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Holyfield : The Humble Warrior: The Humble Warrior

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I usually don't read non-fiction but I am a huge boxing fan and a big fan of Evander also.The reason I orinally admired Evander was his determination and lack of fear and I also share his beliefs in many areas of life.I read this book wanting to get a better idea of his beliefs. I think this book will apeal to someone even if they are not a fan of boxing or sports in general.It gives you the story of Evander and his family growing up and the hardships they had to go through.He grew up without a father and was raised by his mother and grandmother.His mother always had a positive outlook on life and gave every thing she had to raise a good family. Evander started boxing at an early age and was given little chance to go far.When growing up he always turned to his faith and you will read how he got through his divorce and loss of his older brother and his mother.you'll also read why he is one of the few people not to be intimidated by Mike Tyson. This book will show people where to find strength when it seems all hope is lost.I also recomend it to any younger person because I believe Evander Holyfield to be the most positive role model in the world today. This book can be helpful for anyone who is suffering from an illness.Evander returned to boxing after having serious heart problems.I think this book can be valuble to anyone who reads it

It provided the nessecary heart and desire it took for me to win the 400 at state track. I love Evanders heart and will to win.

There are a few interesting antidotes in this but it was written by Holyfields Brother. I'm sure he meant well but its seemingly written as a tribute more so than an objective biography. It goes up until the time preceding his first fight with Tyson so its also outdated. Holyfield really shouldn't be fighting anymore but even though he's pushing 50 and has been through many out and out wars in the ring he continues on. I saw him being interviewed on CNN recently about how he's converting his ridiculous 54,000 square foot, 109 room, 17 bathroom mansion/estate into being as "green" as possible and he didn't sound very good. Even though he could still beat a lot of guys that are out there he should have hung them up a long time ago.

This is a light read. Not a lot of depth in regards to the fights at all. The author is Holyfield's brother and as such, means that there will be a certain degree of natural bias towards the great man.

I think the author needed to go a lot deeper into the struggles in the ring than he did, as the impact of the book is lessened through the lack of the fight details.

Overall, it is an ok read, but I want more from a book on Holyfield.

This was a good book! I would have to say that the author B-Holyfield really focused on the details about the biography of Evander Holyfield. It's a must read!

This is a great book focusing on one the of the best boxers ever. Berard Holyfield writes very well and has an excellent awareness of the times he and his brother, Evander, lived through.

Holyfield: The Humble Warrior, is really just a skim over what really could be a cream of a story. Evander Holyfield has a whole other life outside of what his brother has allowed us to see - and none of it is revealed in this story.

The book is a biased view of Evander Holyfield based on what Holyfield would let his brother tell us and what Evander himself would allow in the book. There isn't a lot of meat between the bread in this story. One gets the feeling that Evander and his brother are telling only half of a story and leave out all the nitty-gritty details that could really complete the entire picture.

It really tells little of the alleged heart problems that Evander suffered after his title-losing fight with Michael Moorer in 1994, or why Evander suddenly lost all of his hair over a span of about six months. There isn't much here about Evander's legendary womanizing and carousing.

The book is mainly a chronological tale of a man who went from a poor boy to a rich fighter. What I'm saying is that there is no punch to the book, no entertainment value. Bernard Holyfield isn't the one who should be telling this story. Evander deserves someone like Norman Mailler because Evander Holyfield has a Trump-sized ego and a great life story to tell - but it's not in this book which reads more like a glorified press-release.

It Rocked!!

Evander is a strong christian and in no other book is this as evident as this book.