I had to pull this fight out of the closet to get remind myself of what a good heavyweight fight looks like. I have Tyson ahead after the 5th round. In the 6th Holyfield hits Tyson with an EXTREMELY low blow that the ref misses. Seconds late Holyfield drops Tyson to the canvas for the second time in his career, and subsequently finishes Iron Mike off by the 11th frame.
My question is this:
Could Holyfield have won this fight without the low blow?
In my eyes Tyson never recovered from that punch. And I dropped Holyfield another notch as a professional fighter. He is pretty fun to watch when he's not head-butting his way to victory, but there is no denying his rough-house tactics.
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