During an illustrious career stretching from 1984 to 2011, ‘The Real Deal’ achieved undisputed supremacy in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions.
He unified all the major cruiserweight belts in 1988 by dispatching Cuban technician Carlos de Leon and then did the same at heavyweight two years later when he flattened Buster Douglas at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City.
In the first defence of his undisputed heavyweight crown in April 1991, Holyfield defeated George Foreman over the distance in a fight billed ‘The Battle of the Ages’.
At the time, Foreman was 42 years old and was fighting for the heavyweight world titles for the first time since making a miraculous return to the ring in 1987 following a ten-year hiatus.
Despite being well past his best, Foreman still possessed an almighty punch, which Holyfield can attest to.
