‘Float Like a Bee, Sting Like a Butterfly’: Mitt Romney Lasts Two Rounds with Evander Holyfield in Charity Boxing Match
Posted: May 15, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Barack Obama, Boxing, Evander Holyfield, Governor of Massachusetts, Harry Reid, Mike Tyson, Mitt Romney, Salt Lake City, The New York Times, The Salt Lake Tribune, Vanilla in Manila Leave a comment
SALT LAKE CITY – Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield squared off in the ring Friday at a charity fight night event in Salt Lake City.
Romney, 68, and Holyfield, 52, sparred, if you could call it that, for just two short rounds before Romney ran away from the boxer and threw in the towel, giving up a round early in the lighthearted fight that came amid several other fights by professional boxers and an auction.
“You know what? You float like a bee and sting like a butterfly.”
The two barely threw any punches and largely just danced around, occasionally lightly jabbing each other in the midsection in what was much more of a comedic event than an actual bout.
The black-tie affair raised money for the Utah-based organization CharityVision, which helps doctors in developing countries perform surgeries to restore vision in people with curable blindness.
Romney’s son Josh Romney, who lives in Utah, serves as a volunteer president for CharityVision.
Corporate sponsorships for the event ranged from $25,000 to $250,000. Organizers say they raised at least $1 million.
“He said, ‘You know what? You float like a bee and sting like a butterfly,'” Romney said after the fight….(read more)
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