Holyfield: Me and Klitschko Can Make $20 Million Each

By Lem Satterfield

Former four time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, 48, will continue to pursue potential fights with heavyweight champions Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and David Haye. This Saturday, Holyfield will go up against Sherman "Tank" Williams at the Greenbrier Resort in southeastern West Virginia.

If Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 knockouts) gets beyond Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), he will next travel to Denmark for a scheduled March 5 bout against 45-year-old Brian Nielsen (64-2, 43 KOs) in Nielsen's native country. Holyfied is trying to surpass George Foreman as the oldest fighter in the history of the sport to win a significant world title. At 45-years-old, Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round on November 5, 1994.

Holyfield believes there is enough money at stake to convince either Klitschko brother to accept his challenge. How much money? According to Holyfield, a fight against either Klitschko would generate $20 million dollars for each boxer.

"I think that we can at least make $20 million apiece. I believe that. I don't know if I would fight them in Germany. Why would you want to fight them in Germany? You fight them in America and you'd get it right and you would get the pay per view. I think that Americans would pay the money to see them if they think that they're going to get whupped," Holyfield said.

Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.