Evander Holyfield had no place in the boxing ring against Vitor Belfort on Saturday night, but ‘The Real Deal’ believes the fight was stopped prematurely.
Holyfield lost the fight via first-round TKO. He almost fell through the ropes while throwing a punch off balance and was knocked down by Belfort before ‘The Phenom’ finished him off with a barrage of lefts and rights against the ropes.
Holyfield, however, insists he was never actually hurt and could have continued had the referee not stopped the fight.
“The guy pushed me, the guy is strong,” the 58-year-old boxing legend said in his post-fight interview (h/t Talk Sport).