Emanuel Steward, the Hall of Fame trainer who made the Kronk Gym famous, was celebrated by boxing legends and Motown great Aretha Franklin at a memorial service Tuesday in Detroit. Steward, 68, died last month of diverticulosis, which is a digestive disease found in the large intestine. He also had colon cancer. The family of [...]
Evander Holyfield Files Suit in Effort to Save Memorabilia
November 2, 2012 | Posted by
Evander Holyfield filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Thursday in a last ditch effort to save some memories from his impressive boxing career. After Holyfield’s Georgia mansion was sold on the auction block back in July he was forced to sell his memorabilia to raise money to cover his debt to the bank. Holyfield’s lawsuit [...]
Evander Holyfield Files Lawsuit to Save Memorabilia
November 2, 2012 | Posted by
Evander Holyfield filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Thursday in attempt to stop the upcoming auction of some of his boxing memorabilia. Holyfield’s lawsuit is seeking an order to block the sale of 20 of the almost 450 items set for auction on Nov. 30 by Julien’s Auctions. Some of the items set to hit [...]
Kronk Gym Shut Down By Emanuel Steward’s Sister
October 26, 2012 | Posted by
The historic Kronk Gym in Detroit, belonging to famous trainer Emanuel Steward was shut down abruptly Friday at the request of his sister, Diane Steward-Jones, the day after passing away from a stomach ailment in a Chicago hospital. He was 68. Steward-Jones, who is the family spokesperson, called workers to start removing items from the [...]
Evander Holyfield’s Great, Sad Career Finally Ends
October 17, 2012 | Posted by
There should have been a major announcement in some posh setting, maybe even a boxing ring in Las Vegas, with confetti ready to fall from the rafters and luminaries in the audience. That’s how a champion like Evander Holyfield should go out – with the people he entertained celebrating an accomplished body of work in [...]
Mike Tyson’s Visa Cancelled, New Zealand Show Off
October 3, 2012 | Posted by
Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight boxing champion-turned-actor, had his visa cancelled after the organization that invited him to New Zealand withdrew its support for his visit. Kate Wilkinson, the nation’s associate immigration minister, made the decision to cancel Tyson’s visa after it had been issued so he could fulfill a speaking engagement in September, according [...]
Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson Put Aside Bizarre History And Join Forces
August 29, 2012 | Posted by
Well, at least Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have a pretty good sense of humor about their notorious history together. The two former heavyweight boxing champions are making the most of their infamous June 28, 1997 rematch at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, where Tyson lost his composure and bit off part of [...]
Evander Holyfield Moves Out Of Foreclosed Mansion
July 10, 2012 | Posted by
The massive home Evander Holyfield had built in an Atlanta suburb was not only his over-sized home, but it also was where he hosted underprivileged kids annually and especially during his enormous July 4th barbeque and fireworks display. Sadly today, the former heavyweight champion moved out of the 109-room mansion that rests on 235 acres. [...]
Evander Holyfield Sells House, Still Owes Millions
June 9, 2012 | Posted by
Boxing great Evander Holyfield reportedly sold his massive Georgia mansion for $7.5 million back in March, but it’s still only half of the amount that he owed the bank for the house, according to a report on TMZ. In addition, Holyfield owes more than $200,000 in back taxes to the federal government. Holyfield’s house outside [...]
Holyfield Faces Huge Child Support Debt – Or Jail
June 3, 2012 | Posted by
The financial issues Evander Holyfield have faced in recent years continues. This time, the former heavyweight champion, who made more than $250 million in his career, is $372,000 in arrears in child support — and could end up in jail if it is not resolved soon. Holyfield, who filed bankruptcy in Fayette County, Georgia, in [...]
