Holyfield On Tyson

I still think, and will always think, Evander can beat any version of Tyson. In my mind, from my perspective, thats how it lines up.

But I also concede that I'm biased. I found Mike an ******* and utterly unlikeable the only times we met, and Evander is a great man who took care of me for a while as a friend and partner in the sport.

One thing I've got to say is, he always respected Mike. Before they fought, and after, Evander held Mike high. I think, or atleast it seemed to me, that beating Mike was one of Evander's career goals. After he checked heavyweight champion off his to-do list, it was always in his sights. He trained like a man possessed to beat him and had a transcendent performance, and in my mind was on his way to another one when Mike went insane.

I think thats really what that interview proves: How much respect Holyfield has for his great heavyweight peer. The two get along famously now, too: All the mutual respect they had for each other has developed into a downright friendly relationship. I once asked Evander how he thought it would have gone had it not been for the ****, and Evander laughed and just said, "The greatest fight ever, man."

Looking at the match up and the men, it well could have surpassed even his war with Bowe.

 

^^Mike was an *******? Oh man. What did he do?

 

Riddick Bowe, when asked about Mike Tyson: "When/if I see Mike Tyson on Street, I cross over to the other side!"

Make of that, what you want, but I do believe Bowe was Intimidated by Tyson.