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	title=[[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBC Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 80\|		title=[[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBC Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 80\|
	after=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)\|Lewis vs. Holyfield II]]\|		after=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)\|Lewis vs. Holyfield II]]\|

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002628.jpg\|right\|~~350px~~]]		[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002628.jpg\|right\|375px]]
	[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002625.jpg\|right\|~~350px~~]]		[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002625.jpg\|right\|375px]]
	*Holyfield claimed that he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."		*Holyfield claimed that he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."
	*Holyfield's purse was $20 million, and Lewis' was $10 million		*Holyfield's purse was $20 million, and Lewis' was $10 million.
			*Holyfield was a slight betting favorite.
	*A sellout crowd of 21,284 at [[Madison Square Garden]] produced a gate of $13.5 million.		*A sellout crowd of 21,284 at [[Madison Square Garden]] produced a gate of $13.5 million.
	*The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by TVKO, [[HBO]]'s pay-per-view company. The bout generated 1.2 million buys.		*The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by TVKO, [[HBO]]'s pay-per-view company. The bout generated 1.2 million buys.
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	*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested that judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.		*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested that judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==
	[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002619.jpg\|right\|~~350px~~]]		[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002619.jpg\|right\|375px]]
	*Lennox Lewis: "I felt I won the fight. It was my time to shine, and they ripped me off. I'm the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and the whole world knows it. He [Holyfield] should give me those two belts because he knows they're mine."		*Lennox Lewis: "I felt I won the fight. It was my time to shine, and they ripped me off. I'm the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and the whole world knows it. He [Holyfield] should give me those two belts because he knows they're mine."
	*Evander Holyfield: "I feel like the champ. I can't fight and score. People around the ring are not the judges."		*Evander Holyfield: "I feel like the champ. I can't fight and score. People around the ring are not the judges."

