I’ll retire if I don’t get fights: Holyfield
September 12th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Heavyweight boxing legend Evander Holyfield will end his 28-year professional career if he fails to line up a fight by the end of the year.Four-time ... Read more...
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Boxer Evander Holyfield forced to move out of his foreclosed home
July 10th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Georgia, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Boxer Evander Holyfield has moved out of his Georgia mansion under duress. It may be recalled that the retired boxer has been going through a hard time ... Read more...
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Evander Holyfield taught me how to punch, says Helen Mirren
April 6th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 6 (ANI): Oscar-winner Dame Helen Mirren has admitted that she had boxing champ Evander Holyfield to give her a little training on throwing a punch on the set of comedy ... Read more...
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Iron Mike’s heart not in boxing anymore, says Holyfield ruling out re-match
September 17th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17(ANI): Current WBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has said that American boxing legend Mike Tyson has no interest in returning to the ring.Holyfield has defeated Tyson twice- in Las Vegas ... Read more...
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Ex-boxing champ Tyson to become a missionary to earn respect from his kids
August 16th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.16 (ANI): Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has said that he now wants to forget his hard-man image earned in the ring, and help people to restore pride in himself ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson becomes a vegan
July 29th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Boxing legend Mike Tyson has now become a vegetarian."The former world heavyweight champ, who once took a bite out of Evander Holyfield's lughole, reckons the taste of meat ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson turns vegetarian
May 13th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson, who once bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a fight, has now become a vegetarian.
Tyson, 43, said he has ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson suggests kids to ‘walk away’ from bullies
May 10th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): Boxing legend Mike Tyson is preaching his children to adopt an anti-violent stance and "walk away" from fights after successfully turning his own chaotic life around.The sporting icon ... Read more...
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Holyfield says he’s “going to be undisputed world heavyweight champ”
April 12th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Veteran boxer Evander Holyfield has warned fellow heavyweight champions David Haye and the Klitschko brothers that he can still be on the top at the age of 47. ... Read more...
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Loss to Ruiz will send WBA heavyweight champ Haye into hiding for a year
April 2nd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has said that he will hide away for a year if he loses his title to American challenger John Ruiz.Haye is desperate ... Read more...
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Is Iron Mike making a come back?
March 11th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 11 (ANI): Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is reportedly in talks with promoter Don King about returning to the ring after he left boxing five years ago.Tyson has ... Read more...
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Evander Holyfield cancels Dr. Phil appearance over ‘dinner date disaster’
February 24th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New York, February 24 (ANI): Former champion boxer Evander Holyfield has scrapped a scheduled appearance with talk show guru Dr. Phil after their dinner date reportedly turned into a disaster.While Holyfield said ... Read more...
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Evander Holyfield, wife to appear on Dr. Phil Show to solve marriage woes
February 19th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Former world champion boxer Evander Holyfield and his wife Candi are said to be in talks to appear on the Dr. Phil Show in a bid to try ... Read more...
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Boxing great Holyfield agrees for marriage counselling after allegedly beating wife
February 14th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 14 (ANI): Boxing great Evander Holyfield has agreed to undergo marriage counselling after his wife accused him of hitting her when an argument broke between them over her payments to ... Read more...
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Evander Holyfield’s Wife Accuses Him Of Physical Abuse
February 12th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Fayetteville, Georgia, Feb 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Candi Holyfield, the wife of boxing champion Evander Holyfield has accused her husband of physically abusing her and has also obtained a restraining order ... Read more...
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Boxing great Holyfield’s wife receives restraining order against him
February 12th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 12 (ANI): Evander Holyfield's wife has received a temporary protective order against him after claiming that the boxing great hit her several times after an argument about her payments to ... Read more...
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World champion Haye on mission to unify world heavyweight title belts
February 8th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 8(ANI): World heavyweight champion David Haye has admitted that he is on a "mission to unify" the four different heavyweight title belts before he hangs up his gloves in two ... Read more...
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Cash-strapped Holyfield to fight Botha on Jan.16
January 1st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.1 (ANI): Evander Holyfield will fight Francois Botha for the WBF world heavyweight title in Uganda on January 16.Cash-strapped Holyfield, 47, has won only five of his last 12 contests.The ... Read more...
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Tyson arrested, released after airport scuffle (Lead)
November 12th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Retired American boxer Mike Tyson, who was arrested for allegedly punching a photographer at the Los Angeles airport, has now been released.
The scuffle took place Wednesday. The 43-year-old ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson arrested for punching photographer
November 12th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Retired American boxer Mike Tyson is in trouble again after he allegedly punched a photographer at the Los Angeles airport.
The 43-year-old was en route to Las Vegas when ... Read more...
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‘Iron’ Mike Tyson loses cool when reminded of rape during live TV show
November 4th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 4 (ANI): Boxing legend Mike Tyson, who became the youngest heavyweight world champion at the age of 20, showed his bad side once again when he got infuriated during a ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson Gets Emotional On Oprah
October 13th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct. 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the heavy weight champion of boxing Mike Tyson made a long-awaited appearance. The crowd looked forward to his interview ... Read more...
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Tyson wants one more fight, but against director of new documentary on him
April 18th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.18 (ANI): Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson wants one more fight, but not against his former heavyweight boxing contemporaries Evander Holyfield, or George Foreman, but against James Toback, the ... Read more...
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Ex-boxing champ Holyfield says Tyson cant fight even if wants to
January 26th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London , Jan.26 (ANI): Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Evander Holyfield has said that 280 pounds, his main rival Mike Tyson cannot fight even if he wants to.Tyson is walking around ... Read more...
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WBA to probe Evander Holyfield loss in Zurich
December 30th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.30 (ANI): Veteran Evander Holyfield could get another crack at the WBA world heavyweight title after his controversial points defeat by Nikolai Valuev.
According to The Sun, the WBA Championship ... Read more...
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Evander Holyfields riches to rags saga
June 7th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 7 (ANI): Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is so broke that he has had to put his 10 million dollar estate in suburban Atlanta under foreclosure.
The mother of ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson offers emotional counselling to Gazza
April 15th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.15 (ANI): Mike Tyson, the heavyweight boxing champion who was once known as the Baddest Man on the Planet, has offered troubled former England footballer Paul Gascoigne emotional counselling
The former ... Read more...
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I will be mad to turn down big-money re-match with Tyson: Holyfield
March 3rd, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 3 (ANI): Evander Holyfield has said that he would be mad to turn down a big-money re-match with Mike Tyson after pocketing the biggest one-off fee in the history of ... Read more...
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Trainer Fenech wants Tyson-Holyfield re-match
February 28th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Feb.28 (ANI): Australian trainer Jeff Fenech has said that it would be nice if a possible re-match between boxers Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson takes place soon.
Tyson, now 41, bit Holyfield, ... Read more...
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