Evander Holyfield

In this FanHouse Q&A, four-time heavyweight champion Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield, who turned 48 on Oct 19, talks about the fact that he will participate in the 56th fight of a career that began on Nov. 15, 1984 when he meets 38-year-old Sherman "Tank" Williams at the Greenbrier Resort in southeastern West Virginia on Jan. 22.

In preparation for Williams (34-11-2, 19 knockouts), Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) is being trained by 56-year-old Tommy Brooks. Brooks has worked with former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson and sibling heavyweight kings Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) of the WBO, IBF and IBO, and his brother Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs). Brooks also has contributed to the careers of former heavyweight titlist Hasim Rahman, as well as world champions Mike McCallum, Johnny Bumphus and Vinny Pazienza.

Among other things, Holyfield addressed his goal of defeating one of the Klitschko brothers or WBA heavyweight king David Haye (25-1, 23 KOs), of England, a feat which would surpass George Foreman as the oldest fighter in the history of the sport to win a significant world title. A then-45-year-old Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round on November 5, 1994, to become the eldest man to win a heavyweight crown.


By Lem Satterfield Boxing Editor

after rewatching both his tyson fights closely, I dont like holyfield anymore, he was head butting Tyson intentionaly, than tyson got all the heat for reacting in a bad manor, but for a good reason

holyfield was a true boxer..i loved watching him fight,he had brutal hooks

i'm looking forward to this fight..

I liked Tyson more for sure, even when he was a kid he was the fastest thing movin