Evander Holyfield on fighting Mike Tyson, life after boxing; "Feeding Frenzy" by Richard Hoffer
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In this week's episode, host Ted Keith talks with former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield about his long, storied career as part of Showtime's 30th anniversary of championship boxing. Among the topics Keith and Holyfield discuss are his first big fight in the Olympics, his legendary bouts with Mike Tyson and how their relationship is to this day and much more. Keith ends the show by reading Richard Hoffer's July 7, 1997 cover story in Sports Illustrated titled, "Feeding Frenzy," which chronicles the infamous "bite fight," in which Tyson temporarily lost his cool, taking a chunk out of Holyfield's ear to get himself out a fight he was losing to that point. We love to hear our listener's thoughts. Please tweet our host at twitter.com/si_tedkeith. The SI Vault is sponsored by FanDuel.com For up to a $200 bonus, enter our code VAULT. We're also sponsored by the SeatGeek app, available at SeatGeek.com. Enter our code VAULT for a $20 rebate. For more sports, visit si.com/podcasts. SI is now part of the Panoply Network: panoply.fm. Music by Chris Zabriskie
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