Holyfield bout live on SuperSport
On Saturday, former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will return to action against Sherman “The Tank” Williams in a 10-rounder he believes will propel him to yet another championship crack in 2011.
The bout will be broadcast live from West Virginia on SuperSport 6 from 4am on Sunday morning (CAT).
Despite being at an age (48) when most men are tending to their grandkids or contemplating gentler pursuits, Holyfield still believes he has what it takes to win another title. Last year, he twice challenged for the title, but failed in both attempts.
“I’m as good at 48 as I was at 38, or even 28,” Holyfield said. “You’re only as good as the people that you fight. You need to take chances to be the very best.”
Holyfield claims that a potent mixture of experience, discipline and faith will allow him to fight for many more years and possibly win a record fifth world title.
“I can fight because of my foundation,” Holyfield said. “I made the Olympic team and won a bronze medal. As a professional I fought everybody; I believe in the word of God and I believe that I can still perform. It’s more beneficial for me to fight often. At my age my body feels better when I’m training because I don’t spar as much as I used to.”
In his most recent bout, he belted South African Francois Botha to defeat inside eight rounds, winning the low-rent WBF title.
Williams is a journeyman who nonetheless has won nine of his last 10 bouts. Experts don’t give him a chance, predicting another win for the old man of heavyweight boxing.
But he is undaunted: “Most naysayers are the same. Many have never even been in a school yard fight, so I don’t listen to them. Styles make fights and every fighter brings different things to the table. I believe I can win this fight.”
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