Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
‘Real Deal’ won’t leave heavyweight scene quietly
Evander Holyfield remains hopeful of enticing the world
champion Klitschko brothers into a heavyweight tussle in the near future after
calling out the brothers once again in a recent interview on UK TV.
The 49 year-old, who turns 50 in October, is adamant that
the Klitschko’s will be unable to generate the sort of cash that he can and
will prolong his career until he is given one more shot at the championship of
the world.
"Age ain't nothing but a number," Holyfield told
Sky Sports. "They (the Klitschkos) have got an opportunity to probably
make the biggest payday of their lives fighting Evander Holyfield. They are
telling everyone that they respect me, and that they don't want to beat me up.
"But I fought George Foreman, I fought Larry Holmes,
and I said the same thing. I said that I wouldn't get any credibility from
beating someone older. They said 'but, we are going to get you 20 million, what
do you think?' I said make sure that guy wants to fight me, because I don't
want it to look like I fought that older guy, but that he fought me.
“With the Klitschkos, they aren't choosing to fight me, I've
said I'll fight them. All they got to do is realize that both of us will make
money, then we'll see who the winner is."