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• Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi – May 12th, 2013

  Evander Holyfield was a force to be reckoned with. In only his 12th professional fight, he met WBA cruiserweight champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi on July 12, 1986, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. Holyfield was undefeated. Qawi was 26-2-1, his last loss coming more than three years earlier to Michael Spinks.…
  
  

• The Memory Bank: Part Twenty-Two – May 9th, 2013

  Bert Cooper, coming in at 232, outweighed the in-shape Richie Melito by thirteen pounds, an observation that did not escape me…
  
  

• Heavyweight Champions Respond – April 5th, 2013

  My presumption to rank and write about the Top Ten Heavyweight Champions provoked comments I initially considered severe...
  
  

• Top Ten Heavyweight Champions – April 2nd, 2013

  Let us set aside the present and recall the days of more gifted and charismatic champions. Here are the ten best heavyweights of all time…
  
  

• In Lieu of Flowers – March 28th, 2013

  
  
  

• The Glorious Light Heavyweights – March 27th, 2013

  During the late ‘70s and early ‘80s the sometimes forgotten light heavyweight division featured TV offerings that were a boxing aficionado’s dream…
  
  

• The 100 Greatest Fighters of All Time Part Five: 60-51 – March 22nd, 2013

  The more the game changes, the more it stays the same: knock the other guy out. Bring home the bacon. Hit and don’t get hit...
  
  

• Weigh-In from London: Just Business with Floyd Mayweather Jr. – March 14th, 2013

  Behind Mayweather’s latest scheme is an astute businessman who knows that timing is everything, in and out of the ring...
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Dokes – March 11th, 2013

  On March 11th, 1989 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield(20-0-0) from Atmore, Alabama, United States fought Heavyweight Michael Dokes(37-0-2) from United States. Evander Holyfield won the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title fight after 10 rounds…
  
  

• The Brutal Separation of Man and Boy – March 10th, 2013

  At least the beaten Marvis remained standing, and there was definitely a sliver of pride in that when facing a prime Larry Holmes...
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz II – March 3rd, 2013

  On March 3, 2001 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBA heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, from Atmore, Alabama, defended his title against John "The Quiet Man" Ruiz, from Methuen, Massachusetts. This was the second of their three bouts. The first fight was seven months earlier…
  
  

• The Grass Is Always Greener – February 28th, 2013

  
  
  

• Open Letter to Dan Rafael – February 20th, 2013

  
  
  

• Boxing’s Five Greatest Moments: 1990-1999 – February 13th, 2013

  Here are my picks of the five most heart-wrenching, stomach-churning, adrenaline-pumping, air-punching, on-the-edge-of-your-seat moments...
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe I – February 1st, 2013

  Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe fought an an amazing trilogy in the early- to mid-1990s. All three fights were outstanding, but their first fight might be the most outstanding of them all. They first met on Nov. 13, 1992 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for Holyfield's WBC/WBA/IBF heavyweight…
  
  

• Dark Heart’s Cowboy vs. The Tortured Soul Kid – January 29th, 2013

  Boxing is more than difficult. It is life and death. It is basic and poetic. It is euphoric and catastrophic. It is tragic and heroic...
  
  

• Get in Line Pacquiao-Marquez IV: Boxing’s Top-10 One-Punch KOs – January 2nd, 2013

  Marquez lands a tremendous overhand right to Pacman’s jaw. The power of the punch is increased by Manny’s forward momentum...
  
  

• What Becomes The Legend Most? – December 27th, 2012

  The last time Donald fought was in June 2007 against Alexander Povetkin, before he was crowned WBA "regular" heavyweight champion...
  
  

• Jim Lampley: Renaissance Man – December 20th, 2012

  The Jim Lampley I have come to know is both humble and accessible; he is also extremely bright, fast, and assiduous…
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Nikolay Valuev – December 20th, 2012

  On December 20, 2008 at Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield challenged heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, from St. Petersburg, Russia, for his WBA title. The Real Deal is the real deal and was 42-9-2 going in. The giant Valuev, the quintessential big…
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz III – December 15th, 2012

  On December 15, 2001 at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Evander Holyfield, from Atmore, Alabama, fought John Ruiz, from Methuen, Massachusetts, for the third time. Holyfield won their first fight and the vacant WBA heavyweight title in Aug. 2000 by unanimous decision. Their second fight,…
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper – November 23rd, 2012

  On November 23, 1991 at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, heavyweight champion Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield defended the WBA and IBF titles he won from Buster Douglas a year earlier against Bert Cooper. Evander was 26-0 going in. Cooper was 26-7 and as tough a competitor as they come. It was a helluva a…
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson I – November 9th, 2012

