Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield had a career to remember that saw him become the first world cruiserweight champion to become heavyweight champion at the time.
Here’s a run through his fight by fight career record as a prizefighter.
Total Pro Record - 44 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draw, 1 No Contest, 29 Knockouts
1984
Nov. 15 – Lionel Byarm, New York, W 6
1985
Jan. 20 – Eric Winbush, Atlantic City, W 6Mar. 13 – Freddie Brown, Norfolk, Virginia, KO 1Apr. 20 – Mark Rivera, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 2July 20 – Tyrone Booze, Norfolk, Virginia, W 8Aug. 29 – Rick Myers, Atlanta, KO 1Oct. 30 – Jeff Meachem, Atlantic City, KO 5Dec. 21 – Anthony Davis, Virginia Beach, Virginia, KO 4
1986
Mar. 1 – Chisanda Mutti, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, KO 3Apr. 6 – Jesse Shelby, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 3May 28 – Terry Mims, Metairie, Louisiana, KO 5July 20 – Dwight Qawi, Atlanta, W 15(Captured WBA cruiserweight title)Dec. 8 – Michael Brothers, Paris, KO 3
1987
Feb. 14 – Henry Tillman, Reno, Nevada, TKO 7(Retained WBA cruiserweight title)May 15 – Rickey Parkey, Las Vegas, TKO 3(Unified WBA and IBF crusierweight titles)Aug. 15 – Ossie Ocasio, St. Tropez, France, TKO 11(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)Dec. 4 – Dwight Qawi, Atlantic City, TKO 4(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)
1988
Apr. 9 – Carlos DeLeon, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Captured undisputed cruiserweight title)July 16 – James Tillis, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 8Dec. 9 – Pinklon Thomas, Atlantic City, TKO 7
1989
Mar. 11 – Michael Dokes, Las Vegas, TKO 10July 15 – Adilson Rodrigues, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 2Nov. 4 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, TKO 8
1990
June 1 – Seamus McDonagh, Atlantic City, TKO 4Oct. 25 – Buster Douglas, Las Vegas, KO 3(Captured undisputed world heavyweight title)
1991
Apr. 19 – George Foreman, Atlantic City, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 23 – Bert Cooper, Atlanta, TKO 7(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)
1992
Jun. 19 – Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 13 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost undisputed world heavyweight title)
1993
June 26 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, W 12Nov. 6 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1994
Apr. 22 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1995
May 20 – Ray Mercer, Atlantic City, W 10Nov. 4 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, TKO by 8
1996
May 10 – Bobby Czyz, New York City, TKO 6Nov. 9 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, KO 11(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
1997
June 28 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, W DQ 3(Retained WBA heavyweight title)Nov. 8 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Unified IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
1998
Sep. 19 – Vaughn Bean, Atlanta, W 12(Retained IBF heavyweight title)
1999
Mar. 13 – Lennox Lewis, New York, D 12(Retained IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)Nov. 13 – Lennox Lewis, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
2000
Aug. 12 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
2001
March 3 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA heavyweight title)Dec. 15 – John Ruiz, Mashantucket, CT, D 12(For WBA heavyweight title)
2002
June 1 – Hasim Rahman, Atlantic City, W Tech Dec 8Dec. 14 – Chris Byrd, Atlantic City, L 12(For IBF heavyweight title)
2003
Oct. 4 – James Toney, Las Vegas, TKO by 9
2004
Nov. 13 – Larry Donald, New York, L 12
2005
INACTIVE
2006
Aug. 18 – Jeremy Bates, Dallas, TX, TKO 2Nov. 10 – Fres Oquendo, San Antonio, TX, W 12
2007
Mar. 17 – Vinny Maddalone, Corpus Christi, TX, TKO 3June 30 – Lou Savarese, El Paso, TX, W 10Oct. 13 – Sultan Ibragimov, Moscow, Russia, L 12(For WBO Heavyweight Title)
2008
Dec. 20 – Nicolay Valuev, Zurich, Switzerland, L 12(For WBA Heavyweight Title)
2009
INACTIVE
2010
04-10 – Francois Botha, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8
2011
01-22 – Sherman Williams, White Sulphur Springs, WV, NC 305-07 – Brian Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, TKO 10
Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield had a career to remember that saw him become the first world cruiserweight champion to become heavyweight champion at the time.
