By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
HARLINGEN, Texas | Who can forget heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield's toughest fights? He left the sport in June 2014, leaving with a record of 44-10-2. But that bloody fight against Iron Mike Tyson - Wow! Tyson even bit off a piece of Holyfield's ear.
That one came June 28, 1997. Tyson was disqualified.
Well, ringside fans, guess who arrived in Harlingen the other day: Evander Holyfield!
This from Mayor Norma Sepulveda's Facebook page (she is shown in photos with Holyfield, up top and at right): [ It was truly an honor and privilege to welcome Evander Holyfield, the “Real Deal” to the City of Harlingen!
Evander is the only professional fighter to win the heavyweight championship four times, surpassing Muhammad Ali’s three times! He will be our special guest this evening at the RGV Boxing Hall of Fame ceremony being held at the Harlingen Convention Center! ]
We join in welcoming the champ to the fights-loving Rio Grande Valley.
But, to us and to most true boxing fans, Ali is still The Greatest.
You know it...
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Met him in Mirage in Vegas. Nice guy. Signed us an autograph. He was there for a Floyd Mayweather fight. Cool blog.
ReplyDeleteI spent two years early in my career writing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Met Ali and Alexis Arguello (in the crowd) while covering a Roberto Duran fight. Both were gracious enough to jot me autographs. Thanks for the kind note...
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