Holyfield career may be over after Toney loss

They say a fighter is always the last to know when it’s time to go, but surely even Evander Holyfield will now accept the inevitable.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2003 - 14:30

They say a fighter is always the last to know when it’s time to go, but surely even Evander Holyfield will now accept the inevitable.

A fortnight before his 41st birthday, the four-times heavyweight world champion was pummelled into submission by James Toney in Las Vegas earlier today.

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