Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
‘The Real Deal’ still keen on another world title shot
Evander Holyfield is still hoping to entice the Klitschko
brother’s into a battle after years of being linked to a fight against the
Ukrainian world title holders and believes they could make huge sums if they
put a fight together.
The 49 year-old, who has held multiple world titles at cruiserweight
and heavyweight and is unbeaten in his last two fights, is on the lookout for his next opponent as he approaches his 50th
birthday and says respect for him by the Klitschko's is to blame for a fight not happening yet.
“I am trying to tell the Klitschko’s ‘look, its real simple.
There’s only one guy out there you can make a big pay day with and that’s me.
So let’s do it,” Holyfield said in an interview for his 'Legends' documentary.
“But they say ‘oh, we like you and this and this and I am
not going to make anybody do it, but you just got to think business wise, and I
wouldn’t fight if I didn’t think I could win.
“I would quit if I thought I couldn’t,” he added.
‘The Real Deal’ has been out of the ring for thirteen months
through no fault of his own as fighters in the world’s top 10 avoid him, and
Holyfield will certainly need to beat a fighter in that ilk, to gain the shot
he craves.