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True Dough

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1. California's athletic commission wouldn't sanction this "fight"

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Sep 12, 2021, 12:29 PM

Sep 2021

But of course that hot mess Florida did. And it was a mistake! At age 59, Holyfield should never have been allowed to climb into the ring against a 40-something opponent, if at all.

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Vitor Belfort stops Evander Holyfield in Round 1 [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 OP

California's athletic commission wouldn't sanction this "fight" True Dough Sep 2021 #1

It is a disgusting idea. A man 15 years his junior. Boxing is a young man's game Walleye Sep 2021 #3

Holyfield is now cash poor .... LenaBaby61 Sep 2021 #8

At least nobody got an ear bitten off Walleye Sep 2021 #2

The best thing that could result... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #4

Well that shouldn't have happened. Holyfield is the only one... brush Sep 2021 #5

Holyfield had a boxing match lined up but his opponent also had to withdraw True Dough Sep 2021 #6

What was a 60-year-old doing in a prize fight? Anything for $$. rickyhall Sep 2021 #7