Evander Holyfield vs George Foreman

Date
Fri 19th April 1991 (UTC)
Fri 19th April 1991 (Local)

Timestamp
1991-04-19T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Boxing

Season
1991

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Status
Match Finished

Location
Boardwalk Hall

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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman, billed as The Battle of the Ages, was a professional boxing match contested on April 19, 1991 for the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight championships.

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01				Evander Holyfield
01				George Foreman

Result Description
The fight is perhaps best remembered for its memorable round 7. At the beginning of the round, Holyfield was the aggressor, throwing several jabs as Foreman stood back, seemingly waiting for an opportunity to land a powerful right hand. Seconds later, Holyfield missed with a left hook, which led to Foreman countering with a big right hook to Holyfield's head. Foreman would then become the aggressor and continue his attack on Holyfield, landing several punches within the round's first minute. As the second minute of the round began, Holyfield rebounded and proceeded to land a 15-second, multiple punch combination that staggered Foreman. Though Holyfield's barrage of punches seemed to tire Foreman, he nevertheless was able to survive the remainder of the round without going down.

Foreman had a point deducted in round eleven for a low blow.

Though Foreman was able to stay competitive throughout the fight, Holyfield ultimately won the fight via unanimous decision, winning all three judges scorecards by scores of 116–111, 115–112, and 117–110 (erroneously announced as "117-100" by Michael Buffer). Foreman, however, impressed many by going the distance with the much younger champion. HBO's Harold Lederman scored the fight 119-108 for Holyfield, giving Foreman only the sixth round. The Associated Press had it 118-110 for Holyfield, giving Foreman rounds three and five. Ring magazine had the fight 116-113 for Holyfield.

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