Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson are set to face off again May 3, 1997 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

At last Monday’s press conference in New York, Holyfield said he will be looking for a different Tyson than the one he fought on Nov. 9. He also said not to look for the same Holyfield on May 3.

Tyson said he hopes to do better next time. “I’m going to win the title for a third time. I just had a bad night. I’m the best fighter in the world,” Tyson said. “If he beats me this time, he’ll beat me at the best I’ve ever been.”

Of course Don King was the thinker behind this great scheme to have a rematch. All King is after is money, and that is the main reason why there is going to be a rematch. And if Tyson loses again, which could be likely, there will probably be another rematch.

Tyson probably wants to fight Holyfield again, but either way he’ll make a lot of money. He could go down in the first round and he’d still make over $10 million, and King will get a hefty percentage of that money for being the greatest (or greediest) agent a boxer could have.

There’s already talk of another rematch after this rematch if Tyson comes out on top. King will be rematching these two until they kill each other or until he becomes the richest man in the world. Tyson can’t be creating all these plans by himself, that’s why he has King.

Should we blame King for trying to get all the money he can get? If people keep endorsing and subscribing to Pay-Per-View to watch the fights, then King will continue to plan them.

I’m sure after three or four more rematches people will get tired of seeing these two beat each other up, because the “I just had a bad night” excuse will become overused quickly.

Tyson and Holyfield are extraordinary boxers, but someone new and better always comes along sooner or later.