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Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:21
by Ruthless-RKO
it's on Evander Holyfield vs Glenn McCrory: Boxing legends agree huge comeback fight at O2 in April and winner could face Mike Tyson
Boxing legends Glenn McCrory and Evander Holyfield have verbally agreed to a huge fight next year in the sport’s latest comeback story.
McCrory, the former cruiserweight champion, has told talkSPORT.com a fight with heavyweight icon Holyfield will ‘100% happen’, potentially at the O2 Arena next April.
The Brit, 56, has not fought for 27 years since his defeat to Alfred Cole in 1993, while American Holyfield, 58, last appeared in the ring nine years ago, beating Brian Nielsen in 2011.
Their comeback fight will be promoted by the Bare Knuckle Boxing company, although it will play out with gloves, and YouTube boxers Jake Paul and Joe Weller are being lined up for the undercard.
“I spoke to Holyfield on the phone the other night and he said he’ll fight me,” McCrory told talkSPORT.com.
“He’s been scared of me for 30 years, but now he’s finally going to fight me. He’s getting brave.
“We’re looking at April, I’m talking to Joe Brown and Jim Freeman from the BKB company and they want to put it on at the O2 in April.
“I was champion after Evander moved up to heavyweight, I took his vacant crown and I said to him the other night, ‘Why did you move up? Were you scared of me?’
“It’s 30 years in the making. I was the heir to his cruiserweight throne and he was the fight I always wanted, he was the best and he moved away.
“I’ve always been in good shape, I climbed the eighth-highest mountain in the world last year, so if I can do that with no training, I can certainly fight Evander Holyfield – it’s what I do!”
It follows the entertaining exhibition bout between ex-heavyweight kings Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr last Saturday – and the winner of McCrory vs Holyfield could face Iron Mike next.
Both men have history with Tyson: Holyfield beat him twice and infamously lost a chunk of his ear, while McCrory was Iron Mike’s sparring partner, going 96 rounds with him during his peak.
Holyfield has made his desire for a third fight with Tyson abundantly clear – and McCrory wants him too.
“When I beat Evander, then Tyson’s next,” he added.
“I was there with Tyson in the days, I was there in his prime and I kicked his ass.
“Back then, he was getting all the money and the fame and I got nothing, so it’s payback!”
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:23
by oogiebe
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:23
by Jimmy2020
What a crock of shyte. Pantomime sport. I give up.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:28
by Stobbo
Is it April 1st
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:28
by Fray Bentos
He’s been scared of me for 30 years
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:29
by DrDuke
What an annoying trend.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:30
by TheLeprechaun
McCrory really taking the piss in that presser.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:36
by mickey1975
It will be Indigo O2 if it’s BKB.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:37
by mickey1975
Glenn sounds poorly.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:42
by Ruthless-RKO
Jake Paul vs Joe Weller lined up as next YouTube boxing fight on Evander Holyfield vs Glenn McCrory undercard at O2 in April
Jake Paul vs Joe Weller is being lined up as the next YouTube boxing bout on the undercard of the fight between legends Evander Holyfield and Glenn McCrory.
talkSPORT.com earlier revealed a huge comeback fight between former champions Holyfield and McCrory, both in their fifties, has been verbally agreed for the O2 Arena next April.
It follows the exhibition between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr in Las Vegas last Saturday, as the two heavyweight icons battled out an entertaining draw.
YouTuber Paul, 23, produced a brutal knockout of former NBA star Nate Robinson on the undercard of that one – and looks set to feature at the next big comeback event too.
talkSPORT.com understands 24-year-old Joe Weller, who lost an amateur bout to YouTuber KSI in 2018, has been sounded out as a potential opponent for Paul by the promoters of McCrory vs Holyfield.
Like Paul, Weller has no pedigree as a boxer and is famous for his YouTube channel.
He was a commentator for BT Sport alongside McCrory for the Tyson vs Jones Jr event last Saturday.
Paul’s brutal victory over Robinson was labelled a dangerous farce in some corners, but Tyson insists boxing needs YouTubers to stay relevant.
“Well listen, my ego says so many things,” he said at the post-fight press conference.
“But my reality is, they help boxing so much; boxing owes these YouTube boxers some kind of respect.
“They should give them some belts because these guys make boxing alive. Boxing was pretty much a dying sport, UFC was kicking our butt.
“Now we got these YouTube boxers, with 25million views. Boxing is going back thanks to the YouTube boxers.”
