Holyfield Builds Hopes

Evander Holyfield is next for Mike Tyson, and boxing fans, starved for someone to give Tyson a fight, are hopeful.

Tyson’s four fights since being released from prison March 25, 1995, have lasted less than eight full rounds. In the last, Saturday night, Tyson needed only 109 seconds to dispatch WBA champion Bruce Seldon.

“Fix, fix,” fans at the MGM Grand Garden chanted.

“Mismatch,” would have been a more accurate description.

The Tyson-Holyfield match Nov. 9 could be short, but fans and the people with a financial interest in Tyson’s career are hoping it will be a brawl as long as it lasts. Holyfield’s reputation as a warrior will be a big selling point.