Quite a sad end to such a glorious career, and by sad end, I do not mean the retirement but what comes with it:
Evander Holyfield to retire - Jeff Powell boxing column | Mail Online
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Quite a sad end to such a glorious career, and by sad end, I do not mean the retirement but what comes with it:
Evander Holyfield to retire - Jeff Powell boxing column | Mail Online
Boxing is seldom a sport with happy endings. Even the greatest champs lose. Teddy Atlas has a great line in which he says "You always come out a weaker man out of that ring." I tend to agree with him.
just scanned the article but this stuck out.... "109 rooms and 17 bathrooms" FFS who needs that many rooms and bathrooms, its just madness ???
I thought his worth was over 100 mill around the Tyson days and to lost that amount is just shocking tbh :-\
I don't shed much sympathy over a case like his honestly, though I didn't read the article. He obviously fought on way to long and has taken tonnes of punishment over the years, but he also made the choice to live like a king and and have a thousand kids with different women while pretending to be some devout religious type. He'll probably be able to declare bankruptcy and be of perfectly reasonable means from here on, whether he has his marbles(or ever did really) is another case of course.
The guy did earn more money than Tyson, 350 millions.... What's shocking is not that much that he does lose a meta-mansion with 17 bathrooms but that he goes from... well, haing 350 millions to totally ruined in a very humble flat in Atlanta on top of the health problems he starts to experience because of boxing. Sure, getting married 3 times is perhaps not the smartest thing to do when you know that many women will hunt you down solely for money, he took bad decisions to arrive there but still... I always have a bit of a sadness when a great one experiences such fall :(
I think most people forget , these guys who box are generally pretty low in the brains department , overkill , live like kings and then end up with nothing. Most people would give anything to have the chance of having $100.000.000 , he had his money he blew it , i dont think anything is sad about that at all.
Yes a sad end that we all saw coming years ago. But I have no sympathy at all.
I know Tyson seems much happier now from what I seen - not sure how Evander will fare mentally.
Such a great champion will always be idolised by millions so am sure he will always be comfortable.
World Boxing News: Holyfield’s retirement U-turn: 50th Birthday first, then training
Hes not giving up yet ;D
Holyfield told boxingscene that he was waiting for a call from either Wlad or Vitali on Friday and if he didn't get a call he'd hang up the gloves. He said he's too old to fight his way up the rankings and just wants the biggest fight out there. Bernd Boente said the Klitschko's respect Evander far too much to fight him at this stage in his career. He also stated that either brother would be a very dangerous fight for Holyfield given his age.
Evander should retire (should have retired looong ago) or maybe attempt to save US Amateur boxing by becoming a trainer?
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Originally Posted by Nameless
Well, atleast he have one hell of a bbq sauce! :)
Much respect to the champ i wish him well and hope he overcomes his problems.
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Frogs want wings so they don't bump their ass when they hope too. I have nothing but respect for Holyfield but that call, thankfully, will not come nor should it.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
Its a tough one as far as what he could do 'after' and stay affiliated with sport. I'm sure given the current state of the program he wouldn't hurt but it all needs to be stripped down and started over first. Holyfield should just make a clean and complete break from sport..take a walkabout and fall off the grid first. The guys been fighting literally his entire life. I don't know though if he leaves now feeling "incomplete or unsatisfied" that he'll be able to come into a training role without that effecting things and making it about him in a way. One things for sure, he should retire, head up and faculties intact.
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Originally Posted by Saddo
Agree and to be honest I got no sympathy at all for anyone who can spunk that kind of cash....
Fool
Furys looking for an opponent and hes got a high ranking;D
Holyfield was one fighter who I thought had it made, he had a lawyer and manager and no hangers on. However underneath that he had wives, mistresses and babies added to the fact he was spending stupid money on his mansion. He will survive but it is sad that he has not kept even a fraction of the money.
I don't know how to feel when I read stories like this.
On one hand, like most people I feel that anyone who can foolishly blow 350$ million, a sum that people like us can't even wrap our minds around, deserves the hole he put himself into.
But on the other hand, I feel bad that yet another warrior is coming out the other end of the boxing tunnel a broken man.
He used to blow serious money in the casinos too. He was a serious gambler as well as all the marriages and all the kids he knocked out. Still an awful shame though.
I'll say this, it is sad because he's still human and we are fans of these warriors.
At the same time I just look past it I mean he lived it up and made the choices.
This is like PBF or De La Hoya being this way in the future. I mean yeah it would be sad as a fan but I wouldn't be moved by it or wouldn't lose any sleep...
You really wanna talk about sad look at how "El Vita" De Jesus lived the last years of his life.
Or what about how "El Radar" Benitez lives now that is sad. "School Boy" Chacon needs special care 24 hrs a day.
Not only is it sad but it's moving...
the espn 30 for 30 documentary titled Broke went through athletes andhow they end up shall we say "short of funds" within a few years of their careers in most cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
most athletes have a few things in common: 1-they think their careers will never end. American football players have an average career of a few years. NBA careers on average aren't long. Most boxers that reach the top don't stay there for very long. Your time is limited. 2-they don't understand the concept of living below your means. If an NFL player gets a signing bonus of 4 million, then he needs to pay the taxes, have a little fun, and then save a super high % of the remaining amount. If you are single you don't need a 2 million dollar home with 20 rooms. Hell, you don't need a million dollar home in most markets. Buy something very nice, but reasonable. Buy a nice car and a nice truck. Then STOP WITH THE VEHICLES. If you want some jewelry go blow a couple of thousand on jewelry, then STOP WITH THE JEWELRY.
One of the smartest athletes in recent memory is Bobby Bonilla. He agreed to restructure his big contract and he is getting paid 1 million a year from the NY mets for another 15 or more years. He had a big deal, Mets wanted to restructure so he deferred almost all of it and the mets would pay it out over many years. Super smart deal. Resist the temptation to get a big chunk of money now and possibly blow through some of it.
As for Holyfield, this has been the likely ending for the past 10 years.
I don't really feel sad about someone who has spent 350 million dollars on crap he doesn't need and then years down the line realizes he is too old to earn more and has spent all that he had. The man is an idiot. What I feel sad for are those who work an honest life and still don't end up anywhere. Holyfield had his shot and he blew it. It doesn't take a smart man to have a few basic values in life and stick to them. Nobody needs 100 room mansions. Just stupid.