GIVEN that the fight was only an exhibition, Evander Holyfield's embarrassing one-round knockout loss to former mixed martial arts star Vitor Belfort will not be officially reflected in his pro boxing record.

Still, the sight of Holyfield looking slow and shaky at the sound of the bell, barely throwing a punch and unraveling completely from one uppercut from Belfort rings a familiar storyline in boxing: a legend's embarrassing fall from grace.

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