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Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi Fight: Cruiserweight Thriller (In Atlanta!)

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Evander Holyfield Vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi: the cruiserweight division's Thrilla (in Atlanta!)

The great Muhammad Ali’s quote about how his third fight with the equally great Joe Frazier was a “near death” is well known, and it is of course undeniable truth that both legends gave it their all in that unforgettable 1975 superfight. But another great man, Evander Holyfield, also experienced something similar to the pure hell that Ali (and Frazier) went through early in his illustrious career – in the summer of 1986, when he was a cruiserweight contender fighting for his first world title.

Holyfield is best known for his incredible, against-the-odds heavyweight glory, but the fight that was both his toughest and most critical to “The Real Deal” himself was his 15-round classic with Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Holyfield, inexperienced when he challenged the 33-year-old Qawi (Evander was a full decade younger), taxed his mind and body so much that he later admitted he wanted to quit the sport after 15 rounds. Ali survived the Thrilla in Manila with Frazier, while Holyfield and Qawi gave us their cruiserweight equivalent in Atlanta — only that battle came to fruition, with Ali and Frazier spared the final three minutes of torture by the brave and caring act of Joe’s trainer and cornerman, Eddie Futch.

Ali and Frazier were never the same after their last, thrilling encounter, and yet Holyfield, who had undergone a gut check when he was barely in double figures in professional boxing, was newborn enough, fresh enough, and simply great enough to return for even greater glory. Still, Holyfield was forced to think long and difficult about his future after the pain and suffering he experienced in his match with “The Camden Buzzsaw.”

In a very polite conversation with this writer, the former undisputed cruiserweight king and all-time great champion called his first fight with Qawi (the two met again, in a completely different rematch, in slow 1987) his best night in the ring.

“I feel like my greatest night in the ring was mine [first] fight Dwight Muhammad Qawi,” Holyfield said.

“It was 15 rounds, and I didn’t go past eight rounds at that point. And oh man, that fight was a marathon! To be as tired in the fourth round as I was with 11 rounds left (laughs) – that was a stressful time. And the guy was just cautious. He had great defense and he was throwing a lot of punches. That made it a really tough fight.”

Q: But was it much easier for you in the rematch when you knocked out Qawi in the fourth round?

“I didn’t feel intimidated in the rematch. I’d been there before. I’d gone 15 rounds and I knew I could handle it if I had to. He was the same fighter, and some fighters just can’t make the transition. Plus, I was stronger, older and a lot more mature. That made all the difference.”

Q: Is it true that during that great fight with Qawi you lost about 12 pounds of weight due to fluid loss? Did you even consider retiring because that fight was so grueling and hard?

“I lost 15 pounds. It crossed my mind [to quit]Yes. But what kept me from quitting was that I told myself I’d rather die than quit. To have [Qawi] He told me, “You’ll never make it.” I wanted to make it to the end. [of the 15 rounds] and prove him wrong. And then I reconsidered what I said. I didn’t want to die! But my manager at the time, Kevin Sanders, told me I’d never have another fight that tough. And he was right, I’d never have another fight that tough.

Neither did Qawi. No other cruiserweight has done that before or since.

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On this day: Lennox Lewis righting the wrong he committed in South Africa by hitting out at Hasim Rahman

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On This Day: Lennox Lewis Rights The Wrong He Made In South Africa By Blitzing Hasim Rahman

Talk about pole work or a knockout when it matters most. Revenge Knockout. On this day in 2001, heavyweight great Lennox Lewis did the job he should have done when he first met Hasim Rahman. Instead, in April this year in South Africa, an ill-prepared (mainly for the altitude) Lewis was run over by a huge right hand from “Rock” Rahman. Rahman’s fifth-round KO victory is now seen as one of the greatest upsets in heavyweight history.

But Lewis, who ended up brawling with Rahman in a TV studio as the second fight approached, had sweet revenge. And it meant so much to Lewis, an avid chess player, that his KO would come sooner than Rahman’s.

They met at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and the fight was dubbed “The Final Judgment”. Lewis scored his most satisfying KO of his career.

Lewis, this time fit and piercing, was seven years older at 36 and yet, as it turned out, still close to his best. Rahman (35-2(29)) held the title for seven months and then it was all over. Lewis, 38-2-1(29) entering, lowered the sonic boom in round four.

