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Whoa !! It was fast !!
54-year-old Mike Tyson announced he would fight the 58-year-old Evander Holyfield on May 29 – despite Holyfield’s camp that the negotiations were dead just 24 hours ago !!
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“I just want everyone to know that the battle with me and Holyfield is going on,” Tyson said during an IG Live session with Haute Living.
“Holyfield is a humble man, I know that and he is a man of God, but I am a man of God. Listen, I’m going to be successful on May 29.”
We immediately reach out to Holyfield’s camp to confirm he’s in … so stay tuned.
Remember, it was only yesterday that Evander’s manager issued a statement saying conversations have “fallen apart” between the two sides.
“We negotiated in good faith the whole time and it seems we are finally wasting our time,” Kris Lawrence said.
The two parties were fighting on May 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The dispute comes down to money – Holyfield’s camp says Team Tyson wanted a big cut … and even turned down a $ 25 million guarantee.
So, how did they make it all work out? We’re working on it.
Evander and Mike last fought in 1997 … and it ended with Tyson biting a piece out of Evander’s ear. Holyfield’s last pro fight was in 2011, when he scored a TKO victory Brian Nielsen.