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Evander Holyfield reportedly is the third-highest grossing pay-per-view draw in boxing history, having generated more than $500 million over his long career. He also has some significant expenses. There's his huge Fayette County mansion, and the responsibilities of a large family and two ex-wives. Then there's the taxman. According to public documents, there have been at least eight federal, state or local tax liens filed against Holyfield and his interests dating back to the early 1990s. They ranged from a couple of thousand dollars to an IRS lien of $139,000 in 2005. All have been recorded as settled. He has taken the short money in his recent comeback fights, saying he made nothing for a November bout in San Antonio against Fres Oquendo when the promoter defaulted on the purse. "My first championship fight, I made $8 million with Buster Douglas," Holyfield said. "My second I made $22 million, the third $17 million. I become four-time heavyweight champion. Then, all of a sudden, I get $250,000 to fight [Jeremy] Bates [August 2006]. Then I fight Oquendo and it's supposed to be $2 million, and I get a goose egg." His purse for the Ibragimov fight will be based in some part on the pay-per-view revenue, and his guarantee has not been made public. Holyfield does say he hopes to return to seven-figure earnings. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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