Evander Holyfield has a strong opinion when it comes to the greatest fighter of all time. To a lot of people, when mentioning ...

I n the annals of combat sports history, the heavyweight division in boxing stands as the pinnacle of fighting, marked by ...

Evander Holyfield has gone toe to toe with some of the biggest punchers of his generation – but one stands out above the rest ...

Johnny Nelson made no mistake in picking who he felt would have prevailed in a showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Evander ...

I used to roll my eyes when anyone compared Usyk to another cruiserweight titleholder who became heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, who I believe is among the two or three best fighters ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Naoya Inoue, as if ...

At 37 years old, Usyk became the first undisputed cruiserweight champion to achieve the distinction at heavyweight since Evander Holyfield more than 30 years ago. Despite giving away huge amounts ...

There is however a precedent for Cruiserweight kings finding success a division above. Probably the most famous example is Evander Holyfield, who unified belts in both the cruiserweight and ...

Boxing has been an ever-present sport in America, dating back to as far as the 19th Century, with the first televised contest broadcast by an American network occurring on the 1st of June 1939.

Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane was in attendance at US President Donald Trump’s inauguration day ball in Washington D.C on Monday. He joined top A-listers including Wayne Gretzky ...

Fans have possibly read the news of how Britain’s Lawrence Okolie, now campaigning as a heavyweight, this after winning a belt at cruiserweight ... none other than Evander Holyfield.

So, he’s got the size to reinvent himself at cruiserweight if he fails against the talented Cuban on February 1st. If Benavidez loses, he may need to decide whether he wants to move up to ...