01 August,2012 07:50 AM IST | | AFP
But a comical sign of how far the 49-year-old boxer has faded from view occurred on US television when broadcaster NBC interviewed him in London without appearing to realise who he was. Holyfield was interviewed in a vox-pop montage of tourists in London aired on NBC's Today breakfast programme.
Bizzare: Evander Holyfield's ear which was bitten by Mike Tyson in 1997
"The Todayshow did interview me yesterday and ur right they didn't mention who I was," a bemused Holyfield admitted on Twitter.
Holyfield won a boxing bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Games before embarking on a successful professional career best remembered for his two epic fights with Mike Tyson in 1996 and 1997.
Here's how Evander Holyfield looks today. PICS/AFP
On June 28, 1997, Holyfield fought Mike Tyson, who bit Holyfield on both his ears in separate incidents during the bout.
