Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield 2 scorecards

I had it 7-5 Lewis, maybe 8-4. I scored it 5-6 months ago.

This second fight convinced me that a younger Holyfield would have beaten Lewis. Holyfield was past it (even Steward, Lewis's trainer, admitted this) and Lewis was just about at his peak.

Holyfield was gasping for air after throwing combinations and was fighting in spurts. If only he was a few years younger, he could have and would have won IMO.

 

The first time I scored I had it for Holyfield by a point.The second time a draw.I agree with you that the fight could have been narrowly scored one way or the other.

 

Both fights were close, I had no real problem with the first fight being a draw, I had Lewis two rounds up, so I only needed one change of opinion to score it a draw myself.


Lewis looked better in the rematch and I had him four rounds up at the end, but some of the rounds were close and hard to score, so a closer decision could easily have been the result.


Either way, I think both fights had relatively fair results to them. I never understood the big fuss.

 

You're right, this fight was much closer. This time Lewis actually made a decent showing and managed to draw with an aging Holyfield.

 

9-3 Lennox. Jab in Holyfields face for 9 rounds, 3 round resting.

 

No this is the second fight we are talking, not the first.You got confused there

 

No I didn't, Holyfield was schooled in both, unloading 7-8 hooks in a round doesn't offset 30 jabs landing plus a few power shots.

 

I did not see that

 

Me either. I had it 6-5-1 Holyfield. But it didn't devastate me when it went to Lewis, who did a good job.

 

I think I most recently scored it 6-5-1 Lewis, but that was being generous to Holyfield. Could've just as easily scored it 7-5 or even 8-4 Lewis, probably. I didn't see any way that Holyfield even arguably deserved the decision.

 

I would not say that.,A lot of the press row had it for Holyfield.

 

Which 7 rounds could have possibly gone to Holyfield though? I'll have to go back and revisit again some time.

I thought it was an ugly, ponderous, lethargic performance on Lewis' part, and he practically gave away some rounds and left others closer than they should have been. But I still saw it as a clear Lewis win.

 

I don't think Lewis did his legacy any favors with either fight. In fact, his (in my opinion) the lack of a consummate victory over Holyfield actually formed the main reason I placed him #6, behind Foreman, on my top 10 ATG list. Bowe had already knocked him silly and Moorer had (again, in my opinion) decisively beat him once.

Of course, we all know Lewis showed his greatness in many other ways and he more than deserves his spot.

 

Utter BS Lennox beat Vander EASY first time was a real King robbery. Second was closer but Lennox still won clearly