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LEWIS-HOLYFIELD: DUEL FOR HISTORY

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Some boxing fights are considered masterpieces because of the extraordinary spectacle they offer. Others, because of the famous boxers involved. Still others because of the tactical and physical superiority that can be seen. There are also those that, without surprise, fall among the greatest ones, because they combine everything mentioned above. Such is the case of the duel between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield.

The year is 1990. The world already knows the greatness of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Boxing gala dinners are among the most anticipated events in society, even among people who have a superficial and purely commercial interest in the sport. These incentives are key to organizing increasingly large spectacles. The market wants its own, and who runs away from a certain sensation when two giants collide.

The fight between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield is just that. The duel between the two in the late 1990s in Las Vegas became one of the memorable moments in boxing history. WBC champion Lennox Lewis has already met three-time title holder Holyfield, but then the judges left the outcome of the meeting for a rematch and declared a draw. Interest in the rematch is huge. Holyfield, who visibly conceded in the first meeting between the two, is hell-bent on revenge. However, his ambition leads to burnout, and the logical thing follows. Lennox Lewis triumphed. By unanimous decision, he became the first British absolute world champion of the century.

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