Boxing Promoter Don King Invites Undisputed World Champions of Baseball to Attend Undisputed World Heavyweight Title Fights.LAS VEGAS--(BW SportsWire)--Oct. 28, 1999-- Boxing promoter Don King is inviting the undisputed world champions of baseball to attend the undisputed world heavyweight championship The World Heavyweight Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated titles, meant to emphasize the top championship of boxing, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other similar sports and performance arts. fight between Evander Holyfield Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. and Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis CBE (born September 2 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer who represented Canada in the Olympics and fought under the British flag as a professional. He is a former undisputed lineal heavyweight champion. he is staging here on Nov. 13. King cited the two-time world champion New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' tremendous team determination, drive, unity and spirit, in sending congratulations and offering fight tickets to Yankee owner George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio), often known as "The Boss", is an American billionaire businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. , manager Joe Torre  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. and the entire New York Yankee team the day after they swept the Atlanta Braves in four games. "This team has overcome incredible adversity and distractions to reach a goal that in many ways even surpassed last year's accomplishments," said King. "Their manager battled and beat cancer, they had the day-to-day pressures of not only taking on teams that were gunning for them but had to deal with the New York media and three players lost their fathers within a two month period." King marveled at the fact that the selfless team won 22 of 23 playoff games and set a record for consecutive World Series wins (12) while some players were banged up and hurting emotionally. He pointed specifically at right fielder Paul O'Neill. "That guy exemplifies the true warrior spirit and resolve it takes to be a world champion," explained King. "I wish I had fighters like him. He not only played with a busted rib, he came out and took the field a day after losing his father. I was very moved." Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis will fight in a rematch of their undisputed world heavyweight title fight in March that ended in a draw. "SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH...UNFINISHED BUSINESS" will be televised live on pay-per-view by TVKO. |
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