“Boxing is no joke man”, “This hurts to see” – Concerns over Evander Holyfield having CTE as ‘The Real Deal’ gears up for Vitor Belfort fight

Evander Holyfield will be taking on Vitor Belfort in an eight-round professional boxing match on the 11th of September

Evander Holyfield will be returning to the boxing ring for the first time in more than ten years, when he faces former MMA superstar Vitor Belfort.

‘The Real Deal’ will be looking forward to rolling back the years against the much younger Belfort (Holyfield is 58, while Belfort is 44).

The fight will be for eight rounds, and will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Triller will be in charge of the event.

With the fight only a day away, Holyfield recently sat down with Mike Heck of MMA Fighting to speak about the fight.

Fans spotted Holyfield struggling to speak, sparking rumors of severe CTE.

However, Holyfield brushed off such concerns and promised that he was all good.

Here are some of the reactions to Holyfield’s slurred speech:

If we judged people's fighting abilities on how they talk the Diaz brothers would be janitors.

— Stock Printer (@StockPrinter) September 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/BellRin31894628/status/1436096478322302977

pic.twitter.com/vmxokJUrg5

— Jay Seddon (@JaySeddon123) September 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/b2d327/status/1436098742395015170

Still easier to comprehend than a Nick Diaz interview

— Baked (@BakedHolloway) September 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/GervaiseLiam/status/1436009147846250502

I was all for Evander making a few bucks but he sounds horrible doesn’t need to take anymore punches @Sha_Moore @samatar972

— Rumble 🚩 (@Rjgot9lives) September 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/PowerbeatsSPT/status/1436018986504925191

bro makes diego sanchez sound like einstein

— SJ (@sojo___) September 9, 2021

It’s dangerous. Unfortunately it’s going to take a tragedy before these circus fights end. I don’t know if it will be this one, but it’s only a matter of time.

— Joe Andrews (@TotallyBetting) September 9, 2021

The amount of brain trauma in this video hurt me

— Cory Matthews (@CoryMatthews18) September 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/MolpeceresPaul/status/1436102086308028420

https://twitter.com/ThisAintJaneDoe/status/1436064008654708743

this just hurts to see pic.twitter.com/G0TiIYrYkW

— YTTER (@YtterMMA) September 9, 2021

Evander Holyfield was a marauder during the 1990s

Evander Holyfield was unstoppable in the 1990s. He started off the decade with a bang, with knockout wins over Seamus McDonagh and Buster Douglas.

He then went on to beat Mike Tyson twice within the span of 7 months.

The only opponent he struggled against was Riddick Bowe, who beat Holyfield twice, although the ‘Real Deal’ managed to win once.

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