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	<fight>13163</fight>		<fight>13163</fight>
			*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]
			*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (~~Lewis'~~ 5th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (5th defense by Lewis)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (~~Holyfield's~~ 4th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (4th defense by Holyfield)
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (~~Holyfield's~~ 2nd defense)		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Holyfield)
	*[[:File:~~HolyfieldLewisPoster~~.jpg\|Fight Poster]]		*[[:File:MSG evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis I poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
			*[[:File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|Fight Photo]]
	*'''See also:''' [[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See also:''' [[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."		[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002628.jpg\|right\|350px]]
	*Holyfield ~~made~~ $20 million, and Lewis ~~got~~ $10 million		[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002625.jpg\|right\|350px]]
	*~~There was a~~ sellout crowd 21,284 at [[Madison Square Garden]]~~, which~~ produced a gate of ~~over~~ $11 million.		*Holyfield claimed that he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."
	*The fight generated 1.2 million ~~pay-per-view~~ buys.		*Holyfield's purse was $20 million, and Lewis' was $10 million
			*A sellout crowd of 21,284 at [[Madison Square Garden]] produced a gate of $13.5 million.
			*The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by TVKO, [[HBO]]'s pay-per-view company. The bout generated 1.2 million buys.
	*The decision was loudly booed.		*The decision was loudly booed.
	*Lewis landed ~~348~~ of ~~613~~ punches ~~(57 percent)~~, and Holyfield ~~connected~~ on ~~130~~ of ~~385 (34 percent)~~.		*Timothy W. Smith reported the following in the March 14, 1999, edition of the ''New York Times'':
	*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.		:For the first 2 minutes of the first round, Holyfield didn't land a punch as Lewis kept him at bay with a pawing jab. Late in the round Holyfield landed a left on Lewis's cheek. And at the conclusion of the round, Holyfield, pushed down low by Lewis, grabbed Lewis by both his legs and came up with him and almost spilled Lewis over on his back. Holyfield, who landed just 8 of 24 punches in the first two rounds, came alive in the third -- the round he had predicted he would knock Lewis out in -- He landed a left hook, a right and another left during one flurry and a big right hand in another barrage. But he missed on a looping right hand that would have spelled trouble if it landed. Lewis had survived the round and the fight was on. In the fifth round, Lewis landed a big right hand on the top of Holyfield's head as he was spinning away and then he pinned Holyfield on the ropes and caught him with some big uppercuts. Holyfield lay on the ropes for 45 seconds without throwing a punch and it appeared that he wasn't hurt too badly but was trying to lure Lewis into a trap. A small cut was opened on the bridge of Lewis's nose in the fifth round. Near the end of the sixth round, Lewis popped three stiff jabs in Holyfield's face. They were his snappiest jabs of the fight to that point. At the beginning of the seventh round, the fighters went down to the canvas in a grappling heap. And when they got up, Lewis sneaked in a sharp right hand that stung Holyfield. Lewis's jab was beginning to show telltale signs on Holyfield's swollen left eye by the seventh round. Midway through the 12th and final round, a chant of "Lewis! Lewis!" went up from the crowd. As he clutched with Holyfield in the waning seconds, Lewis raised his right hand triumphantly. And the O'Jay's song "Gotta Give the People What They Want" began blaring. On this ignominious night, no one got what they wanted, least of all Lennox Lewis.
			*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested that judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==
	*Seth Abraham, president of [[~~HBO~~]] ~~Sports~~: "~~It's disappointing~~. It was ~~such a wonderful promotion~~ and ~~to end~~ like ~~this.~~ . . ."		[[File:Lewis-Holyfield I-BX002619.jpg\|right\|350px]]
	*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "This is what is killing boxing."		*Lennox Lewis: "I felt I won the fight. It was my time to shine, and they ripped me off. I'm the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and the whole world knows it. He [Holyfield] should give me those two belts because he knows they're mine."
	*[[~~Frank Bruno~~]], ~~former WBC champion~~: "~~The judges verdict was~~ the ~~most disgusting decision I~~'~~ve ever seen in boxing~~."		*Evander Holyfield: "I feel like the champ. I can't fight and score. People around the ring are not the judges."
	*[[Steve Farhood]], [[Showtime]] boxing analyst: "I've been covering boxing twenty years. I would put this in the top five for the worst decisions I've seen."		*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "He [Lewis] controlled the fight. It wasn't even close. This is what is killing boxing."
	*~~New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani~~: "~~A travesty~~."		*Seth Abraham, president of HBO Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this. . . ."
	*~~British judge~~ [[Larry O'Connell]], who scored the fight 115-115: "I feel sorry for myself. I've taken so much stick. But I feel even more sorry for Lennox."		*[[Jim Lampley]], HBO commentator: "Lennox Lewis has just been robbed of the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. He won it, and he didn't get it.
			*[[Steve Farhood]], [[Showtime]] boxing analyst: "I've been covering boxing twenty years. I would put this in the top five for the worst decisions I've seen."
			*[[Frank Bruno]], former WBC heavyweight champion: "The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."
			*[[Larry O'Connell]], one of the three official judges, who scored the fight 115-115: "I feel sorry for myself. I've taken so much stick. But I feel even more sorry for Lennox."
			*Rudolph Giuliani, New York City Mayor: "I am embarrassed as a New Yorker. I know boxing as well as I know being mayor. There’s no way that Holyfield won the fight. This is a travesty what happened."

	== External Links ==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/25/columnist-dean-juipe-evander-makes-prediction-thir/ "Evander makes prediction: Third-round KO" ''Las Vegas Sun'', February 25, 1999]		*[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/25/columnist-dean-juipe-evander-makes-prediction-thir/ "Evander makes prediction: Third-round KO" By Dean Juipe, ''Las Vegas Sun'', February 25, 1999]
	*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/lewis_vs_holyfield/296539.stm "Shock draw in Lewis-Holyfield fight" ''BBC News'', March 14, 1999]		*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/lewis_vs_holyfield/296539.stm "Shock draw in Lewis-Holyfield fight" ''BBC News'', March 14, 1999]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/sports/boxing-let-disputes-begin-lewis-dominates-holyfield-but-judges-see-it.html "Let the Disputes Begin" By Timothy W. Smith, ''New York Times'', March 14, 1999]
	*[http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/news/2002/0125/1317330.html "Eugenia Williams wins libel suit" ''ESPN'', January 25, 2002]		*[http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/news/2002/0125/1317330.html "Eugenia Williams wins libel suit" ''ESPN'', January 25, 2002]

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	~~{\| {{punchstatstable~~-~~r}}~~		[[File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|right\|350px\|thumb\|Lennoxx Lewis throws a right at Evander Holyfield]]
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	~~! Total Punches~~ \|\| ~~Lewis~~ \|\| Holyfield
	\|-
	~~\| Landed \|\| 348 \|\| 130~~
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	~~\| Thrown \|\| 613 \|\| 385~~
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	~~\| Pct. \|\| 57% \|\| 34%~~
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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~[[File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|right\|450px\|thumb\|Lennoxx Lewis throws a right at Evander Holyfield]]~~
	*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."		*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."
	*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million		*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million
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	*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.		*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
	*The decision was loudly booed.		*The decision was loudly booed.
			*Lewis landed 348 of 613 punches (57 percent), and Holyfield connected on 130 of 385 (34 percent).
	*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.		*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==

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	*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.		*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==
	*Seth Abraham, president of [[HBO]] Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this...."		*Seth Abraham, president of [[HBO]] Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this. . . ."
	*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "This is what is killing boxing."		*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "This is what is killing boxing."
	*[[Frank Bruno]], former WBC champion: "The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."		*[[Frank Bruno]], former WBC champion: "The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/25/columnist-dean-juipe-evander-makes-prediction-thir/ ~~Las Vegas Sun - February 25, 1999~~ "Evander makes prediction: Third-round KO"]		*[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/25/columnist-dean-juipe-evander-makes-prediction-thir/ "Evander makes prediction: Third-round KO" ''Las Vegas Sun'', February 25, 1999]
	*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/lewis_vs_holyfield/296539.stm ~~BBC News - March 14, 1999~~ "Shock draw in Lewis-Holyfield fight"]		*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/lewis_vs_holyfield/296539.stm "Shock draw in Lewis-Holyfield fight" ''BBC News'', March 14, 1999]
	*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/boxing_package/ CNN/SI - March 15, ~~1999 "Holyfield-Lewis flap delivers low blow to sweet science"]~~		*[http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/news/2002/0125/1317330.html "Eugenia Williams wins libel suit" ''ESPN'', January 25, 2002]
	*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/judge_mistake/ CNN/SI - March 16, 1999 ~~"Judge admits mistake, says Lewis won fight"~~]
	*[http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/news/2002/0125/1317330.html ~~ESPN - January 25, 2002 -~~ "Eugenia Williams wins libel suit"]

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 4th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 4th defense)
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)
	*[[:File:HolyfieldLewisPoster.jpg\|Fight Poster~~]], [[:File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|Fight Photo~~]]		*[[:File:HolyfieldLewisPoster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
	*'''See also:''' [[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See also:''' [[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|right\|450px\|thumb\|Lennoxx Lewis throws a right at Evander Holyfield]]
	*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."		*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."
	*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million		*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million
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	*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.		*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
	*The decision was loudly booed.		*The decision was loudly booed.
			*[[Wikipedia:Sunday Mirror\|The ''Sunday Mirror'']], in a front-page headline on March 21, 1999, suggested judge Eugenia Williams had received thousands of dollars to score in favor of Holyfield. She filed a libel suit, and a British trial court awarded her "substantial damages" from the Mirror Group Newspapers. The exact sum was not disclosed. The newspaper group also apologized to Williams and was ordered to pay her court costs.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==
	*Seth Abraham, president of [[HBO]] Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this...."		*Seth Abraham, president of [[HBO]] Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this...."
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	*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/boxing_package/ CNN/SI - March 15, 1999 "Holyfield-Lewis flap delivers low blow to sweet science"]		*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/boxing_package/ CNN/SI - March 15, 1999 "Holyfield-Lewis flap delivers low blow to sweet science"]
	*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/judge_mistake/ CNN/SI - March 16, 1999 "Judge admits mistake, says Lewis won fight"]		*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/judge_mistake/ CNN/SI - March 16, 1999 "Judge admits mistake, says Lewis won fight"]
			*[http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/news/2002/0125/1317330.html ESPN - January 25, 2002 - "Eugenia Williams wins libel suit"]

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Earl at 04:35, 22 February 2014

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Earl at 04:44, 29 September 2012

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	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)
	*[[:File:HolyfieldLewisPoster.jpg\|Fight Poster]], [[:File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|Fight Photo]]		*[[:File:HolyfieldLewisPoster.jpg\|Fight Poster]], [[:File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|Fight Photo]]
			*'''See also:''' [[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Lewis's 5th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Lewis' 5th defense)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 4th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 4th defense)
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)