After inflicting a minor cut above Rahman’s eye in the first round, Lewis also went through the next two rounds. Then, in round four, Lewis landed a brutal left-right combination to the head that sent Rahman’s senses into orbit. Rahman fell, tried to get up, and then fell again. It was the kind of ugly, humiliating knockout defeat that all fighters dread.

Lewis argued with him after the fight, calling Rahman “Has-been Rahman”.

Lewis exacted savage revenge, and while Rahman’s KO was stunning in the first fight, Lewis’ thunderous and thunderous KO made us all almost forget what happened in the first fight. Lewis scored many great knockouts during his ring career, including knockout/stoppage wins over Razor Ruddock, Frank Bruno, Andrew Golota, Shannon Briggs, Michael Grant, Frans Botha and Mike Tyson.

But the ice work Lennox did on that day some 23 years ago is one of his most special.

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40 years ago: the “real opportunity” of a ring career began

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40 Years Ago Today: A “Real Deal” Of A Ring Career Got Underway

It may be somewhat ironic that on the day Mike Tyson steps into the ring again, his most demanding rival in the ring turned professional on the same day some 40 years ago. Evander Holyfield, who kicked Tyson’s ass twice (well, once when he was about to repeat the task before Tyson went completely off the hinges and bit his ear off!), was of course part of the famed American Olympic team that conquered in Los Angeles, with other future stars Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor, Mark Breland and the less fortunate Tyrell Biggs are all professionals on the same card.

It took place at Madison Square Garden four decades ago, and Holyfield, who turned professional as a lithe heavyweight, won a six-round decision over Lionel Byarm. Holyfield was 22 years elderly at the time, and no one – like no one – could have had any idea how great the ring career of “The Real Deal” would be.

Holyfield, disqualified in the second round of the 1984 Olympic semi-finals, had to settle for bronze. Then he filled his trophy cabinet with gold, a whole cart full of gold.

Today, Holyfield is considered the best cruiserweight of all time, and only the great Oleksandr Usyk can claim to be better or as good as him at that weight. Holyfield gave us his first all-time cruiserweight classic in his 15-round war with the great Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Holyfield went through hell to win by split decision, and the fresh champion had to go to hospital to have his body fluids replaced with an IV drip. Holyfield thought long and challenging about quitting the sport because the battle with Qawi was so tough.

But Holyfield was now the world champion, and his team assured him that he would never have to go through such an ordeal again. It’s possible, even considering the wars Holyfield would find himself in at heavyweight, that no one has ever pushed him as challenging or as consistently as Qawi.

After the unification of the cruiserweight division, Holyfield obviously moved up, and there was already talk of a megafight with heavyweight king Mike Tyson. The two sparred for one round and now we know that Evander won. Tyson could intimidate almost everyone he fought, but he was never able to get to Holyfield like that. Holyfield will have to wait a few years before he gets his substantial chance against Tyson.

First came victories over Buster Douglas to become the heavyweight champion, and Holyfield held on for victories over George Foreman (in a monster PPV hit), Bert Cooper (his first date with Tyson postponed) and Larry Holmes. Before Evander had his first epic fight with Riddick Bowe. Holyfield lost to Bowe on points in 12 hotly contested rounds, but his huge heart was never so, well, huge. The rematch came and Holyfield got his revenge. Evander then lost to Michael Moorer and suffered a heart attack during the fight. This was definitely the end.

No, “cured” and armed with a fresh moniker, “Warrior,” Holyfield returned to the top of Ray Mercer, and then came the rubber match with Bowe. After defeating Bowe, Holyfield ran out of gas and was stopped for the first time in his career. This was definitely the end. No, again.

Holyfield scored a victory over Bobby Czyz while looking decidedly ordinary in the process. Then came the fight with Tyson – “Finally.” Tyson was released from prison and regained two pieces of the crown with basic and quick victories over Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon. Tyson was the overwhelming 25/1 betting favorite at Holyfield, and people around the world were worried about Evander’s health and even his life.

In his most stunning victory, Holyfield defeated Tyson, dropped him, and then stopped him at the end of round 11. Holyfield was now the king of kings. Well, almost. Lennox Lewis would have to be defeated to remove any doubt as to who is the heavyweight king. First came the comeback with Tyson and the infamous “Bite Fight”. Then, with his ear patched, Holyfield took revenge on Moorer by stopping him for eight.

