Comments Thread For: Evander Holyfield Blocks The Sale of His Olympic Medal

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A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the sale of a dozen items from Evander Holyfield's boxing career during an upcoming auction of hundreds of personal items and memorabilia amassed by the former heavyweight champion.

The restricted items include Holyfield's robes from his first fight with Mike Tyson and his Olympic bronze medal. Holyfield had sought to limit the sale of 20 items during an auction on Nov. 30 that is being organized by Julien's Auctions and will still feature several robes and other gear Holyfield wore during his fighting career.
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[Medved]

Good, he deserves all of this. Maybe this will teach his kids not to have 30 kids who you cant support despite being in the top 1% of people who make millions a year.

Sad, if this dude had any common sense he woulda been rich, dude blew all his cash on stupid stuff and didnt invest any or prepare for his kids.

He deserves everything he got.

[fladz]

Well you're just all heart aren't you Medved?

[Larry the boss]

Why are they selling his stuff?

[LeG00N]

Good, he deserves all of this. Maybe this will teach his kids not to have 30 kids who you cant support despite being in the top 1% of people who make millions a year.

Sad, if this dude had any common sense he woulda been rich, dude blew all his cash on stupid stuff and didnt invest any or prepare for his kids.

He deserves everything he got.

I agree 100% with this post....

[Dr Rumack]

Good, he deserves all of this. Maybe this will teach his kids not to have 30 kids who you cant support despite being in the top 1% of people who make millions a year.

Sad, if this dude had any common sense he woulda been rich, dude blew all his cash on stupid stuff and didnt invest any or prepare for his kids.

He deserves everything he got.

'Deserves' is pretty strong.

[LeG00N]

'Deserves' is pretty strong.

so if you have 100 kids and throw away all of your money you don't deserve the consequences?

[Larry the boss]

I love how people like to judge other people like they have no flaws

[Jam Jars]

A lot of that money went in taxes to pay for those bums on welfare.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Good, he deserves all of this. Maybe this will teach his kids not to have 30 kids who you cant support despite being in the top 1% of people who make millions a year.

Sad, if this dude had any common sense he woulda been rich, dude blew all his cash on stupid stuff and didnt invest any or prepare for his kids.

He deserves everything he got.

Last night I watched the ESPN "30 for 30" film "Broke". (Thanks to "Check Hooks" for the link.) While the documentary focused on former NFL players, they also touched on other sports stars. Holyfield was among those with the most outrageous lifestyles. His 54,000 sq. ft. (!) mansion included two bowling alleys. (Two bowling alleys? lol) He has (at least) eleven children from six different women.

Evander truly has an outsized appetite, and he's only beginning to suffer the consequences of his gluttony. But, while I agree that Holyfield has made his bed, there's no need to be quite so callous about his fate. He handled his fame and fortune stupidly, but he's far from being alone. A great preponderance of professional athletes go broke at a young age. Who's to say how many of us wouldn't do the same in their shoes?