Here’s a run through his fight by fight career record as a prizefighter.
Total Pro Record - 44 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draw, 1 No Contest, 29 Knockouts
1984
Nov. 15 – Lionel Byarm, New York, W 6
1985
Jan. 20 – Eric Winbush, Atlantic City, W 6Mar. 13 – Freddie Brown, Norfolk, Virginia, KO 1Apr. 20 – Mark Rivera, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 2July 20 – Tyrone Booze, Norfolk, Virginia, W 8Aug. 29 – Rick Myers, Atlanta, KO 1Oct. 30 – Jeff Meachem, Atlantic City, KO 5Dec. 21 – Anthony Davis, Virginia Beach, Virginia, KO 4
1986
Mar. 1 – Chisanda Mutti, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, KO 3Apr. 6 – Jesse Shelby, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 3May 28 – Terry Mims, Metairie, Louisiana, KO 5July 20 – Dwight Qawi, Atlanta, W 15(Captured WBA cruiserweight title)Dec. 8 – Michael Brothers, Paris, KO 3
1987
Feb. 14 – Henry Tillman, Reno, Nevada, TKO 7(Retained WBA cruiserweight title)May 15 – Rickey Parkey, Las Vegas, TKO 3(Unified WBA and IBF crusierweight titles)Aug. 15 – Ossie Ocasio, St. Tropez, France, TKO 11(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)Dec. 4 – Dwight Qawi, Atlantic City, TKO 4(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)
1988
Apr. 9 – Carlos DeLeon, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Captured undisputed cruiserweight title)July 16 – James Tillis, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 8Dec. 9 – Pinklon Thomas, Atlantic City, TKO 7
1989
Mar. 11 – Michael Dokes, Las Vegas, TKO 10July 15 – Adilson Rodrigues, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 2Nov. 4 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, TKO 8
1990
June 1 – Seamus McDonagh, Atlantic City, TKO 4Oct. 25 – Buster Douglas, Las Vegas, KO 3(Captured undisputed world heavyweight title)
1991
Apr. 19 – George Foreman, Atlantic City, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 23 – Bert Cooper, Atlanta, TKO 7(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)
1992
Jun. 19 – Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 13 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost undisputed world heavyweight title)
1993
June 26 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, W 12Nov. 6 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1994
Apr. 22 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1995
May 20 – Ray Mercer, Atlantic City, W 10Nov. 4 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, TKO by 8
1996
May 10 – Bobby Czyz, New York City, TKO 6Nov. 9 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, KO 11(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
1997
June 28 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, W DQ 3(Retained WBA heavyweight title)Nov. 8 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Unified IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
1998
Sep. 19 – Vaughn Bean, Atlanta, W 12(Retained IBF heavyweight title)
1999
Mar. 13 – Lennox Lewis, New York, D 12(Retained IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)Nov. 13 – Lennox Lewis, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
2000
Aug. 12 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
2001
March 3 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA heavyweight title)Dec. 15 – John Ruiz, Mashantucket, CT, D 12(For WBA heavyweight title)
2002
June 1 – Hasim Rahman, Atlantic City, W Tech Dec 8Dec. 14 – Chris Byrd, Atlantic City, L 12(For IBF heavyweight title)
2003
Oct. 4 – James Toney, Las Vegas, TKO by 9
2004
Nov. 13 – Larry Donald, New York, L 12
2005
INACTIVE
2006
Aug. 18 – Jeremy Bates, Dallas, TX, TKO 2Nov. 10 – Fres Oquendo, San Antonio, TX, W 12
2007
Mar. 17 – Vinny Maddalone, Corpus Christi, TX, TKO 3June 30 – Lou Savarese, El Paso, TX, W 10Oct. 13 – Sultan Ibragimov, Moscow, Russia, L 12(For WBO Heavyweight Title)
2008
Dec. 20 – Nicolay Valuev, Zurich, Switzerland, L 12(For WBA Heavyweight Title)
2009
INACTIVE
2010
04-10 – Francois Botha, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8
2011
01-22 – Sherman Williams, White Sulphur Springs, WV, NC 305-07 – Brian Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, TKO 10
Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield had a career to remember that saw him become the first world cruiserweight champion to become heavyweight champion at the time.
Here’s a run through his fight by fight career record as a prizefighter.
