Just saw results from a boxing match, stating that Evander Holyfield lost to Nikolaj Vajulev. Something that would have rocked my world some 15 years, ago, since I liked to watch boxing… thing is Holyfield is big, in good condition, but OLD – 46 years old. Vajulev is huge: 213 cm = 7 feet tall, 35 years old. Holyfield 6″3 = 190 cm tall.
Anyway, Holyfield lost after 12 rounds of fighting. 12 rounds? Yes… he actually stood up all of the rounds. He even looked more fit than Vajulev, 11 years younger, entering round 12. Now that is a great joke. Holyfield should be pursuing a career selling kitchen utensils or something like that. Like a recently retired boxer, George Forman (yes, the man who became a pro in 1969, fought Ali in Zaire – the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, back in 1974, and retired from boxing in 1998, at 48 yrs old). He should not be allowed to be near a boxing ring. He has made his millions… let it be. Jeez. That shows, however, how the boxing associations are battling to survive… MMA (mixed martial arts) have consistenly gained popularity over the last 5 years… UFC have clearly a “Don King”-lead, personified by Dana White.With that, the UFC have a huge lead over other associations (that might have just as good fighters, but suffer from lack of coverage).
Boxing is dead – MMA is here to stay.