Evander Holyfield on Lennox Lewis Fight Declared a Draw: He Busted My Eardrum (Part 21)
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Evander Holyfield commented on his experience of unifying the WBA and IBF belts, and expressed his determination to become undisputed once more. Holyfield also addressed criticisms about his age diminishing his skills during his prime, asserting that he continued fighting like a heavyweight despite being questioned by critics. Speaking about his draw with Lewis in 1999, Holyfield claimed that he didn't feel Lewis did enough to win. He reflected on the fact that he was put in an awkward situation to fight after Lewis busted his eardrum in the second round.
I could not believe it was a draw ,nobody who saw the fight thought it was a draw ,the 2nd fight was better but lenox won bye a wide margin.
Rigged probably
Lewis's cornerman, trainer & manager th legendary Emanuel Steward who single handedly salvaged the glass jawed Lewis's career, thought he was losing the fight n started shouting at him in the corner because of it, around the 9th or 10th rd.
@@SPIDERM0OSE shutup
@@SPIDERM0OSEglass jaw? Down twice in 40 fights constitutes a glass jaw amongst millennials
@@starwarsroo2448 he's just a hater.
Off topic…where is fake T.K at?? Ain’t seen him in any comments lately🤔
The real TK prolly sued em 🤣
Fr fr was thinking the same
He gonna comeback like stinkmeaner 😂
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Please stay on topic
Lennox Lewis is overlooked by casual fans because he fought for Canada in the Olympics, winning gold from Riddick Bowe and fought under the English flag. He was also fighting in one of the best eras of heavyweight boxing under the shadows of Tyson and Holyfield.
Oh dam i never knew lewis fought bowe for the olympic gold!?!?
Apart from Holyfield, the battle worn version of Holyfield, 13 years after his first world title win, after 3 legendary wars vs Bowe, after 1 legendary war vs Tyson, after having a heart attack retiring & returning, who did Lewis fight in the entirety of the 1990s ?
Name one recognised unbeaten contender that he faced.
He wasnt fighting in one of the best eras, he was ducking n cherry picking while the best got on with fighting the best of the era.
@@GORILLA_PIMP
Corrupt ref. Early stoppage.
Same Olympics Roy Jones "lost" the gold medal in.
@@GORILLA_PIMPIf you watch the fight you’ll see Bowe got robbed.
@@SPIDERM0OSE Michael Grant. Here, you have one, lol.
Lennox won both of those fights. Apples for apples Lewis is one of the top 5 heavyweights EVER
Yes, apples for apples when it comes to losing to absolute nobodies in the most humiliating way imaginable, ducking ancient Larry & George, pricing himself outa a title fight he knew he couldn't win vs Bowe even though he was offered his record high payday, suing fighters & promoters in court for step aside money in favour of accepting a record pay day vs Mike Tyson in a title fight, & generally hiding n cowering until all the other credible champions had fought each other & became faded & jaded, there genuinely is nobody who can compare to Lewis. Nobody in the entire history of the sport, in any division.
He really was one of a kind.
*Greatest Heavyweight EVER
Never been a Lewis fan. Here in the uk some love him some don’t but everyone agrees he ducked tyson for yearsssss
@@SPIDERM0OSE PURE LIES
@@whattheshrek9046 he beat Tysons ass you're a FOOL
Him telling this story gives me anxiety 😢
I mean dam each clip he takin longer an longer
I say...I say...I mean.. I mean look ..I say.. Damn compare that with when he had hair.
That’s the sacrifices these guys make if u a true fan of boxing u respect it and not mock it.
@@tonypaellanwver known him with hair, even in his heyday/ hairday
@@starwarsroo2448 he had his hair up until the early 90s I think. In the view rematch he still had some
Lennox’s jab and grab style against Holyfield was frustrating to watch.
Yeah now that you mention it i kinda remember bein irritated by that at the time as well
It perfectly negated Holyfields style and use of his head. I remember watching the fight live and Lewis was the clear winner but I suspect Don King had fixed the result.
He can't get it out God bless you the best boxer ever
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He is for me by far best boxer after Ali, honestly i think this man should be studied...the amount of punishment this guy went im amazed he isnt dead...Foreman, 3xBowe, 2x Lewis, 2x Tyson, Quawi...this guy has biggest balls ive seen in my life...dude took every fight, never ducked anyone..
I lose a lot of respect for Holyfield for a few reasons:
1) not admitting that he lost to Lewis in their first fight. Yes Lewis was a bit tentative, and wasn't making a big enough effort to KO Holyfield, but he STILL outboxed him for the most part and should have got the decision. It was unanimous in ALL of the Boxing community said that Lewis won by at least 3-4 points. He has a complete lack of honour when it comes to this fight. Just be real and admit what everyone saw. Its widely regarded as one of the biggest robberies ever.