Total Pro Record - 44 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draw, 1 No Contest, 29 Knockouts
1984
Nov. 15 – Lionel Byarm, New York, W 6
1985
Jan. 20 – Eric Winbush, Atlantic City, W 6Mar. 13 – Freddie Brown, Norfolk, Virginia, KO 1Apr. 20 – Mark Rivera, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 2July 20 – Tyrone Booze, Norfolk, Virginia, W 8Aug. 29 – Rick Myers, Atlanta, KO 1Oct. 30 – Jeff Meachem, Atlantic City, KO 5Dec. 21 – Anthony Davis, Virginia Beach, Virginia, KO 4
1986
Mar. 1 – Chisanda Mutti, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, KO 3Apr. 6 – Jesse Shelby, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 3May 28 – Terry Mims, Metairie, Louisiana, KO 5July 20 – Dwight Qawi, Atlanta, W 15(Captured WBA cruiserweight title)Dec. 8 – Michael Brothers, Paris, KO 3
1987
Feb. 14 – Henry Tillman, Reno, Nevada, TKO 7(Retained WBA cruiserweight title)May 15 – Rickey Parkey, Las Vegas, TKO 3(Unified WBA and IBF crusierweight titles)Aug. 15 – Ossie Ocasio, St. Tropez, France, TKO 11(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)Dec. 4 – Dwight Qawi, Atlantic City, TKO 4(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)
1988
Apr. 9 – Carlos DeLeon, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Captured undisputed cruiserweight title)July 16 – James Tillis, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 8Dec. 9 – Pinklon Thomas, Atlantic City, TKO 7
1989
Mar. 11 – Michael Dokes, Las Vegas, TKO 10July 15 – Adilson Rodrigues, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 2Nov. 4 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, TKO 8
1990
June 1 – Seamus McDonagh, Atlantic City, TKO 4Oct. 25 – Buster Douglas, Las Vegas, KO 3(Captured undisputed world heavyweight title)
1991
Apr. 19 – George Foreman, Atlantic City, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 23 – Bert Cooper, Atlanta, TKO 7(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)
1992
Jun. 19 – Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 13 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost undisputed world heavyweight title)
1993
June 26 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, W 12Nov. 6 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1994
Apr. 22 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1995
May 20 – Ray Mercer, Atlantic City, W 10Nov. 4 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, TKO by 8
1996
May 10 – Bobby Czyz, New York City, TKO 6Nov. 9 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, KO 11(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
1997
June 28 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, W DQ 3(Retained WBA heavyweight title)Nov. 8 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Unified IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
1998
Sep. 19 – Vaughn Bean, Atlanta, W 12(Retained IBF heavyweight title)
1999
Mar. 13 – Lennox Lewis, New York, D 12(Retained IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)Nov. 13 – Lennox Lewis, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
2000
Aug. 12 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
2001
March 3 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA heavyweight title)Dec. 15 – John Ruiz, Mashantucket, CT, D 12(For WBA heavyweight title)
2002
June 1 – Hasim Rahman, Atlantic City, W Tech Dec 8Dec. 14 – Chris Byrd, Atlantic City, L 12(For IBF heavyweight title)
2003
Oct. 4 – James Toney, Las Vegas, TKO by 9
2004
Nov. 13 – Larry Donald, New York, L 12
2005
INACTIVE
2006
Aug. 18 – Jeremy Bates, Dallas, TX, TKO 2Nov. 10 – Fres Oquendo, San Antonio, TX, W 12
2007
Mar. 17 – Vinny Maddalone, Corpus Christi, TX, TKO 3June 30 – Lou Savarese, El Paso, TX, W 10Oct. 13 – Sultan Ibragimov, Moscow, Russia, L 12(For WBO Heavyweight Title)
2008
Dec. 20 – Nicolay Valuev, Zurich, Switzerland, L 12(For WBA Heavyweight Title)
2009
INACTIVE
2010
04-10 – Francois Botha, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8
2011
01-22 – Sherman Williams, White Sulphur Springs, WV, NC 305-07 – Brian Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, TKO 10
Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield had a career to remember that saw him become the first world cruiserweight champion to become heavyweight champion at the time.
Here’s a run through his fight by fight career record as a prizefighter.
