Holyfield hopes to keep fighting

      Many people in boxing expected Evander Holyfield to retire after his rematch with Mike Tyson on June 28 at the MGM Grand Garden.
      But Holyfield said Tuesday he would probably fight again if he beats Tyson for the second time. And Holyfield said he fully expects to win.
      "Most likely I won't (retire)," Holyfield said in a conference call from Houston, where he has been training. "I take this fight and go in and put my heart and soul into it. Afterwards, I pray about it."
      Holyfield will be defending the World Boxing Association heavyweight championship he won from Tyson on Nov. 9. The scheduled 12-rounder will be shown on pay-per-view television.
      Holyfield pulled a huge upset in stopping Tyson in the 11th round of their first fight at the MGM.
      Holyfield, 34, said he would decide after his second fight with Tyson whether he would fight again based on how he did in the fight.
      However, he also said confidently, "I will be the winner again."
      Holyfield said he would like to unify the major heavyweight championships.
      "Michael Moorer would be a big fight. If Lennox Lewis wins, that would be a big fight," he said. "Chances are I would try to unify the titles and bring some order in who's truly the best without a shadow of a doubt."
      Moorer is the International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion.
      Moorer is expected to be the next opponent for Tyson if Tyson beats Holyfield.
      Some boxing people feel a Holyfield-Moorer rematch would be attractive because Moorer took a decision over Holyfield on April 22, 1994, at Caesars Palace for the IBF and WBA shares of the heavyweight title.
      Holyfield announced his retirement after that fight, citing heart problems.
      Lewis is the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion. Lewis, of England, is scheduled to defend his WBC belt against Henry Akinwande on July 12 at Caesars Tahoe.
      Holyfield said Lewis hasn't received a chance to prove he is one of the top fighters.
      "A lot of people say he (Lewis) is not good, but they won't fight him," Holyfield said.
      Holyfield noted that neither Riddick Bowe nor Tyson fought Lewis.
      At the same time, Holyfield said he thought Lewis' fight with Akinwande, a former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion, "could go either way."
      Holyfield said he still has the same self-belief he took into the first fight.
      "I think coming into the first fight, I truly believed. Other people didn't believe I truly believed. Other people thought it was talk," he said. "This time, they do pretty much believe I can win."
      Tyson was a 2-1 favorite at the MGM and other major sports books Tuesday.
      Despite his strong self-confidence, Holyfield said his first victory over Tyson didn't come on emotion.
      "It wasn't emotion on my behalf," he said. "I won because I was led by the spirit. I won because I trained hard and I am a skilled fighter."