Old Fighter Turning to New Age Training

Posted by Joe Roche on 01.14.2011

Holyfield trying new techniques to prepare for Jan. 22nd.

Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) defends his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title against challenger Sherman "Tank" Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), headlining the January 22nd "Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now" Pay-Per-View Event, live from America's resort -- The Greenbrier's Colonial Hall -- in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

"With me," Holyfield explained, "I've always had a plan to live a long time. I plan to be heavyweight champion again, too. To live a long life I have had to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Every kid eats what he wants. Once I made the Olympic Team I developed a habit of eating right and there was no sense changing.

"I've been an athlete since I was eight and started trying to be successful back then. At some point I reached my goal and have since maintained my conditioning. My training and conditioning has evolved from the start. I go back to the past for some things because there are no reasons to change from a good base foundation. But if something new has proven to work, I do that, too. There's no sense riding a horse when you have a car. For weight training today there are so many different people, different ways and different equipment. It's easier using machines (as opposed to free weights) because you don't need a spotter. I have different machines at home and they're much safer with kids around."