Total Pro Record - 44 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draw, 1 No Contest, 29 Knockouts
1984
Nov. 15 – Lionel Byarm, New York, W 6
1985
Jan. 20 – Eric Winbush, Atlantic City, W 6Mar. 13 – Freddie Brown, Norfolk, Virginia, KO 1Apr. 20 – Mark Rivera, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 2July 20 – Tyrone Booze, Norfolk, Virginia, W 8Aug. 29 – Rick Myers, Atlanta, KO 1Oct. 30 – Jeff Meachem, Atlantic City, KO 5Dec. 21 – Anthony Davis, Virginia Beach, Virginia, KO 4
1986
Mar. 1 – Chisanda Mutti, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, KO 3Apr. 6 – Jesse Shelby, Corpus Christi, Texas, KO 3May 28 – Terry Mims, Metairie, Louisiana, KO 5July 20 – Dwight Qawi, Atlanta, W 15(Captured WBA cruiserweight title)Dec. 8 – Michael Brothers, Paris, KO 3
1987
Feb. 14 – Henry Tillman, Reno, Nevada, TKO 7(Retained WBA cruiserweight title)May 15 – Rickey Parkey, Las Vegas, TKO 3(Unified WBA and IBF crusierweight titles)Aug. 15 – Ossie Ocasio, St. Tropez, France, TKO 11(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)Dec. 4 – Dwight Qawi, Atlantic City, TKO 4(Retained WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles)
1988
Apr. 9 – Carlos DeLeon, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Captured undisputed cruiserweight title)July 16 – James Tillis, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 8Dec. 9 – Pinklon Thomas, Atlantic City, TKO 7
1989
Mar. 11 – Michael Dokes, Las Vegas, TKO 10July 15 – Adilson Rodrigues, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, KO 2Nov. 4 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, TKO 8
1990
June 1 – Seamus McDonagh, Atlantic City, TKO 4Oct. 25 – Buster Douglas, Las Vegas, KO 3(Captured undisputed world heavyweight title)
1991
Apr. 19 – George Foreman, Atlantic City, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 23 – Bert Cooper, Atlanta, TKO 7(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)
1992
Jun. 19 – Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, W 12(Retained undisputed world heavyweight title)Nov. 13 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost undisputed world heavyweight title)
1993
June 26 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, W 12Nov. 6 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1994
Apr. 22 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA and IBF heavyweight titles)
1995
May 20 – Ray Mercer, Atlantic City, W 10Nov. 4 – Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas, TKO by 8
1996
May 10 – Bobby Czyz, New York City, TKO 6Nov. 9 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, KO 11(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
1997
June 28 – Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, W DQ 3(Retained WBA heavyweight title)Nov. 8 – Michael Moorer, Las Vegas, TKO 8(Unified IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
1998
Sep. 19 – Vaughn Bean, Atlanta, W 12(Retained IBF heavyweight title)
1999
Mar. 13 – Lennox Lewis, New York, D 12(Retained IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)Nov. 13 – Lennox Lewis, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost IBF and WBA heavyweight titles)
2000
Aug. 12 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, W 12(Regained WBA heavyweight title)
2001
March 3 – John Ruiz, Las Vegas, L 12(Lost WBA heavyweight title)Dec. 15 – John Ruiz, Mashantucket, CT, D 12(For WBA heavyweight title)
2002
June 1 – Hasim Rahman, Atlantic City, W Tech Dec 8Dec. 14 – Chris Byrd, Atlantic City, L 12(For IBF heavyweight title)
2003
Oct. 4 – James Toney, Las Vegas, TKO by 9
2004
Nov. 13 – Larry Donald, New York, L 12
2005
INACTIVE
2006
Aug. 18 – Jeremy Bates, Dallas, TX, TKO 2Nov. 10 – Fres Oquendo, San Antonio, TX, W 12
2007
Mar. 17 – Vinny Maddalone, Corpus Christi, TX, TKO 3June 30 – Lou Savarese, El Paso, TX, W 10Oct. 13 – Sultan Ibragimov, Moscow, Russia, L 12(For WBO Heavyweight Title)
2008
Dec. 20 – Nicolay Valuev, Zurich, Switzerland, L 12(For WBA Heavyweight Title)
2009
INACTIVE
2010
04-10 – Francois Botha, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8
2011
01-22 – Sherman Williams, White Sulphur Springs, WV, NC 305-07 – Brian Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, TKO 10
