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What type of medical diagnosis initially led doctors to tell Evander Holyfield his boxing career was permanently over?
Answer
A heart condition
Doctors diagnosed Holyfield with a heart abnormality after a 1994 loss and initially advised him to retire, but further testing cleared him to keep fighting.
💡 Did you know?
Boxer Evander Holyfield returned to professional fighting after a life-threatening heart condition doctors said would end his career permanently.
Other options people guess
- A detached retina
- A herniated spinal disc
- A traumatic brain injury
Topics
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- comeback
- health
- medical
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