We're back in the Sports Dome.
Professional boxing has been losing fans
to UFC and the WWE for years.
But this weekend, all eyes will be on
the sweet science, when Evander Holyfield
boxes a horse
for the WBA heavyweight championship.
Promoters are betting the Philly feud
will be one of the biggest fights in decades,
as Holyfield and the horse go 12 rounds
hands to hooves.
- Evander "the real deal" Holyfield.
A horse, with nothing left to lose.
Redemption waits in the ring.
Holyfield versus Evening Dream,
at the Balagio.
Break out those envelopes you'd like to
reseal and let's head to the Steam Room.
The Steam Room, brought to you by Coke Zero.
Coke Zero, real Coke taste and zero calories.
You're in the Steam Room, where we steam
clean the stain of deception
from the carpet of sports, alongside OSN
boxing analyst Adam Brandigan,
I'm Tim Devanon. Adam, breathe deeply
and hold the steam in your lungs. -Alright.
The Steam Room begins now. Boxing
has tried everything to recapture the fans,
reality show, D-list celebrity match-ups.
What makes this match so different?
There's so much on the line here. All the
doctors have told Holyfield to retire.
Right. - Nobody wants to fight the guy.
What does he do?
Boom. He takes on an animal
four times the size of a man.
Right, but Holyfield is calling Evening Dream
a worthy opponent and "one tough horse".
But his manager had this to say
at the weight in.
Well, Evening Dream is a nice mare.
But if you get in the ring with the big boys,
you better be ready to get hurt. Evander is
going to kill that horse. That horse is dead.
Now with all this bad blood, is the fight
going to live up to the hype?
Oh definitely. This is exactly what boxing
is all about. - You think so?
Two men, or one man and one horse,
or one man and two men riding in on a horse,
settling their differences in the ring,
like men and horses.
Alright, but what about the critics who say
Holyfield should hang up the gloves
and retire from boxing for good?
What did he say?
Holyfield is in the best shape
of his life. - OK.
This guy is training six hours a day.
- Right. - Jumping rope. - Nice.
Even sparring with a Holstein cow
named Tiffany,
who, by the way, is a great
boxer in her own right.
Alright Brandigan,
it's time for the Final Sweat.
You will most likely die from the steam.
- We shall see.
You're Evander Holyfield. What's your game
plan to knock this horse out?
Realistically, Holyfield is only going to
be able to punch that horse once
before it goes totally berserk. And then,
when it's thrashing around in the ring,
Right. - he's gotta punch that horse
right in the neck and face,
and keep on punching and punching,
and punching, until it dies.
That's how you beat a horse.
- Alright, now the early rumors have
the winner taking on Dylan The Lion,
with the belt on the line. Thoughts?
Ah, it's about time. I mean, how many
people does that lion have to eat
before it earns a title shot? - Adam
Brandigan, there's a doctor waiting for you
backstage to make sure you suffered
no ill affects from the Steam Room.
I'll go see him right now.
Those guys are going to smell
like steam for days,
but coming up, Tiger Woods
and Roger Federer frolic on the set
of the new Gillette razor commercial.
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