Four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has released the following response to allegations linking him to a steroid investigation:   

"I am disturbed about potential damage to my hard-won reputation as a result of allegations in recent news reports concerning performance-enhancing substances. While nobody has directly accused me of anything, the implications in many of these stories are obvious and unmistakable, and I'm anxious to respond in detail. 

Unfortunately, that is proving very difficult. Law enforcement authorities have stated repeatedly that I'm not under investigation and I have not been contacted by any officials. Therefore, I don't have access to any specifics about these allegations other than what has appeared in the press. Without knowing in detail what was actually contained in the pharmacy records, I open myself up to trying to deal with a potentially endless series of conjectures."