Watch the Romney-Holyfield fight hype video
Mitt Romney is no stranger to taking jabs in public, but he might be punching above his weight against Evander Holyfield.
The former Massachusetts governor still plans to box the five-time heavyweight champion in Salt Lake City on Friday for charity, and this pre-fight video sets the stage:
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“Well it’s true I don’t have much of a right hook,’’ said Romney, a political heavyweight in his own right. “But when I get somebody’s ear, I can be pretty formidable.’’
For some reason, the 6-foot-1, 226-pound Holyfield was not intimidated by Romney’s trash talk.
“Mitt, you can’t run; you can’t hide. Come get your whoopin’,’’ he said.
The fight is being staged by CharityVision, a Utah-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing curable blindness and poor vision in 21 developing countries.
Romney and Holyfield are expected to weigh-in on Thursday.
Hey, it can’t be any worse than Mayweather-Pacquiao.
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