Evander Holyfield has revealed exactly why he believes Muhammad Ali is not the greatest heavyweight in boxing history.
In the eyes of many, Ali remains one of, if not the best fighter to have ever graced the sport, proving his credentials throughout the course of his storied professional career which spanned between 1960 and 1981.
He became a three-time world heavyweight champion during his tenure, racking up victories over a number of legendary fighters including the likes of Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston and George Foreman.
Another man who had an impressive professional career of his own is Holyfield, who became the first fighter in boxing history to capture the undisputed championship at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.
In an interview with Seconds Out, ‘The Real Deal’ made a sensational admission as he claims he is actually the best heavyweight ever rather than Ali, as he ranks himself even higher than the man they called ‘The Greatest’.
“I’m the only four-time heavyweight champion of the world but they are still talking about Ali when I broke his record. I’ve been the only four-time heavyweight champion of the world for 24 years.
You can’t talk about it until you break someone’s record, they don’t say nothing about me. How do you cut somebody out of history? Now I didn’t even know I was the first person to be undisputed in two weight divisions, until Usyk did it.
They keep saying Ali is the best fighter, no I am. He was three times, I’m four.”
Holyfield enjoyed the bulk of his success during the 1990s where he shared the ring with the likes of Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe amongst a number of others before he eventually called time on his career in 2011.
