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by David P. Greisman - The first four fights in Evander Holyfield’s comeback had been taken, in terms of importance, with the proverbial grain of salt, a slight step up from the tepid response given to most of the returning heavyweights whose best days were at least a decade ago.
Of former Holyfield rivals Rid**** Bowe, Michael Moorer and Mike Tyson, “The Real Deal” fought seven bouts in the nineties against the trio, winning four times and losing twice to Bowe, once to Moorer. Since then, Bowe, who spent eight years outside of the ring, returned as the living embodiment of his “Big Daddy” nickname, jiggled to a controversial 2005 split decision win over Billy Zumbrun and has not fought since.
Moorer, after losing his 1997 rematch with Holyfield, never again worked his way back into contention, struggled with deciding whether to retire or to become a full-time trainer and, coming out of a two-year layoff, he has taken on three straight designated opponents. Tyson, meanwhile, always carried the curiosity factor, though he admitted after essentially quitting against Kevin McBride in 2005 that his time was 15 years gone. Tyson last showed up on a pay-per-view sparring session with Corey Sanders that apparently couldn’t find enough suckers. [details]
Of former Holyfield rivals Rid**** Bowe, Michael Moorer and Mike Tyson, “The Real Deal” fought seven bouts in the nineties against the trio, winning four times and losing twice to Bowe, once to Moorer. Since then, Bowe, who spent eight years outside of the ring, returned as the living embodiment of his “Big Daddy” nickname, jiggled to a controversial 2005 split decision win over Billy Zumbrun and has not fought since.
Moorer, after losing his 1997 rematch with Holyfield, never again worked his way back into contention, struggled with deciding whether to retire or to become a full-time trainer and, coming out of a two-year layoff, he has taken on three straight designated opponents. Tyson, meanwhile, always carried the curiosity factor, though he admitted after essentially quitting against Kevin McBride in 2005 that his time was 15 years gone. Tyson last showed up on a pay-per-view sparring session with Corey Sanders that apparently couldn’t find enough suckers. [details]
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