In October 1989, the contracts for a fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield were signed and sealed for a fight in the summer of 1990. The pair finally met in November 1996.
The story of how great heavyweight fights get made, collapse, surface again, vanish, and finally take place is one of boxing’s most ridiculous rituals.
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The Tyson and Holyfield saga
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