- Born
- Nickname
- The Real Deal
- Height6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
- Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiser-weight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and remains the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the three belt era. Nicknamed "the Real Deal", Holyfield is the only four-time world heavyweight champion, having held the unified WBA, WBC, and IBF titles from 1990 to 1992, the WBA and IBF titles again from 1993 to 1994, the WBA title a third time from 1996 to 1999; the IBF title a third time from 1997 to 1999 and the WBA title for a fourth time from 2000 to 2001.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao - Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer. He reigned as the champion at cruiserweight in the 1980s and at heavyweight in the 1990s, and remains the only boxer in history to win the championship in two weight classes. Holyfield is the only four-time world heavyweight champion, having held the unified WBA, WBC, and IBF titles from 1990 to 1992; the WBA and IBF titles again from 1993 to 1994 and between 1996 and 1999; and the WBA title for a fourth time from 2000 to 2001.
Holyfield retired in 2014, and was ranked number 77 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and in 2002 named him the 22nd greatest fighter of the past 80 years. He ranked No. 9 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. BoxingScene also ranked him the greatest cruiserweight of all time.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpousesCandi Calvana Smith(July 1, 2003 - July 2012) (divorced, 2 children)Dr. Janice Itson(October 4, 1996 - July 2000) (divorced, 1 child)Paulette Bowen(May 17, 1985 - 1991) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- RelativesBernard Holyfield(Sibling)
- Part of right ear missing
- A portion of his ear was bitten off by Mike Tyson during a boxing match on 28 June 1997. The incident led to Tyson being banned for a year, and he was fined $3 million.
- Has eleven children [2015].
- Estimated estate worth over 90 million dollars
- He won the World Heavweight Championship four times defeating James "Buster" Douglas (1990), Riddick Bowe (1993), Mike Tyson (1996) and John Ruiz (2000).
- Record: 57 fights; 44 wins (29 knockouts, 1 disqualification); 10 losses (2 knockouts); 2 draws; 1 no contest.
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