The 58-year-old former famous heavyweight boxing champion Holyfield announced his comeback in the ring on June 5, and surprisingly the opponent was not the old enemy Tyson.
Instead, the irishman Kevin McBride, 47, chose to end Tyson's career, which is really unusual.
Tyson and Hollyfield played twice in 1996 and 1997, both of which ended in Tyson's defeat, but the second Tyson's ear-biting incident is still a frequent topic of conversation to this day.
After Tyson announced his comeback, many fans shouted and looked forward to the three-man battle. But Tyson declined $25 million in playing fees, and the two men's three-game battle was temporarily shelved.
In 2006, Tyson lost to McBride in his final official professional boxing match, and Tyson was knocked down by the 1.98-meter-tall McBride with a point lead in the first six rounds.
The best game of McBride's career was the one that retired Tyson, and it was the one who ended Tyson's career.
But he has lost 6 of his last seven games and has not played since 2011.
Triller boss Ryan Kavanaugh has confirmed the news, saying: "We looked at all the heavyweight boxers, but in the end we chose the one who let Tyson retire, the one who was better than Tyson".
Among them, Roy Jones Jr. and Sinnon Briggs were also the targets of Hollyfield's choice, but after much deliberation, it was decided to choose McBride.
The Match between Holyfield and McBride will be played in the second of the first defending title of Lightweight Big Four Boxer Lopez, who will face Australian challenger George Campos.
Boxing fans reportedly didn't buy into this opponent in Holyfield, who tweeted disappointment with the eight-legged exhibition match, even dubbed the "circus show."
It's no wonder that it's too far-fetched to say that McBride is better than Tyson, and although he beat the Tyson who lived to make money, the fame and past records of the two are not on the same level at all.
Hollyfield's choice may also be to play a relaxing warm-up game, while borrowing the gimmick that his opponents have ended Tyson's career to add to the highlights of the game.
Although even if Tyson and Hollyfield successfully played a game, they stood together and already satisfied the feelings and obsessions of old boxing fans, and the current arrangement is indeed a bit disappointing.