Holyfield did much better in the second fight Lewis wasnt connecting as clean as he was in the first fight but i still had him winning by 3 rounds.
Lewis by 2 points
The first time I saw this fight I thought Holyfield won 7 rounds to 5.Then I said let me see this again I waited a week and watched it again I had 8-4 for Lewis.
It was a 7-5, 8-4 type decision for Lewis IMO.
Nope, had another look at it and Holyfield still wins! I guess the British bias is coming into this due to the poor decision in the first fight but to Holyfields credit he fought a great second fight, Lewis was lazy throughout and really did not press the issue, even his last round was not fought by a man desperate to win.
Going to pull the tape in abit but I seem to remember having Holyfield up by three points....thought there was a bit of over compensation in scoring after that absolute travesty of a "Draw" 1st time around
No British bias here im not a Lewis fan at all im a Holyfield fan, and you say Lewis never really pressed the action but neither did Holyfield. Holyfield on average was only throwing 30 punches a round thats hardly a ball of fire is it ?? I just see it as a repeat as the 2nd fight except Lewis didn't concentrate as much on his jab and exchanged a bit more with Holyfield. I'll admit Holyfield took the last 2 rounds because Lewis did get lazy but other than that i thought Lewis controlled the fight most of the way.
Interesting appraisal ThirdMan. I remember both fights but it was some time ago now. I remember the second fight being closer than the first and just shaking my head that Lewis got the second but not the first. I did think Lewis won the second though but haven't seen it in a while. Might have another look if I have it somewhere.
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Alot of people think Holyfield did enough in the second fight cuz he did so much better than the 1st . IMO he still lost though
1st fight 117-111 Lewis
2nd fight 116-113 Lewis .
I had the second fight 7 rounds to 5 for Holy. Everyone knew that Evander was going to have to KO Lewis to win it b/c the first decision was such BS. When it went to decision I was pretty positive that they were going to give the fight to Lennox. If I recall correctly both Ring Magazine and the AP press had Evander as the winner as well.
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Holyfield is one of my all time favorites, but Lewis' jab was eating him alive.
I don't know what The Ring scored it, but this is what I could find from the Associated Press.
116-113 Lewis
CNN/SI - Lewis vs. Holyfield - -
well crap..looks like I stand corrected
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