The rematch was set for April 19, 1986 at the indoor arena at the Hilton in Las Vegas. To see this bout on HBO, I went to a local motel and paid the $25 for a room to watch it. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Michael weighed in at 205 lbs., and […]

When I returned from Vegas just after Labor Day in September of 1985, the fight that was on my mind was the Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks fight set for September 21st at the Riviera. Since I liked both fighters, my emotions were torn as to who to root for. Since the fight was on

By 1985, I had been a Michael Spinks fan for four years. I had seen most of his title defenses on television, and he was one of the few undisputed champions in boxing. I had the opportunity to take the ‘Trip of a Lifetime’ in the summer of 1985. I was in Los Angeles for

After his razor thin win over Riddick Bowe to recapture the WBA and IBF version of the heavyweight crown. Evander Holyfield agreed to fight top contender Michael Moorer on April 22, 1994 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.. Moorer had captured the WBO light heavyweight title before moving up to heavyweight, and had beaten

Riddick Bowe was stripped of his WBC version of the heavyweight title after defeating Evander Holyfield in November of 1992, and it was handed to Lennox Lewis a few weeks later. Bowe then defended his portion of the title with an easy knockout of Michael Dokes in February at Madison Square Garden in New York.

It was not long after his first loss as a professional to Riddick Bowe, that Evander Holyfield made plans to come back. He did take a beating in losing his title to Bowe, so a few months lapsed before he announced an opponent. Alex Stewart was picked, the same fighter he fought in November of

After his mediocre performance against Larry Holmes in June, Evander Holyfield set his sights on a fall opponent. After Riddick Bowe disposed of Pierre Coetzer on July 18th, a November date was set for both boxers to meet. Friday, November the 13th was the date and the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas would

Evander Holyfield had agreed to fight the winner of the Ray Mercer vs. Larry Holmes fight on February 7th, 1992. Most so called experts had picked Mercer to win easily, but Holmes surprised them in a big way. The ex-champ totally outboxed Mercer enroute to an easy 12 round unanimous decision in Atlantic City. He

When his fight with Mike Tyson for November 8th, 1991 was cancelled because Tyson claimed he had injured himself, Evander Holyfield needed an opponent to replace him. Francisco Damiani, a contender from Italy was chosen, and Atlanta, Georgia would be the venue. It would be a chance for the champ to perform in front of

After his second defeat of Razor Ruddock on June 28, 1991, Mike Tyson signed to fight Evander Holyfield for the championship. November 8th at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas was the date and venue chosen. However, something happened that summer to change everything. Tyson was indicted for allegedly raping an 18 year old beauty contestant