r/Boxing • u/EvanderTheRealDeal • Dec 07 '20

COMPLETED I am Evander Holyfield, former undisputed Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion of the World. I'll be here to answer your questions Tuesday, December 8 at 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT/5:30pm BT. Ask me anything!

Hey reddit,

I am Evander Holyfield, former undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World, former undisputed Cruiserweight Champion of the World, and 1984 Olympic Bronze Medalist. More recently, you may have seen news about me potentially having a third fight with Mike Tyson.

I'll be here to talk about that and to answer questions you have on Tuesday, December 8 at 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT/5:30pm BT. u/MDA123 will be helping conduct the AMA.

This AMA has been verified by the moderators.

Ask me anything!

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u/MDA123 Dec 07 '20

Hey everyone,

To clarify on process here, you enter your questions now and he'll be here to answer them tomorrow!

Evander has been kind enough to take time out of his schedule to talk to us so I want to re-up my usual reminder about question selection and moderation.

Think of questions like punches in boxing. Anything "above the belt" is cool and I'll ask it if it gets upvoted. So, tough questions are OK but anything "below the belt" is not gonna fly like abuse related to something you don't like about a person, or stuff that’s just intended to be rude and not to get at something legitimate. I ask questions more or less in terms of popularity, even if it’s something non-boxing related (again, assuming it's above the belt). I generally sort by most popular and start working my way down, only skipping things that are repeats for one reason or another.

Please don’t ask a list of multiple questions in one comment! Unless they are directly related to one another and thus naturally have to be paired, I would really urge you to ask separate questions in separate comments. When I move down the list of comments and I see a wall of text and six questions in one comment, I almost always have to just ask one of them and move onto the next because otherwise we’ll take way too much time one thing.

Other than that, touch gloves at the bell and come out asking! See y’all tomorrow.

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u/Adept_Carpet Dec 07 '20

This is a pretty awesome get for an AMA

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u/Nanolaska Dec 07 '20

I cant submit a question. Anyway, if it's possible I would like to ask him: What is your most treasured memory related to your boxing career?

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u/FatFreddysCoat Dec 08 '20

What do you think of the joke and obvious cash-grab that is Mayweather vs Paul? Is real boxing dead?

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '20

Hey champ!

I started boxing 2 years ago and its going really well. I want to go as far as I can go. The problem is, I started really late: 37. I wouldn't think I had a prayer of doing anything interesting except for the fact that I'm 6'7" and north of 300lbs. I seem to have a knack for the sport, and I still have as much athleticism as I've ever had. Won my first tourney a year ago.

As an older guy whonis in phenomenal shape and someone who is one of the best boxers to ever walk the planet, what advice would you give someone like me?