heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield made more than 230 million dollars in his boxing career, but he is now broke, or so it seems. He is $372, 097 behind in child support payments and the state Department of Human Services is taking him to court to force him to pay up. […]
Evander Holyfield Stops Brian Nielsen: Is there a Klitschko Awaiting?


By Geno McGahee Evander Holyfield, 44-10-2, 29 KO’s, stopped Brian Nielsen 64-3, 43 KO’s, in the eleventh round, dominating the majority of the action, including a knockdown in round three. Nielsen was coming off of a nine year retirement to face Holyfield and considering the fact that he never hit that hard to begin with […]
Evander Holyfield Vs Brian Nielsen: PPV Heavyweight Boxing Showdown


By Geno McGahee For those of you not renting Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley, there is another boxing PPV slated for Saturday night featuring former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, 43-10-2, 28 KO’s, taking on Brian Nielsen, 63-2, 43 KO’s, in a 12 round heavyweight fight.
The Mike Tyson Chronicles: Evander Holyfield II


By Geno McGahee This may be the biggest moment in boxing history, or more appropriately, the most infamous moment in sports history. It was the famous ear-biting incident that Mike Tyson has been linked to permanently and has had his reputation, what was left of it, dragged through the mud over it. There is no […]
Evander Holyfield – Sherman Williams Results: The Real Deal Rips Off His Fans


By Geno McGahee Sherman “Tank” Williams, 34-11-2, 19 KO’s, was clearly on his way to stopping Evander Holyfield, 43-10-2, 28 KO’s, when “The Real Deal” cried foul over a head butt that he most likely caused and said he could not see, when the cut wasn’t even bleeding. Holyfield was getting rocked left and right […]