Holyfield Ages in Victory2006-11-11 · TheSweetScience.com
Holyfield started off right where he left off against the hapless Jeremy Bates, dropping Oquendo with a hard right hand toward the end of the first round.…
Beast of a Fight!2006-08-15 · WTRF,WV
Everything Jeremy Bates has dreamed of will come together Friday night, when he faces one of the sport's top stars. The Ashland, Ky. native and Parkersburg resident will face Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.…
Holyfield brings dreams to Big D2006-08-14 · The Houston Chronicle (via NewsStand.com)
From the moment the fight between Evander Holyfield and Jeremy Bates was posted questions abounded about the former four-time world heavyweight champion. Holyfield will turn 44 in October and everyone with even marginal knowledge of the “sweet science” wondered if he’d lost his mind.…
Boxing's heavyweight arena gone ragtag2006-07-12 · San Jose Mercury News, USA
Four-time former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield lives just outside Atlanta, which makes his announced Aug. 18 comeback bout against journeyman Jeremy Bates in Dallas suitable for smarmy references to "Gone With the Wind."…