Holyfield v Tyson 3 :(

Yes its been in the press today that there is a possibility of this fight happening.
Evander was quoted in saying if the money was right he would take the fight. This saddends me , i really enjoyed Evanders career , i always thought his , blind optomism of winning the unified crown again , was just because he needed the glory.
Now im beggining to think hes actually become very greedy , and he is cheating the fans , let alone the fact he could end up punch drunk or much worse. Do yourself a favour Evander and retire. As for Tyson well he doesnt even have the basic skills anymore , so please dont let this match happen.
WOT DO YOU GUYS THINK ?

It would be funny if they hype the shit out of this fight and Tyson quits on his stool in the 3rd :p

I can picture these 2 in the scene out of days of Thunder where the guys are both confined to wheel chairs and still have to compete against each other...

I'm sure these 2 will want to be placed in the same nursing home so they can have hyped up wheelchair battles daily...

But seriously, with the state of heavyweight boxing at the moment, having the names Holyfield vs Tyson on a fight card is just that final last bit of heavyweight spark that has all but died out for this division... I hope that the glory days will return, but at the moment, Holyfield & Tyson could be 70 y/o a peice and still draw the same money/hype as the current fighters..

Heavyweight needs NEW legends!

Sorry Lyle, I'm a Klity brothers fan as well, but that magic, show time, hype, worldstopping, glamour, fame, fortune, etc has gone out of the heavyweight division... We boxing fans are lucky and know that other weights have champions worth watching and following... But the heavyweight division is where boxing spreads it's wings to the world of sports fans... Unfortunately those wings at the moment are like little bright budgie wings fluttering about, instead of big soaring deadly eagle/hawk/vulture wings of the 60's to 90's ready to swoop down and kill any who aren't paying attention....

You know whats sad
Ive been watching their most recent fights lately
If,and this is a BIG if,if Mike shows up with a good corner,he could actually win this
And that would put him right back in to the mix

They both should just retire, both of them shouldnt be aloud to fight no more.

If this fight happends the winner of this fight will probally have another fight after that and the way the division is they probally will get a title shot.

It's not April 1st yet is it???

Dont care how wased up they are

Tyson is Tyson

I am excited

I read Tyson being quoted."I will not disrespect the great sport of boxing by fighting anymore" (or along those line) this was the last time a Journey man beat him.

So hopefully Tyson sticks to his word or has some self-respect left not to embaress himself.Mind every man has his price,and last i heard Mike was broke.

i do hope this doesn't happen

It has been awhile since anyone mentioned Tyson fighting again in the forum. I thought to myself the other night I wonder when the topic would come up again. It would be a sad fight to watch. Neither man can sustain a full offensive fight for three consecutive rounds any more so what is the use. I really think they need to force Holyfield into permanent retirement at this point. jmo

I just have a horrible feeling Evander will end up hurt :(

Awesome news !!! I hope they have leon spinks vs larry holmes on the undercard cause for a fight this exciting the undercard should be just as worthless...

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Awesome news !!! I hope they have leon spinks vs larry holmes on the undercard cause for a fight this exciting the undercard should be just as worthless...

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LOL the funny thing is Holmes probably has more let in the tank than Tyson.

Well I did suggest before Tyson's losses to McBride and Williams and right after the Lewis fight that Mike should fight Evander until he beats him.


I am actually shocked that Evander would get in the ring with him.


I always wanted to see Tyson fight the following: Moorer, Morrison, Mercer, McCall, Tua, Ruiz, and Rahman....but I don't even want to see him fight any of those guys anymore.


The time is now for Reality TV Mike!

I seriously hope this fight does NOT get the go ahead.It would'nt be interesing for any promoter whatsoever!What's the point in it.Just when boxing is on such a HIGH world wide....some idiot mentions the good old days battles of the noble art game and reckon their can bring them great days back with old Punch drunk boxers.The Sport of BOXING is a NOBLE ART in it own right,so please dont agree that this fight would be great for the sport because its NOT!It's a BLOODY JOKE!And not a funny one at that.