  On November 9, 1996 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield met heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who was defending the WBA title he won two months earlier by icing Bruce Seldon. Holyfield was 32-3 going in, having suffered losses to Riddick Bowe (twice) and…
  
  

• Basilio: Do not go gentle into that good night – November 8th, 2012

  One good crack in the mouth will give you a small idea of the mighty chasm that divides an ordinary man from a warrior...
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II – November 8th, 2012

  On November 8, 1997, WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield fought Michael Moorer at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two men had fought three years ago and Moorer surprised everyone by winning the title. The rematch was a chance for Evander to set the record straight. Holyfield…
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe II – November 6th, 2012

  On November 6, 1993 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield from Atmore, Alabama, fought a rematch with Riddick Bowe from Brooklyn, New York. Holyfield lost their first bout and his titles by majority decision a year earlier. The second fight was a chance…
  
  

• Property from the Life & Career of Evander Holyfield – November 2nd, 2012

  On Friday, November 20, 2012, Property from the Life & Career of Evander Holyfield will be auctioned off at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills…
  
  

• Ten-Count for Emanuel Steward – October 25th, 2012

  
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas – October 25th, 2012

  On October 25, 1990 at the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, former cruiserweight champion Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield challenged heavyweight champion James "Buster" Douglas for the WBC/WBA/IBF titles. Douglas shocked the world eight months earlier when, as the underdog's underdog, he crushed…
  
  

• Holy Roller – October 22nd, 2012

  
  
  

• Is Holyfield Retiring? – October 13th, 2012

  
  
  

• High Times: Michael Dokes and Doc Anderson – October 8th, 2012

  Anderson said he heard “the heavy breathing of a large black dude with a big Afro who was trying to get my attention...”
  
  

• Speed Thrills – September 20th, 2012

  Had the slightest sign of enthusiasm been flashed (a snarl may have sufficed) Richard Steele would have waved the fight on and Taylor would have triumphed...
  
  

• Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean – September 19th, 2012

  On September 19, 1998 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield defended his title against Chicago's Vaughn Bean. Holyfield was 35-3 going in. Bean was 31-1. The match looked good on paper, but Holyfield was no paper tiger. Evander was the Real Deal...
  
  

• Teddy, Sergio, Me and Julio Down by the School Yard – September 14th, 2012

  "It was one of the so-called literate magazines that smart people supposedly read, and it had an article by Pete Hamill on Tyson..."
  
  

• Redemption Denied – August 29th, 2012

  In 2001, over 30,000 people died by suicide in the United States. Ricky “Wonderful” Womack was one of them…
  
  

• Back to Formula – August 19th, 2012

  Knowing his pupil’s weakness was key and to stop him from getting distracted, Futch devised a foolproof plan—keep Bowe busy...
  
  

• Ten-Count for Michael Dokes – August 12th, 2012

  
  
  

• The Memory Bank: Part Fourteen – August 8th, 2012

  
  
  

• Welcome to the Olympic Boxing Experience – August 4th, 2012

  After Spence was robbed of his victory, he tearfully promised to use the loss as a steppingstone to continue to grow as a fighter. …
  
  

• Evander Holyfield—The Tourist? – July 31st, 2012

  
  
  

• Evander Is The Real Deal in Boxing.com All Time Cruiserweight Poll – July 29th, 2012

  The cruiserweight division is one of the more recent additions to the now accepted list of weight classes and has yet to acquire a rich history...
  
  

• High Holy Days – July 9th, 2012

  
  
  

• Who Should Wladimir Fight? – July 6th, 2012

  “He’s rangy, and he’s hellified smart,” said Thompson about Klitschko. “He likes to think his way through a fight and it shows…”
  
  

• Fists of Fury vs. Rocky – July 5th, 2012

  
  
  

• Holyfield's "Real Deal" BBQ Sauce – June 30th, 2012

  
  
  

• Just When You Think You’ve Seen Everything – June 26th, 2012

  The Brown Bomber was embarrassed and totally confused by 33-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott’s unorthodox tactics…
  
  

• Topsy-Turvy: Who Is Victor Ortiz? – June 22nd, 2012

  "Fighters don’t look at the fine print," Teddy Atlas told me. "Fighters smash the fine print. They go to the BOLD PRINT..."
  
  

• Muhammad Ali Tops Boxing.com All Time Heavyweight Poll – June 18th, 2012

  The response to the poll from you—our valued readers— was nothing short of fantastic and we thank you all...
  
  

• Ten Reasons Timothy Bradley Beats Pacquiao – June 7th, 2012

  Although Bradley is a 3.5 to 1 underdog, here are 10 reasons to look for an upset Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena…