Evander Holyfield

 Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who fought between 1984 and 2011. The 1980s saw him as the undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division. He also held the title at the heavyweight division during the 1990s. Nicknamed "the Real Deal", Holyfield is the only world heavyweight champion, having held the unified WBA, WBC, and IBF titles from 1990 to 1992. He then held and the WBA as well as the IBF titles in 1993 until 1994, and the WBA title a second time from 1996 to 1999; the IBF title was won a third time from 1997 until 1999, and the WBA title for a fourth time from 2000 until 2001.As an amateur, Holyfield represented the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics where he won an Olympic bronze medal in the light heavyweight division. He made the switch to professional boxing at the age of 21 and stepped up to cruiserweight in the year 1985, and winning his first world title in the year following, beating Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA title. Holyfield was able to beat Ricky Parkey, Carlos de Lepn and also win the WBC/IBF titles.