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Yes its been in the press today that there is a possibility of this fight happening.
Evander was quoted in saying if the money was right he would take the fight. This saddends me , i really enjoyed Evanders career , i always thought his , blind optomism of winning the unified crown again , was just because he needed the glory.
Now im beggining to think hes actually become very greedy , and he is cheating the fans , let alone the fact he could end up punch drunk or much worse. Do yourself a favour Evander and retire. As for Tyson well he doesnt even have the basic skills anymore , so please dont let this match happen.
WOT DO YOU GUYS THINK ?

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Tyson has the ability but not the will. Holyfield has the will, but not the ability. Sadly, this fight has lost its freshness as these two are 1st ballot hall of famers- one definitely needs the money and the other I'm having an increasing sensation needs it. If Holyfield truly wanted a crack at the title he wouldn't be interested.

Has anyone seen the Danny Williams interview on the BBC site regarding this?

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Tyson-Holyfield rematch slammed

It's hilarious, Danny Williams of all people, who has been in more embarrassing fights than any other British fighter, including against Tyson says the fight would be a farce.

Then at the bottom of the interview it concludes by saying Williams is currently preparing for a possible showdown with James Toney ;D

That would make such an appropriate undercard fight to Tyson Holyfield :p

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Has anyone seen the Danny Williams interview on the BBC site regarding this?

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Tyson-Holyfield rematch slammed

It's hilarious, Danny Williams of all people, who has been in more embarrassing fights than any other British fighter, including against Tyson says the fight would be a farce.

Then at the bottom of the interview it concludes by saying Williams is currently preparing for a possible showdown with James Toney ;D

That would make such an appropriate undercard fight to Tyson Holyfield :p

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Yeah, at least Holyfield and Tyson have some kind of name recognition as opposed to just being bums.

Ha ha, Freddie mercury sang with Queen about Williams and Toney

Fat bottomed girls;D

Tyson ain't hungry anymore and is biting off more than he can chew.

crazy , mad, ridiculous

Would I pay to watch it - course I fucking would !

This fight will sell - it will happen

And the fact that it may generate some excitement in the heavyweight divison shows how bad it has become.

The other heavyweights should take note - it's up to them to generate some excitement so matchups like this don't steal the show

Bring it on !

In 88 I would have bet on Tyson here in 08 I'll bet on Evander.

Why does anyone even care about Tyson at this point. He hasn't looked good in 18 yrs?!?!

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Why does anyone even care about Tyson at this point. He hasn't looked good in 18 yrs?!?!

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I guess we can't forget Tyson the early years.

if it does happen nobody will buy into the thought of it being a legitimate fight in the sense its a credible fight between two fighters who are at least both really up for it and hungry and where the winner would go somewhere from winning it,as it is Tyson is just after the money and holyfield...who knows,b4 u cld c he woz just wanting another crack at glory and so u know he was takin it serious so that woz cool even if he woz older u thought he might hav a half chance against 1 of the 4 champs but now..............be just the money aswell

dnt get me wrong,im a big Tyson fan and this fight maybe 4/5 years ago would hav gotten me well pumped up when Tyson woz still managing to kid ppl on that he woz up for fighting etc etc and takin training serious so u cld buy into him as a threat even in 03/04 with the division as it woz but not now for a number of reasons other peeps and me hav stated mainly Tyson being bankrupt and Holyfield not lookin a threat really to present HV's but also coz no doubt in the lead up to it you would be getting all the hype abt how serious Tyson taking training etc etc wen u knw all he'd b doin is just weights to look gd on the surface and just turn up for a big pay day

Of course if it happens il still watch it lol but only way id buy into the idea and other ppl is if both were to hav a cple fights against decent oppostition and win and look gd doin it then it would work if u know wot i mean