Evander Holyfield, former heavyweight champion has agreed to fight Sherman “The Tank” Williams on November 5, 2010. Shortly after Evander Holyfield turns 48 years old, the date is set. The deal has not been finalized, although the fight is expected to take place in the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
Into the ring, Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) has not stepped since his 8th round knockout of Francois Botha. For a non-consequential minor belt, the fight was on April 10th in Las Vegas. Before that, all the way back in 2008 was Holyfield’s last fight when he lost a controversial decision to Nikolai Valuev in Switzerland.
When Holyfield was in his prime, questions will always loom about the mysterious heart condition that almost ended his career, although he still looks to be in shape. The current undisputed heavyweight champ, Vitali Klitschko will notice this fight, hopes Holyfield.
Holyfield’s manager, Kevin Sanders said of a possible Klitschko fight, “We hope to be able to fight Vitali Klitschko for the WBC belt. I have spoken already to the WBC and [president] Jose Sulaiman has already blessed it for me. I am speaking to the Klitschko people and I think they will do it.”
Fresh off a unanimous decision loss to Manuel Charr in October is Williams (34-11-2, 19 Kos), although he has managed a win against one time prospect Jameel McCline. Sanders is hinting he may put the fight on as a pay-per-view fight and he believes Williams’s style will make for an entertaining fight.