European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a a a the stars and stripes thursday october 25,1990 Douglas is. Holyfield fat Chance Douglas Crew tells Holyfield by Jeff Hasen Las vegas up a even when Buster Douglas was gorging himself on seconds and thirds the brother of the heavyweight champions Mother resisted twisting the fighters Arm until he cried Uncle. A the worked for 51/2 years a said . Mccauley who has been involved in Douglas training since the Start of the boxers career nine years ago. A anything he did alter the fight he  that includes the spoils a and accompanying pastries pastas and puddings a that accompany the holding of the heavyweight championship. A when the Buzzer rang he answered it a Mccauley said of the Start of training for thursday nights defense against no. 1 contender evander Holyfield. A a we re going to buy him a donuts shop after this  Mccauley said he never counted calories and never worried that Douglas could return to fighting shape. The Boxer who weighed 23\yi pounds when he beat Mike Tyson in Tokyo in february says he got up to about 260 pounds while waiting for the bouts Date to be set. A Buster is a thoroughbred a Mccauley said. A a he a not just a run of the Mill George Foreman. When you be got something like this you be got to Fine tune it. He a a 100 percent thoroughbred. A we done to care what he weighs. Everybody is blowing this thing out of proportion. His weight wont make any difference. Buster is going to plaster this Guy Holyfield because he a got the Good  but what of the ample Girth a when Tyson walks around Between fights he a 250 or 260, too a Mccauley said. A Holyfield walks around 195 or 198, even 189 and then has to put on weight. Holyfield is top heavy. A four or five pounds Isnit going to make a difference. The honest truth is we done to know How much he weighs. We Haven to put Buster on a scale one time since he came into Camp. We done to  other than pounds the biggest question around the champions Camp is How he might react to a pounding. Douglas quit in an International boxing federation title evander Holyfield left and Buster Douglas plan to aim their fists at each other instead of the camera on thursday. Bout against Tony Tucker in 1987 and his heart has been suspect in other fights. A Buster is 30 percent better now. I know it a Mccauley said. A in All ways. He a More of a Man now because he knows he belongs there. The fight game is 85 percent mental. After you get the physical part its All mental. You be got to believe in yourself. A we were entitled to one free fight. Who did he ask for evander Holyfield. He a not afraid of Holyfield not one  Mccauley said his fighter  expect accolades because they wont come after the Holyfield fight. A a it a like we re going to Shock the world again a the Trainer said. A we told him three years ago that wed beat Mike Tyson. Everyone said it would be because of Tyson sex wife Robin Givens. We knew it after one round. We knew wed beat his socks off. A but no matter what happens in this fight we re going to be in a no win situation. When he gets Holyfield  say he beat a blown up fighter. When he gets Tyson again  say Tyson was shot. When he gets big George Foreman hell say he beat an old Man. A nobody believes that we should be Here that we were Lucky. There a a crossroad of being Lucky and Good. No one wants to give Buster credit for being  Holyfield brings dignity Back into the ring Byear Gustkey los Angeles times Las vegas a the horrible moment lives As it will for the rest of his Days in evander Holyfield a mind. A i thought it must be a Nightmare that if i woke up it would just go away a he once said of that moment in the summer of 1984, when he was kicked out of the olympic games in los Angeles. In a Light heavyweight semifinal Holyfield was administering a beating to new zealand a Kevin Barry when during an Exchange the yugoslav ref Gligorije no Vicic yelled a Stop a Holyfield had already launched a Hook that landed on the Side of barrys head and knocked him out. A great Roar went up when Novicic waved Holyfield away and it appeared As if he had won the fight. But Holyfield Wasny to being designated the Winner he was being disqualified. Only . Coach Pat Nappi who was already on the ring apron and angrily shouting at Novicic knew that Holyfield had been disqualified for a late blow. Slowly the cheers of the 16,000 on hand