Holyfield finalizing a deal to fight Valuev.

I hope this one doesn't happen, Holyfield should retire. It will be a boring one-sided fight like Holyfield-Ibragimov (though he was actually given a chance at the time, Sonny's Jab though he'd win). The fact that Valuev isn't a big hitter will only make it a prolonged punishment a la Ali-Holmes.


I don't think it will be made though, i've also heard Tyson-Holyfield III nearly being signed several times. And Valuev was supposed to fight Golota in december, which makes sense because both are King fighters and he's just lost Peter.

 

$750,000 is quite low, but it doesn't surprise me. Who is going to pay Holyfield more that that to face anyone other that Mike Tyson?

I don't believe that Holyfield is in financial hardship. I believe Holyfield's current life style can only be supported by a high 6 figure income added to whatever income he has aside from fighting. A downgrade from the mansion may be the healthiest solution.

If he has to keep competing, which I hope he doesn't, he should learn how to grapple. He would take less sustained punishment to the head in mma, and he has dropped to where mma promoters can afford to pay him more than if he were boxing. At his age, I think this really means it's time to move into a smaller house.

 

A geezer really earns his title shot these days. :roll:

 

Very sad this. Holy should retire.

 

Valuev should fight Wlad,Holyfield should only get in a Boxing ring to be introduced before a big fight NOT involving himself.Evander seems determined to end up with brain damage if he hasn't allready sustained it,what a shame it will be if he goes the Ali route and what a black eye for Boxing .

 

I think that Holyfield is a tragedy in the making. He does not know when to quit, and it will cost him.

 

Evander is broke. News broke months ago about that.

 

But at the same time, he's being a total idiot. Really, doesn't he get the message or something? It's sad when you're forced to come back like Joe Louis had to, but to be so mind-numbingly dumb as Evander is being...to stubbornly and recklessley ignore every warning signal and continue on some ridiculous and vain quest to win a title...really, words fail me.

 

I thought he was filthy rich, have you got an article on this, love to read it I thought he had earned more in his career than any other fighter.

 

To be honest, no. I read it in general a few months ago, and whomever posted it did have a link. Apparently he's also battling to pay maintenance for his kids and hasn'r done so for (at the time) two months.

But I may have said he's broke in haste. I don't have a link and haven't bothered to research it myself.

Muppet.

 

Here's one:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3428080

But then again:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2008/06/06/holyfield_home_foreclosure.html

 

Tell me all this is not true.