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 10:45
by Controversial
Seems to be only Glenn talking about this, I haven't seen Holyfield mention it. Even if he did why would he want it to be under BKB rules, that makes no sense. McCrory has spoke of having mental health issues before, hopefully this isn't him having a breakdown.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 11:04
by Nightmare Roy
Lennox has apparently called out Bowe now too, lockdown is making people go crazy
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 11:12
by mickey1975
The Indigo holds about 2,000, Evander would get more for a few dinner appearances. I think Glenn is having a bit of a do with himself.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 11:15
by CaptainSpacerod
The only “legends” fight I’d be interested in would be an Atlas v Tyson rematch. Some kind of handicap would obviously need to be applied to make it more competitive than their first bout
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 11:20
by Ruthless-RKO
Controversial wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 10:45
Seems to be only Glenn talking about this, I haven't seen Holyfield mention it. Even if he did why would he
want it to be under BKB rules, that makes no sense. McCrory has spoke of having mental health issues before, hopefully this isn't him having a breakdown.
Their comeback fight will be promoted by the Bare Knuckle Boxing company, although it will play out with gloves, and YouTube boxers Jake Paul and Joe Weller are being lined up for the undercard.
It wpould just be promoted by BKB, that's all.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 11:37
by Frostieballs
I heard his interview on talkSPORT this morning.
That didn’t sound like Glenn.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 11:37
by Controversial
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 11:20
Controversial wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 10:45
Seems to be only Glenn talking about this, I haven't seen Holyfield mention it. Even if he did why would he
want it to be under BKB rules, that makes no sense. McCrory has spoke of having mental health issues before, hopefully this isn't him having a breakdown.
Their comeback fight will be promoted by the Bare Knuckle Boxing company, although it will play out with gloves, and YouTube boxers Jake Paul and Joe Weller are being lined up for the undercard.
It wpould just be promoted by BKB, that's all.
Ah ok, phew
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 14:21
by TheGoods
Frostieballs wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 11:37
I heard his interview on talkSPORT this morning.
That didn’t sound like Glenn.
Is the audio interview online anywhere?
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 14:24
by margaret thatcher
if vander is up for the exhibition route, tyson would surely be by far the most lucrative wouldnt he
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 14:25
by skanksta
Make It Stop.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 14:45
by mickey1975
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 10:42
Jake Paul vs Joe Weller lined up as next YouTube boxing fight on Evander Holyfield vs Glenn McCrory undercard at O2 in April
Jake Paul vs Joe Weller is being lined up as the next YouTube boxing bout on the undercard of the fight between legends Evander Holyfield and Glenn McCrory.
talkSPORT.com earlier revealed a huge comeback fight between former champions Holyfield and McCrory, both in their fifties, has been verbally agreed for the O2 Arena next April.
It follows the exhibition between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr in Las Vegas last Saturday, as the two heavyweight icons battled out an entertaining draw.
YouTuber Paul, 23, produced a brutal knockout of former NBA star Nate Robinson on the undercard of that one – and looks set to feature at the next big comeback event too.
talkSPORT.com understands 24-year-old Joe Weller, who lost an amateur bout to YouTuber KSI in 2018, has been sounded out as a potential opponent for Paul by the promoters of McCrory vs Holyfield.
Like Paul, Weller has no pedigree as a boxer and is famous for his YouTube channel.
He was a commentator for BT Sport alongside McCrory for the Tyson vs Jones Jr event last Saturday.
Paul’s brutal victory over Robinson was labelled a dangerous farce in some corners, but Tyson insists boxing needs YouTubers to stay relevant.
“Well listen, my ego says so many things,” he said at the post-fight press conference.
“But my reality is, they help boxing so much; boxing owes these YouTube boxers some kind of respect.
“They should give them some belts because these guys make boxing alive. Boxing was pretty much a dying sport, UFC was kicking our butt.
“Now we got these YouTube boxers, with 25million views. Boxing is going back thanks to the YouTube boxers.”
I didn’t even know Paul Weller likes boxing.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 15:54
by cormack
Glenn Mcrory is not a boxing legend !
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 15:58
by black panther
Glenn been drinking again
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 16:09
by mickey1975
Probably more truth in this than you think.
Re: Evander Holyfield vs. Glenn McCrory - April 2021?
Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 16:24
by Fearful_Freddie
Madness.