turned to Boos. Outrage ruled particularly after replays showed that Holyfield  possibly have stopped his punch when commanded to do so. The incident is remembered today not Only for the drama of the moment but for the class and dignity Holyfield showed in his worst moment. There were no tantrums no tears no threats. No one would have blamed him if he had gone Back to the olympic Village packed up and gone Home to Atlanta. Instead he showed up two Days later on the Victory stand graciously accepting his Bronze medal. A great ovation went up when the Light heavyweight Gold medallist Anton Josipovic another yugoslav raised Holyfield a hand a gesture that seemed to say he was the real Champion. In a professional sport where prickly personalities and childish behaviour Are common evander Holyfield remains boxing a or. Class. Thursday night at the Mirage in Las vegas Holyfield challenges Buster Douglas for the heavyweight championship. In the six years since his Nightmare in los Angeles Holyfield May have More Muscles but class and dignity still define the Man who is favored to beat Douglas. Holyfield for example was at ringside last february in Tokyo when Douglas upset Mike Tyson and took away Tyson a championship. Upon leaving Tokyo he found that he was in the same first class Section of Tyson a flight Home. Both Felt pain for Tyson and Holyfield had already signed for a Battle of upbeat ens in june 1990, and All those millions had gone by the boards when Douglas knocked out Tyson. A the left his seat and came Over to me and said he Felt bad for me and asked if my Eye would be of a Tyson said a month later. A a he a a Nice Guy  of so he a a Nice Guy. Can he fight at 24-0, you figure he can fight at least a Little bit. But he has been brought along carefully by promoter Dan Duva Lou duvas son. If you were putting together a list of fighters that you  want Holyfield a or any other Prospect a to fight before he got a championship fight razor Ruddock Riddick Bowe Bruce Seldon Tim Witherspoon and Michael Dokes might Well be on it. Of those Holyfield has fought Only Dokes. And March 11, 1989, Holyfield wound up in the fight of his life before he knocked out Dokes in the 10th round. It was viewed by Many As the most exciting heavyweight fight of the 1980s. But critics of Holyfield maintain it  have been an exciting fight if Holyfield is of championship Caliper. Dokes it is always pointed out was years past his prime and coming off rehabilitation from drug abuse. A second Knock on Holyfield is his size. At 6-foot-l, 210 to 212 pounds he is a Small though powerfully built heavyweight. In Douglas 6-4 and 235 pounds he meets the third biggest heavyweight Champion in history. Said Douglas Trainer . Mccauley a you take Holyfield out of those weightlifting gyms where they be had him the last few years and you be got a Guy walking around at 195. Look at Holyfield a legs a they re pop bottles. Evanders going to learn thursday what the difference is Between a big heavyweight and a Little heavyweight and he wont like  in every fight Holyfield has impressed critics with his upper body strength his courage and stamina. Not known for his defensive work he has been hit hard and often. He has been rocked and stunned but always he had More left at the finish than his opponents. Critics say that his stand up style and Lack of lateral movement make him vulnerable to a taller heavyweight with a Strong left Jab such As Douglas. In other words if Douglas took Tyson apart with his left Jab How can a smaller More exposed Holyfield stand up to it a fall fighters get hit a Holyfield said. A Good fighters will hit you that a part of boxing. Busters a Good fighter but ill be ready. I feel i have an Edge in conditioning a if it goes into the late rounds. Pressure Holyfield says is the key to beating Douglas. _ a a Buster sat his Best when you let him dictate the Pace a he said. A i wont let him do that. I have a Good Jab too and i can hit him with it. I done to underestimate him at All a he won the title because of total domination of Tyson and he looked Good doing it. But in a  Rocky Marciano the unbeaten 1950s heavyweight Champion fought bigger heavyweights his entire career knocked out 43 of 49 opponents yet fought his entire career at less than 190 pounds. As his old Trainer Charley Goldman once put it a you done to have to weigh 220 to Knock a Guy out. You just have to hit