"The great champion" - Mike Tyson names the greatest boxer of all time

Details: Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has revealed that he considers American Evander Holyfield the greatest boxer. He listed a whole range of qualities that set Holyfield apart from other fighters.

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"The very best? That's Evander Holyfield. A great champion: chin, heart, determination, work ethic, demeanor," Tyson said.

Evander Holyfield is a multi-time world champion in both heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions under the WBA, WBC, and IBF banners.

Mike faced Evander twice in the ring — in 1996 and 1997. Both times Tyson suffered defeat, with one of the bouts ending in his disqualification for biting his opponent's ear.

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