Four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has been put on indefinite medical suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission. The move comes after the 42-year-old's unanimous points loss to Larry Donald at Madison Square Gardens on Saturday.
"It's the commission's responsibility to save a boxer from himself," commission chairman Ron Stevens told the New York Daily News.
"To my practiced mind, Holyfield shouldn't be fighting any more."
Holyfield has a 38-8 career record, but is only 2-5 with two draws in his last nine bouts.
If he wants to fight again anywhere in the United States, he will need to gain clearance from commission physician Barry Jordan, but Holyfield says he has no intention of quitting yet.
"Why do they want to usher me out?" he said.
"What have I done to this game that they don't want me in it anymore?
"Do you really care about a person so much that you want to protect him from himself?
"There isn't that much love in the world to go against a person's will," he insisted.
he is so poorly conditioined that i dont understand why he fights at all
i wonder if he had done any sparring at all as a reality check before the donald fight
He is probably stuck in the past OR he believes in another miracle (you know: after the moorer fight; heart trouble; everybody written him off; miracly healed/misdiagnosed; more great fights).
I guess we will be seeing him and Bowe on the Reservation Circuit. Since reservations are nations unto themselves, State Comission rulings don't apply.
he is so poorly conditioined that i dont understand why he fights at all
i wonder if he had done any sparring at all as a reality check before the donald fight
I guess we will be seeing him and Bowe on the Reservation Circuit. Since reservations are nations unto themselves, State Comission rulings don't apply.
You're incorrect. It's the right of the boxing commissions to suspend a fighter's license, especially in a case of obvious detioration. Any judge who rules otherwise is incompetent.
The detioration has to first be diagnosed and proven with widely excepted methods (else with a counter expert could fight the test results in court), I recon.
Holyfield deserves repect! Don't tell me that you weren't rooting for him when he was fighting during his peak.
This kid wasn't around when Holyfield was at his peak. Listen to the way he talks. He is the most ignorant, wrongest-headed poster on this site. Seriously, check out his other posts. It's like he had a retard do it in case anyone thought he might be smart.
Legally I don't think that there is any way this can stand, but Holy really should hang it up!!! He is one of my all time favorites too, but it is sad to see him like this.
You're incorrect. It's the right of the boxing commissions to suspend a fighter's license, especially in a case of obvious detioration. Any judge who rules otherwise is incompetent.
How Many Times Is Someone Gonna Post Stupid Shit About Holyfield.who Cares About Him He's Done.
Man...You bug the shit outta me. Have a little respect. We're watching the forced retirement of a ring legend, so shut your damn mouth. And for God's sake stop typing in small caps.
I think if he wants to continue to fight, he should be allowed to do so.
But, it's up to the fans to ignore him.
Believe me, Holyfield won't fight anymore if he's getting paid peanuts in front of small audiences.
Let him fight, he's a man....but, just ignore him.
How Many Times Is Someone Gonna Post Stupid Shit About Holyfield.who Cares About Him He's Done.
Holyfield deserves repect! Don't tell me that you weren't rooting for him when he was fighting during his peak.
Legally I don't think that there is any way this can stand, but Holy really should hang it up!!! He is one of my all time favorites too, but it is sad to see him like this.
Do you know what I find really sad about the whole Holyfield affair other than the potential to really hurt himself - the damage he is doing to his legacy, he is in danger of being remembered for the guy who lost to a load of bums when he was almost taking his pension as a pse to the guy who at the peak of his career was a real quality boxer who could mix it with anybody.
I remember some of his best fights and they were great and he was great in them but even now you say Evander Holyfield to me and I can't get past what he has turned in to. Its a real shame.
I concur on that.
He Needs To Quit Or He's Gonna End Up Like Ali.
With the parkison hand/movement speed Evander will, like Ali, be able to drink beer all night....
...on one glass of beer.
;)
Do you know what I find really sad about the whole Holyfield affair other than the potential to really hurt himself - the damage he is doing to his legacy, he is in danger of being remembered for the guy who lost to a load of bums when he was almost taking his pension as a pse to the guy who at the peak of his career was a real quality boxer who could mix it with anybody.
I remember some of his best fights and they were great and he was great in them but even now you say Evander Holyfield to me and I can't get past what he has turned in to. Its a real shame.
I'm a huge holyfield fan but I think it's the right decision. He hasn't been competitive for ages. If he finds a way to fight again then the only way he'll get the hint, is if someone puts him in hospital in brutal fashion, which I'd hate to see.
Was it just me or did i actually hear Larry Merchant's voice crack with sadness during his interview of Evander Holyfield. I really think he should hang up those gloves. He's not even a shadow of his old self.