And then came two fights with Lewis, the first fight was called a draw and was considered one of the worst and most controversial decisions in boxing history. In the rematch, Holyfield performed better, but still lost by decision. Amazingly, Evander was able to fight for another 12 years!

The highlight of this period of unnecessary fighting was the victory over John Ruiz, thanks to which Holyfield won the vacant WBA heavyweight belt, making him the only four-weight champion in history. But the good times, good performances and victories began to end. Holyfield lost then drew to Ruiz, lost to Chris Byrd and was stopped by James Toney. However, Holyfield still refused to retire.

Only after defeats to Sultan Ibragimov and Nikolay Valuev (in a fight in which Holyfield was so close to winning, and if it had been, he would have been a five-time heavyweight champion) did Evander finally hang them up with a TKO defeat of Brian Nielsen.

It was one hell of a journey up and down, but most of all up! Holyfield won with a score of 44-10-2(29). Today, after attempting to come back and box on the show circuit while 59-year-old Holyfield was embarrassingly stopped by Vitor Belfort in 2021, Evander will be watching how his elderly rival Mike Tyson fares as he tries to fight on the show again at the age of 58 years.

But what a career Holyfield had. And it started today, 40 years ago.

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Mike Tyson’s biggest knockouts! – Latest boxing news

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Mike Tyson's Greatest Knockouts!

As we all anxiously await the fight that will take place on Friday night in Texas, when the remnants of Mike Tyson will face the much fresher, but also somewhat ordinary (in terms of boxing skills, not business sense and acumen) Jake Paul, many boxing websites have been busy taking a walk down memory lane and reminiscing about “Iron Mike’s” best moments.

It’s a lot of fun ranking Tyson’s most terrifying knockouts and his deadliest displays of skillful workmanship. Tyson was exceptional in the 1980s and early 1990s, and his terrifying mix of speed and power was too much for so many high-profile fighters. Tyson was also entertained when he was in (all too brief) great form, as the following knockouts remind us.

Tyson’s 5 greatest hits!

1: KO 2 by Trevor Berbick.

Tyson was able to defeat better, better fighters than Berbick, but his coronation, which occurred at the tender age of 20, was unique and unforgettable. Tyson, with his burning hands and razor-sharp reflexes befitting “bad intentions,” ruined a good, tough heavyweight. And Tyson did it in a terrifying and humiliating way. Who can forget how Berbick fell time and time again after one punch from Tyson! His senses gone, Berbick was toasted within two rounds.

2: KO 1 Michael Spinks.

Absolute pinnacle Mike Tyson, that’s what the experts say and say. Before the “Once and For All” unification showdown, some good judges picked the undefeated Spinks as the winner. Instead, Tyson, who famously “punched holes in the dressing room wall” before the fight, annihilated Spinks in 91 seconds. Yes, Spinks, the former lithe heavyweight king who rose to dethrone Larry Holmes and become the heavyweight boss, was terrified when he entered the ring, but the way Tyson’s devastating punches were delivered, would it have made much of a difference if Spinks had entered the ring? ring? ring ready for battle?

3: KO 4 by Larry Holmes.

Holmes was 38 years venerable, had been inactive for several years, and Larry only came back for the money. Still, after his fourth-round KO, Tyson is the only man to ever knock out Holmes. And when we remember what Holmes did after his date ended in disaster (winning against Ray Mercer, Holmes pushing Evander Holyfield and Oliver McCall quite tough in their world title fights), it becomes clear that Tyson destroyed a fighter who was far from shot. This 1988 fight really makes the fan wonder what Tyson’s encounter with the peak Holmes might have been like……

4: KO 6 Pinklon Thomas.

Tyson’s combinations have never been more impressive and ruthless. In brief, Tyson blew the game away, having once defeated “Pinky” with everything he had in his wicked arsenal: hooks, body shots, uppercuts, lefts and rights. And the final 16-punch combination in which Tyson crushed Thomas amazingly highlighted how astonishingly true Tyson’s deadly hands were.

5: KO 1 Marvis Frazier.

The most devastating 30 seconds of Tyson’s career? Maybe. Marvis was no Joe, and his pop was later heavily criticized for putting his son on Tyson’s team. On this night, however, “Kid Dynamite” was behaving like a beast, and his power shots left Frazier, a good boxer, in a half-sitting position, his head getting punched over and over again. Tyson was speedy, wild and ruthless. Tyson really smoked that night.

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