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Foreman had a point deducted in round eleven for a low blow. Though Foreman was able to stay competitive throughout the fight, Holyfield ultimately won the fight via unanimous decision, winning all three judges scorecards by scores of 116–111, 115–112, and 117–110 (erroneously announced as "117-100" by Michael Buffer).
HBO World Championship Boxing (in later years stylized in its title card as HBO Boxing – World Championship) is an American sports television series on premium television network HBO. It premiered on January 22, 1973, with a fight that saw George Foreman defeat Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica .
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion [a] in the cruiserweight division in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and was the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the "three-belt era", a feat later surpassed by ...
For his next fight, Holyfield's team negotiated with a number of heavyweight contenders including George Foreman, Tim Witherspoon, Orlin Norris and Alex Stewart. [3] Holyfield's promoter Dan Duva agreed to give Foreman a $1.5 million purse, but Foreman would not sign the contract at the time as he was also engaged in talks with Don King about a ...
Second professional fights of Pernell Whitaker (vs. Danny Avery [38]), Evander Holyfield (vs. Eric Winbush [39]) and Meldrick Taylor (vs. Dwight Pratchett [40]), live, from Atlantic City. April 20 The second professional fight of Olympic gold medalist Tyrell Biggs. June 8 Barry McGuigan defeats Eusebio Pedroza to claim the WBA Welterweight ...
The Holyfield–Rahman fight was held on June 1, 2002 only one week before the highly anticipated fight between Lewis and Mike Tyson, causing the former fight to be overshadowed by the latter. [3] HBO Sports president Ross Greenberg hoped the Holyfield–Rahman fight would benefit from the hype surrounding the Lewis–Tyson bout stating "It'll ...
It should be noted, though, and is very much a part of the story, that Holyfield was a month shy of his 59th birthday when he was permitted to fight. He hadn’t fought since facing Brian Nielsen ...
Foreman then issued a challenge to the newly crowned champion, and his status as one of the most popular fighters in the sport along with the promise of a big payday led to Moorer ultimately accepting Foreman's challenge. The fight was scheduled for November 5, 1994. However, the fight almost did not take place.