Evander hoofs his way to next round of reality show

Ex-champ having some fun on the dance floor

08/06/2005

Evander hoofs his way to next round of reality show

By Scott Shaffer

All-time great Evander Holyfield made it to the second round of the ABC reality show Dancing With The Stars but Fred Astaire and Michael Jackson need not fear for their positions on the pound-for-pound list of dancers.  With partner Edyta Sliwinska, Holyfield lumbered his way through a dance called the quickstep to get the fifth highest score out of six teams comprised of a professional dancer and a "celebrity," most of them C-listers at best. However, the voting public ignored the judges and voted to eliminate former Bachlorette star Trista Sutter, allowing Evander to advance alongside the guy who played J. Peterman on Seinfeld, one of the guys from New Kids On The Block, a soap opera actress and the ex-wife of Rod Stewart.  If there are any hardcore Evander fans out there who want to help their man advance to future rounds, votes can be cast online at http://register.go.com/abc/primetime/dancing/vote