Evander Holyfield, a native of Atmore, Escambia County, is a former heavyweight professional boxer known for defeating heavyweight greats George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Mike Tyson. He was a five-time World Heavyweight Champion and won a Bronze Medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
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