Tyson-Holyfield III?? ( "The Dessert in the Desert" )

[Kris P Lettus]

Tyson - Holyfield III in the Works? Filed on February 28th, 2008 in Boxing I can’t believe I’m writing this, but talks are underway for a third fight between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson. I’m not even sure what to say about this, but apparently it’s true. The story goes that Tyson had his people reach out to “Real Deal” to see if he’d be interested in a fight, to which Holyfield eventually said that he would be if the money was right. For years Holyfield has said that he would never fight Tyson again, but after getting his ass beat by Sultan Ibragimov, Holyfield has no other real options in boxing. As pathetic as this fight is, it is sure to be huge. Tyson still is, and always will be, a freak show with a huge following. Holyfield vs. Tyson would be a huge pay-per-view event and would make a ton of money. Unfortunately for boxing, it would also be a terrible fight on which the whole sport is judged. Boxing has come so far in the last two years, and this fight could erase all of that progress. For those of you that live under a rock, or are under 16 years old, Holyfield and Tyson fought in 1996 and 1997 in two of the biggest matches in history. The first was a one-sided whooping by Holyfield, and the second Tyson bit off a chunk of Holyfield’s ear. A third fight would have a hard time living up to either of the two, but unfortunately would still be one of the biggest fights that could be made (financially speaking). Holyfield has tried to hang on to a dying career, making a comeback in 2006 that saw him win four straight fights, enough to earn a title shot against Ibragimov. He was beaten soundly by Ibragimov, likely killing an chance he had to win another title, much less unify them as he had planned. That fight was in October and Holyfield hasn’t found a fight since. Tyson last fought in June of 2005, where he lost to journeyman Kevin McBride after refusing to come out for the 7th round. It was his second straight loss, coming eleven months after he was knocked out by Danny Williams. There is absolutely no reason why these two should ever fight again against anyone, much less against each other. Holyfield can barely speak anymore and is a shadow of what he used to be, while Tyson has about three good rounds in him before he wants to quit. There are so many reasons that this fight should never be made that I couldn’t list them all here if I tried. Having said all that, I have a terrible feeling that if this fight actually happens, I’ll pay to watch it. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.

Tyson gave up his last fight and he was winning.. Holyfield got killed his last fight..

I dunno about this and growing up as a huge fan of both fighters I hate to see this kind of thing..