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Evander Holyfield Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Evander Holyfield? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Holyfield never lost a fight after turning professional, retiring with a perfect record.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Holyfield lost multiple times, including to Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, and Lennox Lewis, ending with a 44-10-2 record.

2.

Evander Holyfield won an Olympic bronze medal in boxing after being disqualified for a low blow.

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At the 1984 Olympics, Holyfield was DQ'd in the semifinals for hitting a downed opponent, earning bronze but sparking controversy.

3.

Holyfield was a professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles before boxing.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Though he played college football briefly, Holyfield never made an NFL roster; he focused entirely on boxing after the 1984 Olympics.

4.

Evander Holyfield is the only boxer to win the heavyweight title four separate times.

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Despite losses, Holyfield regained the heavyweight championship four times (1990, 1993, 1996, 1997), a unique feat.

5.

Holyfield once fought a 350-pound opponent who had never lost a fight.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Holyfield faced large opponents like George Foreman (250 lbs) but never a 350-pound undefeated fighter; this is a fabricated myth.

6.

Holyfield once fought Mike Tyson with a broken right hand for the last four rounds.

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In his 1996 rematch with Tyson, Holyfield fractured his right hand in round 6 but still won by TKO in round 11.

7.

Holyfield's first professional fight was against a future world champion who knocked him out.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

Holyfield debuted with a first-round TKO win over Lionel Byarm in 1984; his opponent was not a future champion nor knocked him out.

8.

Holyfield once had a medical condition called atrial fibrillation that threatened his boxing career.

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In 1994, Holyfield was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a heart condition, but returned to win the heavyweight title again after treatment.

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