Mitt Romney and Evander Holyfield Fight It Out For Charity
The fight raised more than $1 million.
— -- Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and boxing legend Evander Holyfield faced off Friday night in a charity boxing match in Salt Lake City.
As for the victor of the bout ... Romney, 68, was a good sport but Holyfield, 52, "keeps his world heavyweight title," the charity said on Twitter.
An incredible fight and some great sportsmanship. @holyfield keeps his world heavyweight title. #cvfightnight
— CharityVision (@CharityVision) May 16, 2015
"Great action and some good swings," they said later.
The match was created to benefit CharityVision, a nonprofit that works with physicians in developing countries to eradicate curable blindness, and managed to raise more than $1 million.
According to the Associated Press, Romney gave up to the five-time heavyweight champion after just two rounds.
Before the political and athletic heavyweights entered the ring, there was plenty of hype and trash talk. On Thursday night - in classic boxing fashion - the two had a weigh-in. Romney came in at 179 pounds to Holyfield’s 236.
Before the match both parties also sent each other some not-so-subtle messages.
“Mitt, you can’t run, you can’t hide. Come and get your whuppin,’” Holyfield said in a hilarious video.
"It's true, I don't have much of a right hook, but when I get somebody's ear, I can be pretty formidable,” Romney warned the boxing champ, who had part of his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson in in 1997.
An incredible fight and some great sportsmanship. @holyfield keeps his world heavyweight title. #cvfightnight
"Great action and some good swings," they said later.
The match was created to benefit CharityVision, a nonprofit that works with physicians in developing countries to eradicate curable blindness, and managed to raise more than $1 million.
According to the Associated Press, Romney gave up to the five-time heavyweight champion after just two rounds.
Before the political and athletic heavyweights entered the ring, there was plenty of hype and trash talk. On Thursday night - in classic boxing fashion - the two had a weigh-in. Romney came in at 179 pounds to Holyfield’s 236.
Before the match both parties also sent each other some not-so-subtle messages.
“Mitt, you can’t run, you can’t hide. Come and get your whuppin,’” Holyfield said in a hilarious video.
"It's true, I don't have much of a right hook, but when I get somebody's ear, I can be pretty formidable,” Romney warned the boxing champ, who had part of his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson in in 1997.