Editing Evander Holyfield (section)

==Early life==
Evander Holyfield was born on October 19, 1962, in the mill town of [[Atmore, Alabama]]. The youngest of nine children, he was much younger than his other siblings and was born from a different father.<ref name="carollainterview">[http://adamcarolla.com/evander-holyfield-and-bert-marcus/ "Evander Holyfield and Bert Marcus", March 16, 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317221917/http://adamcarolla.com/evander-holyfield-and-bert-marcus/ |date=2015-03-17 }}</ref> His family later moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where he was raised in the crime-ridden Bowen Homes Housing Projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rollingout.com/2008/11/27/evander-holyfield-heart-of-champion-why-evander-holyfield-refuses-to-retire/|title=Evander Holyfield Heart of Champion: Why Evander Holyfield Refuses to Retire|publisher=rollingout|date=November 27, 2008|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref>

Holyfield describes himself as a physical "late bloomer": upon graduating from [[South Atlanta High School|Fulton High School]] in 1980, he was only {{height|ft=5|in=8}} tall and weighed only {{convert|147|lb|kg}}.<ref name="carollainterview" /><ref>{{cite web |author1=Megan Hart |title=Boxing champ Evander Holyfield brings a message of inspiration to Muskegon High School |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2010/10/boxing_champ_evander_holyfield.html |website=M Live |access-date=2 October 2021 |date=Oct 21, 2010}}</ref> By age 21, he had grown to {{height|ft=6|in=0}} and weighed {{convert|178|lb|kg}}.<ref name="carollainterview" /> He grew an additional {{convert|2+1/2|in|cm}} in his early 20s, finally reaching his adult height of {{height|ft=6|in=2+1/2}}.