Holyfield suggests he has mental edge over Tyson

      Evander Holyfield has been complimentary toward Mike Tyson many times in the weeks leading up to Saturday's bout for Holyfield's World Boxing Association heavyweight title at the MGM Grand Garden.
      He has, for the most part, been reluctant to point out Tyson's weaknesses. But he suggested that the difference in the fighters isn't so much physical as mental.
      Both men weighed in at 218 pounds Thursday, and both appear to be in excellent condition. Tyson's handlers said the challenger had a superb camp, and Holyfield has appeared on top of his game in sparring sessions.
      Tyson hired a sports psychologist to help him get back any edge he might have lost after being stopped in the 11th round by Holyfield on Nov. 9. Holyfield has a slew of coaches but doesn't need one for the mental game, he said.
      That has always been a strength.
      "The difference between winners and losers is when pressure hits," Holyfield said. "When pressure hits, I like to have a sound mind and be able to think and do the things I've been taught to do and not stray from the game plan."
      -- PAY-PER-VIEW BROADCAST -- Jay Larkin, senior vice president of Showtime sports and event programming, said the pay-per-view broadcast will use 14 cameras, the most for a fight, including a new super close-up camera.
      The first Tyson-Holyfield fight produced the most pay-per-view buys, and Larkin predicted Saturday's fight will break the record.
      The first fight "did 1.6 million domestic pay-per-view buys," Larkin said. "On this next one, we certainly are not projecting a hard number, but we are confident that we will break that record pretty significantly as well as break the record for U.S. revenue. Anywhere between 1.6 and two million homes is certainly an attainable goal."
      Each fighter is guaranteed a purse of $30 million but can get a cut of pay-per-view sales if purchases exceed certain figures.
      -- A HEAVY MAN -- For years, Holyfield was dogged by the tag that he was just a "blown-up cruiserweight." But Holyfield was able to muscle Tyson physically in the first fight, and Holyfield trainer Donald Turner said people who don't think Holyfield is powerful are selling him short.
      "He was always strong, but he just never used it," said Turner, who said Holyfield is stronger for this fight than for the first. "We've been working on his balance and teaching him how to use all of his weight. He is probably one of the strongest heavyweights in the history of the division, with the exception of maybe George Foreman.
      "They say he is a little guy, but he's 6-foot-2, 215 pounds (actually 218). I don't think that's little."
      -- VIDEO GAME `GO-RU'? -- Holyfield received a computer for Father's Day, his wife Janice said. It is his first computer, and he brought it with him to Las Vegas.
      The champion particularly enjoys video games, his wife said.
      "And he says, `Oh, I'm going to be a `go-ru,' " she recalled. "He meant to say `guru,' and now we tease him and say he's the `go-ru' of the computer because he is getting there."
      -- MERCHANDISE MAN -- Holyfield has plenty on his mind getting prepared for his bout with Tyson, but he has been keeping one eye on his out-of-ring affairs as well.
      He signed a representation contract with the International Management Group and announced a line of clothing, called Holyfield Warrior. The line includes sweatshirts, shorts, T-shirts, tank tops, jackets, hats, running suits and polo shirts.
      Holyfield said he would donate 25 percent of the profits to charity and would make his first donation to the 28th Street unit of the Las Vegas Boys & Girls Club.