Was Lewis-Holyfield l a screw job?

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Was Lewis-Holyfield 1 a screw job?

Poll closed Jul 30, 2022.
  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. Depends

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  1. Holmes77

    Holmes77 Member Full Member

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    It was on the same scale as the 2nd Spinks-Holmes fight a robbery
     
  2. FastLeft

    FastLeft Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it was a robbery.
    to set rematch up
     
  3. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. Full Member

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    In the two fights they robbed each other.

    I had Holy winner in the 2nd. He did a little more than Lennox. Or another draw it would have been good too.

    Need for a third fight imo like Fury v Wilder.
     
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  4. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A clear cut robbery. The rematch was closer.

    Holy looked very old in the first, but somewhat rejuvenated in the second. After '93 it was a bit hard to know what you would get with Holy. He could look done in one fight and then bounce back the next. The rematch was a very good effort by a 37-year old with that kind of mileage.
     
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  5. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I do not see it that way because the 2nd fight was also not judged fairly because of what happened in the 1st fight. So overall a draw and a win for Lennox is a fair outcome
     
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  6. The G-Man

    The G-Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Don King had the judges in the bag for his guy.

    Like he did 6 months later fir dela Hoya-Trinidad.
     
  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No they didn't "rob eachother" 1st fight was a decisive win for Lewis, and the 2nd fight was a competitive fight that Lewis deserved to win. The word robbery should not be associated with the 2nd fight.
     
  8. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The rematch was fair the 1st fight wasn't.
     
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  9. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Their second fight was actually more even than the first one which Lewis convincingly won...
     
  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Except Lewis didn't run the last 4 rounds. Those fights don't compare. That fight was a draw as I had it or 1 point either way. DelaHoya robbed the fans if anything.
     
  11. The G-Man

    The G-Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I wasnt comparing the styles but the results.
    King’s fighters got the benefit of the doubt both times when most people went the other way and I dobt think it eas coincidence.
     
  12. The Long Count

    The Long Count Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis Holyfield one was an outrageous robbery. Turned me away from the sport for awhile it was so bad. I haven’t watched it in years but I think I had Holyfield with like 3-4 rounds.
    The rematch I scored 7-5 Lewis I believe and had that been the first fight and scored a draw I would of said absolutely fair.
     
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  13. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two wrongs don't make a right.
     
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  14. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lennon won both fights according to most observers. The only difference is Lennox won the first fight by a larger margin which was ruled a draw than the rematch which was ruled a win.
     
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  15. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis-Holyfield I was a terrible decision.

    I don't think I gave Holyfield more than three rounds.