Holyfield wants to retire as champion unified

World champion heavyweight Evander Holyfield WBF version has no intention of ending his competitive activity despite its 49 years. Suspended after his fight scheduled with Russian Alexander Povetkin, 32, WBA world champion, for lack of financial settlement, which probably fight Holyfield announced in December in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), although the name is unknown its rival.

Holyfield, who won four times world title heavyweight in 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000, and was unified champion in 1991-92, refuses to stay active because they are struggling economically, as it says its goal is be "retiring as a unified world champion heavyweights."

The former champion made the announcement in a long interview with French daily L'Equipe, in which he reviewed in his car and pointed out that great care is maintaining your fitness. Holyfield said that currently gets up every day "at four in the morning" and then read the Bible and meditating hours. After breakfast, you are training for an hour and a half, resting after a total of six hours daily, with special attention to "not lose muscle mass."

Champion reviewed his career, stating that it is disappointed not to have faced Mike Tyson when both were in the prime of their careers as "my goal was to be unified world champion heavyweight, not to face Tyson, and Douglas managed to defeat. I was going to fight Tyson but who was to assume that Douglas beat him before? Came to agree to a fight in 1991, but before Tyson went to jail. "

When the race was, Holyfield won in 1996 and a year later in the rematch, Tyson was disqualified for biting the ears. Holyfield admits that Tyson spared because "he was disqualified and lost his only way out of combat not defeated."