Holyfield Speaks On Ibragimov Title Shot

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After I did Dancing with the Stars, I came back and they said, “You can fight anywhere except in New York.” I said, ‘I don’t want to fight in New York anyway.’ Well, I kept training and all the sudden we got the license to fight in Texas. So the guys said, let me come down and watch you train. So it just so happens, in the first day of sparring – with Adam Richards, he came in to hit me and I went “ooh (and ducked it). Then I hit him with a right and then I hit him with a left hook. Then I called Ronnie (Shields, trainer) and said, ‘I got it, I can hook again.’ I hadn’t been able to hook off a jab to save my soul. Then all the sudden my nephew Mike said, “Hey man, you’re back.” So then I called George, who works with me and I said ‘hey, I’m back.’ He said, “What do you mean.” I told him I can do the things I used to do. [details]

[kayjay]

excellent interview; Holyfield is often insightful when he talks about boxing. At least he used to be. He had a good head on his shoulders and I hope he eventually walks away with a bit of it intact