What if Lewis refused the step aside money?

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Barrios is a bandit robber - Psalm 144:1 Full Member

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    In 1996 he beats Tyson, Tyson would get the rematch because he had the belts… I think it’s likely LL beats him again but I wouldn’t cross out a Rahman moment, I think Tyson would show up for both bouts and lose at that point. Holyfield would probably fight… Witherspoon?Foreman x2? Not sure but he’d keep busy for his shot at LL, LL vs Holyfield would go about the same as last time. Then it’s Witherspoon, Foreman, Moorer and maybe Ibeabuchi? I’m not sure he’d take fights against guys he’d already beaten, I think his hypothetical 90s reign would be something like…

    96 Tyson x2 W
    97 Holyfield W Golota W
    98 Holyfield W (after some wins) Briggs, Moorer
    99 Ibeabuchi, Grant
     
  2. HistoryZero26

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    Holyfield never gets his lifetime title shot pass he got when Tyson bit off his ear.