My Take
Evander Holyfield is one of those fighters who genuinely makes you rethink what's possible in boxing. Growing up in Alabama and making his way to the 1984 Olympics, he then became the only man to win undisputed heavyweight championship three separate times — that alone puts him in a conversation very few people can join. His two wars with Riddick Bowe were brutal, brilliant heavyweight chess matches, and even his infamous bouts with Mike Tyson (yes, including *that* ear incident) showed a guy who simply refused to be rattled by anything. What I respect most is that Holyfield was never just a physical specimen — he was a thinker in the ring, deeply religious, and he carried a certain dignified intensity that felt uniquely his own. His 2017 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame was long overdue but completely deserved.
Overview
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and was the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the "three-belt era", a feat later surpassed by Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue and…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Evander Holyfield
- Name (Japanese)
- イヴェンダー・ホリフィールド
- Reading
- いゔぇんだー・ほりふぃーるど
- Born
- October 19, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Atmore, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 189 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer / autobiographer / actor / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- South Atlanta High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- 2017 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Heavyweight Champion
- WBC World Cruiserweight Champion
- IBF World Heavyweight Champion
- IBF World Heavyweight Champion
- IBF World Heavyweight Champion
- IBF World Cruiserweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.