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Evander Holyfield

Boxer Evander Holyfield appears during an undercard of the Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center April 3, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holyfield will face Francois Botha in a heavyweight fight on April 10, 2010 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Report: Evander Holyfield to retire from boxing

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It's been more than fifteen years since Evander Holyfield's infamous 'bite fight' with fellow heavyweight Mike Tyson. Since then Holyfield's boxing career hasn't had many memorable moments. Monday night, the now almost 50-year-old Holyfield told Sports Illustrated he's finally had enough...
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HOLLYWOOD, FL - JUNE 22: Evander Holyfield arrives at Don King Tribute at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel on June 22, 2012 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images)

Holyfield forced out of mansion

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NEWS ONE - Boxer Evander Holyfield was forced to move out of his foreclosed home just outside of Atlanta yesterday...
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Tyson describes the taste of Holyfield's ear

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The world-renowned retired boxer Mike Tyson recently went on 'Watch What Happens: Live' and described the his 1997 ear-biting rematch with Evander Holyfield...
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Evander Holyfield facing jail time

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Unpaid child support could put former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield behind bars...
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Running back Jamal Lewis is just the latest pro sports great to file for bankruptcy in the face of financial woes. (Photo by Kevin Terrell/Getty Images)

Broke and bankrupt black athletes

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SLIDESHOW - Former Super Bowl winning running back Jamal Lewis, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens, has joined a growing list of black professional athletes who have filed for bankruptcy on their way to being broke. ...
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Blacks in boxing may need to get a passport

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OPINION - In 2011, of the possible 68 championship belts: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles from each respective weight class; only seven are held by African-American fighters...
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Holyfield hopes for another title at 48

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The former undisputed champion resumes his longshot quest Saturday when he takes on Denmark's 46-year-old Brian Nielsen in a non-title bout...
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Slideshow: theGrio's top 10 greatest heavyweight champions

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SLIDESHOW - Inspired by Jack Johnson, and the ongoing battle to see that he is posthumously pardoned, theGrio has compiled a list of our favorite heavyweight boxers...
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Holyfield's wife says boxer hit her several times

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Evander Holyfield's wife claims the boxing great hit her after an argument. She now has a temporary protective order against him...
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Evander Holyfield's wife wants a divorce after boxing champ hits her

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The famous boxer allegedly hit his wife in the face during an early morning fight on February 1, which was sparked after she complained that it was too cold inside their huge $10 million Georgia mansion...
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