Holyfield: 3 fights with Bowe, 3 Different Trainers

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  1. fists of fury

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    I remember how bad the fallout was between Holyfield and his original team of Benton and Duva, after the Bowe loss.
    I never read anything bad from Benton, but Duva had quiet a bit of negtive stuff to say about Holy.
    I always felt it was sour g****s more than anything, especially in the light of how he always used to praise Holyfield when the team was still together.

    I also think Steward gets maybe a little too much credit for the 2nd Bowe fight. I think it was fairly obvious in the first fight that one of the reasons Holyfield lost was that he was too light at only 205. In the rematch he was 9 pounds heavier and it seemed to make a difference.