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	<fight>13163</fight>		<fight>13163</fight>
			*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 117-111 Lewis
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Lewis's 5th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (Lewis's 5th defense)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 4th defense)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 4th defense)
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Holyfield's 2nd defense)
	*~~'''Weights~~:~~''' Lewis 245 lbs~~, ~~Holyfield 215 lbs~~		*[[:File:HolyfieldLewisPoster.jpg\|Fight Poster]], [[:File:Evander-holyfield-lennox-lewis.jpg\|Fight Photo]]
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			==Notes==
			*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."
			*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million
			*There was a sellout crowd 21,284 at Madison Square Garden, which produced a gate of over $11 million.
			*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
			*The decision was loudly booed.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==
	* ''"I'~~ve been covering boxing twenty years~~. ~~I would put~~ this ~~in the top five for the worst decisions I've seen~~."~~'' -~~ [[~~Steve Farhood~~]] ~~([[Showtime]] boxing analyst)~~		*Seth Abraham, president of HBO Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this...."
	* ''"~~A travesty~~."~~'' - New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani~~		*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "This is what is killing boxing."
	* ''"The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."~~'' - Former WBC champ~~ [[~~Frank Bruno~~]]~~<br>~~		*[[Frank Bruno]], former WBC champion: "The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."
	* ''"~~This is what is killing boxing~~."'' ~~- [[Emanuel Steward]] (Lewis' trainer)~~		*[[Steve Farhood]], [[Showtime]] boxing analyst: "I've been covering boxing twenty years. I would put this in the top five for the worst decisions I've seen."
	* ''"I feel sorry for myself. I've taken so much stick. But I feel even more sorry for Lennox."~~'' - British judge Larry O'Connell (who scored the fight 115-115)~~		*New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani: "A travesty."
			*British judge Larry O'Connell, who scored the fight 115-115: "I feel sorry for myself. I've taken so much stick. But I feel even more sorry for Lennox."

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com~~/more/boxing~~/news/1999/03/15/~~boxing_package~~/ ~~CNNSI review~~]		*[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/25/columnist-dean-juipe-evander-makes-prediction-thir/ Las Vegas Sun - February 25, 1999 "Evander makes prediction: Third-round KO"]
	* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/lewis_vs_holyfield/296539.stm BBC News ~~review~~]		*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/lewis_vs_holyfield/296539.stm BBC News - March 14, 1999 "Shock draw in Lewis-Holyfield fight"]
	* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/judge_mistake/ Judge admits mistake]		*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/boxing_package/ CNN/SI - March 15, 1999 "Holyfield-Lewis flap delivers low blow to sweet science"]
			*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/03/15/judge_mistake/ CNN/SI - March 16, 1999 "Judge admits mistake, says Lewis won fight"]

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	before=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Zeljko Mavrovic\|Lewis vs. ~~Mavrovi?~~]]\|		before=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Zeljko Mavrovic\|Lewis vs. Mavrovic]]\|
	title=[[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBC Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 80\|		title=[[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBC Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 80\|
	after=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)\|Lewis vs. Holyfield II]]\|		after=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)\|Lewis vs. Holyfield II]]\|

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	*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."		*Holyfield claimed he was "anointed to win." He said, "I have confidence in the word of God. I'm not predicting, I'm telling you: I will knock him out in the third round."
	*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million		*Holyfield made $20 million, and Lewis got $10 million
	*There was a sellout crowd 21,284 at Madison Square Garden, which produced a gate of over $11 million.		*There was a sellout crowd 21,284 at [[Madison Square Garden]], which produced a gate of over $11 million.
	*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.		*The fight generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
	*The decision was loudly booed.		*The decision was loudly booed.
	== Reactions ==		== Reactions ==
	*Seth Abraham, president of HBO Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this...."		*Seth Abraham, president of [[HBO]] Sports: "It's disappointing. It was such a wonderful promotion and to end like this...."
	*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "This is what is killing boxing."		*[[Emanuel Steward]], Lewis' trainer: "This is what is killing boxing."
	*[[Frank Bruno]], former WBC champion: "The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."		*[[Frank Bruno]], former WBC champion: "The judges verdict was the most disgusting decision I've ever seen in boxing."
	*[[Steve Farhood]], [[Showtime]] boxing analyst: "I've been covering boxing twenty years. I would put this in the top five for the worst decisions I've seen."		*[[Steve Farhood]], [[Showtime]] boxing analyst: "I've been covering boxing twenty years. I would put this in the top five for the worst decisions I've seen."
	*New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani: "A travesty."		*New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani: "A travesty."
	*British judge Larry O'Connell, who scored the fight 115-115: "I feel sorry for myself. I've taken so much stick. But I feel even more sorry for Lennox."		*British judge [[Larry O'Connell]], who scored the fight 115-115: "I feel sorry for myself. I've taken so much stick. But I feel even more sorry for Lennox."

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