Evander Holyfield vs Alex Stewart 1 (FULL FIGHT) | 4th November 1989 | Trump Plaza Hotel, USA

Date: 1989-11-04
Location: Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Referee: Tony Perez
Judge: Rocky Castellani
Judge: William Kostrub
Judge: Richard F Murry
WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Holyfield)
Stewart Disproves Notion That He's Unworthy
By Earl Gustkey, Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1989
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Boxing's heavyweight division, previously thought to be dominated by only two men, may have to make room for a third after what transpired Saturday night in Atlantic City's Convention Hall.
Alex Stewart, a 13-1 underdog and thought to be a near-setup for Evander Holyfield in his countdown to a bout with champion Mike Tyson, unexpectedly fought with skill, heart and courage. He also fought from the second round on with a deep cut on the outside of his right eye, and that cost him the fight.
Holyfield, fighting with great courage himself, preserved a multi-million dollar payday against Tyson, probably next June. Holyfield (23-0) got a TKO when the ringside doctor stopped the fight at 2:51 of the eighth round.
It was a brutal fight. Both heavyweights absorbed a tremendous amount of punishment. Both had to summon strength from deep within, but Holyfield had a good track record for tough fights. Stewart didn't.
The Jamaican-born and London and Brooklyn-raised Stewart was 24-0 against mediocre opponents and had stopped each one inside of four rounds.
Holyfield had a tough fight in Las Vegas against Michael Dokes last March. Most have called that one the heavyweight bout of the eighties.
The fight was watched by a capacity crowd of 6,415 in the Convention Hall's West Hall.
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Great fight

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Every Holyfield fight in the late 80s and early 90s was a mother effing war.

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Tyson destroys holy in 1991, he took stewart out in rd 1!