Doctors Told Evander Holyfield to Retire. He Beat Tyson Anyway

In April 1994, Evander Holyfield walked to a hospital podium and announced his retirement because of a heart condition. Seven months later, the Mayo Clinic cleared him to fight. He went on to beat Mike Tyson, survive the infamous Bite Fight, and become the first four-time heavyweight champion. But doctors, judges, commissions and creditors kept trying to decide his fate: the Lennox Lewis scoring scandal, a New York suspension, and a foreclosure notice. So who was really in control of Holyfield's career? Welcome to Boxing Black Days, the darker side of boxing history. #EvanderHolyfield #HolyfieldVsTyson #BoxingDocumentary #BoxingHistory #MikeTyson #HeavyweightBoxing #BoxingBlackDays