Boxing legend Evander Holyfield (pictured) wants only 20 items from a collection of 450 boxing memorabilia that is set for auction on November 30. The Beverly Hills Julien Auction House, though, is refusing to release the keepsakes, so Holyfield has filed a lawsuit at a Los Angeles court to block their sale, according to Courthouse News Service.
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Holyfield was forced to vacate his 54,000-square-foot palatial Atlanta suburban estate in July, because he was deep in debt to the tune of about $14 million. The former five-time heavyweight champ, who has earned more than a reported $200 million over his boxing career, has money woes that run the gamut from child support debts for a few of his 11 children, to delinquent taxes, unsettled lawsuits, divorce, and just plain old bad financial decisions.
The lawsuit states that Holyfield must agree to having all of the items put up for bidding and that the 20 items in dispute should be returned to him. The auction company’s head honcho Darren Julien insists, however, that not only has his company already doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to Evander but he staunchly contends that the boxer already selected the items he wanted to keep.
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Julien also argues that he and his employees worked tirelessly for months to organize and cherry pick items from Holyfield’s foreclosed home that were hastily collected when he had to vacate his home. The result of Julien and his team’s selections, according to him, is a “world-class” auction offering.
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