- A portion of his ear was bitten off by Mike Tyson during a boxing match on 28 June 1997. The incident led to Tyson being banned for a year, and he was fined $3 million.
- Has eleven children [2015].
- He won the World Heavweight Championship four times defeating James "Buster" Douglas (1990), Riddick Bowe (1993), Mike Tyson (1996) and John Ruiz (2000).
- Estimated estate worth over 90 million dollars
- Record: 57 fights; 44 wins (29 knockouts, 1 disqualification); 10 losses (2 knockouts); 2 draws; 1 no contest.
- Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
- Former IBF Heavyweight champion, former WBA Heavyweight champion, former Undisputed Heavyweight champion.
- On December 20th 2008 at age 46, attempted to win The World Heavyweight Championship for the 5th time, losing a controversial majority decision to WBA Heavyweight Champion Nicolay Valuev in Sweden.
- Friends with M.C. Hammer.
- He is the younger brother of actor-dancer Bernard Holyfield.
- Was a professional wrestler.
- Expecting 10th child in 2004 with wife Candy
- Appeared in a commercial for "1-800-Lawyers". (2009)
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017.
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