Famed actor John Cusack is not a fan of the fact that Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield is still planning to box and has filled in for Oscar de la Hoya who had to drop off out of his fight against Vitor Belfort due to contacting COVID-19. Holyfield will face Belfort on September 11th in Hollywood, Florida. This Evander Holyfield ‘embarrassing’ training video recently leaked.
On Twitter, Cusack stated: “I don’t begrudge any man to make a living or do what they want – but as fan of the sweet science and the great great fighters – I don’t want to see Greats like Holyfield fight anymore – in their 50 s. Hope this is one and done for him – and both come out ok.”
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During a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Holyfield discussed the fight and discussed concerns about stepping back into the ring. Credit to the outlet for the below.
Evander Holyfield recently dropped this Donald Trump bombshell. “The thing is, I have more experience in boxing,” Holyfield stated. “The fact of the matter is I would have a problem if I was gonna do MMA, because that ain’t what I do. But I know I do boxing and I took care of myself real well. The fact is, I’m going in there with an MMA guy, and yeah, he does a couple of things right. He knows how to throw punches and he can deliver hard shots, but I can do more. I just bring more to the game because [of all] the years of doing it.
“I kind of feel that you’ve got to have a lot of confidence to get in the sport and get it with me when I’ve been doing it a lot longer. I’ve been doing boxing since I was 8 years old. I know good and well I ain’t gonna come down and try to wrestle them guys. I don’t want to have to watch out for a foot or a chokehold, someone grabbing my arm and breaking my arm. I just said, ‘I want to take a chance.’
