Holyfield gives up WBF belt to challenge Povetkin in December

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/holyfield-gives-up-wbf-belt-96236

A sad, sad day.

"Evander Holyfield has decided to relinquish the WBF heavyweight title in order to challenge Alexander Povetkin for the WBA “regular” World title in December. The legendary American informed WBF president Howard Goldberg personally. “I have been in talks with Evander Holyfield over the past couple of weeks. He has secured a December fight against Povetkin for one of the WBA titles and informed me that with much regret he would have to relinquish his WBF world title,” said Goldberg. “Evander and I have always had an open relationship and he expressed his great pride in having fought for and having held our WBF world heavyweight title and that he will always keep the WBF close to his heart. It has always been our philosophy at the WBF to allow our champions to grow, be it with us at the WBF or whether they are offered opportunities elsewhere. We have never, and will never, prevent our fighters from growing – that is not who we are.”

 

Who cares about that belt or that fake one of povetkin, wlad is the wba champion and unless someone beats him or vitali they have no right to call themself a champion.
Holyfield needs to stop messin around and retire.

 

Hoylfield is gonna defeat Wladimir.

 

hopefully they do the right thing and allow Larry Donald and Shannon Briggs the opportunity to fight for the vacant title. I have high expectations of the WBF

 

good one

 

Both belts are as worthless as one another

 

:deal

 

And yet Rahman is the mandatory and is already preparing for the fight...:think Interesting how this scenario will play out.

 

Wladamir should fight for the vacant WBF title

 

How can Holyfield give up a belt that he was stripped of already? Kali Meehan fought and won the vacant WBF belt already.

 

Povetkin can squeeze in voluntary "defense" before his mandatory is due.

 

I hope he won't have to prove that. Holyfield had a long and fruitful career. He deserves to retire without having to take his food through the straw for the rest of his days.

 

i expect haye to challenge audley again and become a 2 time paper champion

 

he has fought tyson, lewis, foreman....lets just stop right there without reciting his resume...no one says he could even win a fight vs wlad...but if chambers and haye are eating food without straws....i think holyfield would be safe in that aspect douch bag