2) Also he wasn't "The Champ" as he claims in that fight at 2:51. He held the WBA & IBF belts. Lewis held the WBC belt and the Lineal World Title. Lack of respect to Lennox by declaring himself "The Champ".
3) The "Evan Fields" alleged steriod use story, which looks suspicious.
4) I certainly don't look on Evander as a 4 time Champion. 3 at best. The fourth one was just a piece of the title robbed from Lewis in a court room, which he then "won" from John Ruiz. Holyfield rides on the back of this "Only 4 time World Heavyweight Champion", which is nothing more than a fallacy.
5) He also projects himself as this deeply religious model Christian god fearing man .... yet he has 11 kids with 6 women. Bottom line. Yes Holyfield WAS a really good fighter, but there are a few things out there that make me question Holyfield's character, public image and his accomplishments.
Maybe I am wrong, or maybe he is Lance Armstrong 2. Nice guy to camera. Behind the scenes? A few people have stories about Holyfield when the camera's are not there.
Please put out one of those stories. You want to put people up on a pedestal because nobody knows you. And is giving $1m to five different employees one of the stories you have? Gimme a break.
@@kanayomadu9914 John Layfield "I had met Evander before and he was a total jerk, complete jerk to both me and Ron. He used the religious image while he was an absolute reprehensible creature. He's had a ton of kids by a ton of women and professes to be a model Christian. I don't mind people being what they are, but I abhor fakes. I can't stand Evander Holyfield."
..... There's one for you to get your teeth into. You should hear the full story about how he treated Layfield and Simmons. The information is all out there. Btw address my points above as well. All the information is all right there in front of you man. Take Evander's nuts out of your mouth, get off your knees and go do some digging.
If you look at fighters, throughout history, their performance drops off significantly when they reach their 35th birthday. I don't just fighters negatively on their performance, after 35. If they do well in later fights, they get extra credit for it. Holyfield was no different. 34-3 before 35. 10-7-2 after.
Lewis was younger, under 35, for both Holyfield fights.
I remember the post-fight talk, and Roy Jones was pissed as if HE got robbed! He also said “With Don King involved, you should’ve know something strange was gonna happen. Just ask Pernell Whitaker.”
Holyfield trippin here
Lennox didn't do enough? He thoroughly outclassed you. I gave him 9 out the 12 rounds easy and you didn't beat Lennox in the second fight either. Although that fight was definitely closer than the first fight.
You don’t get a vote on who you think won a round, even though you might be right
@@HamiltonRbI don't know if you are aware of this or not, but the judges are the ones who get a vote for boxing matches. I just gave my opinion on who I thought won the first fight. And yes, I had the audacity to say I thought Lennox won 9 out of the 12 rounds, which was my comment, which is what people give in this space. And I know I'm right about that just like I was right about my previous comment.💯
@@barrywilliamsjr5390 You are allowed to voice your opinion, and you are also allowed to say who you think won each round, and I might even agree with you 100%, but all of that means nothing when the referee puts the other fighter’s hand at the end of the fight. I can’t tell you how many times one fighter in my opinion, was better than his opponent, but that meant nothing when I wanted to collect
Every time evander got to bring in oh my ear oh my ear' he punctured my eardrum 🥊 he bit my ear off! Wait a minute what 🤯
Humble man
People saying Tyson fans delusional while Holyfield denies the head butting but here he is not admitting he lost and using an excuse for being outboxed.
But You Know x100......
- Evander Holyfield
Evander got the piss beat out of him the fact this was a draw. Is insane
My ear hurts just hearing him talk about his busted ear drum.
Dam ikr i have sensitive ears as it so busted ear drum maybe kill my azz!!!
Holyfield was one of the best in boxing, but he lost to Lennox in both of their fights.
Imma have to rewind an watch them again
I can't really remember them that well but i kinda have a memory of them being surprisingly underwhelming
When will you cover the time Holyfield had some kind of heart problem and God healed him, did you ask about that?
He did.
It's was cause of hgh
@@Carlos-od7jr🤣🤣
And holifield headbutted lenox lewis to.
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Holyfield is punchy now. All those fights fucked him up.
He don't sound bad honestly
If you watch his post fight interview from 1992 against Riddick Bowe he talks the same lol. I think he's always had a stutter (or stammer?).
@@drewacombs
Right that's true even back in the 90s he didn't sound too much different than this lol
@@jasonpompey6731He definitely has a hard time getting his words out.but I don’t think he was ever an eloquent speaker to begin with
Can u interview Colby
Man she for everybody just focus on yo self Joe 💯 😂
😂 Evanders a trip. In other words Lewis didn’t stand and let u exchange like u like. He boxed your ears off man. Everybody knows it.
Evander and Lennox were much better boxers than mike tyson
That whole fight with Lennox Lewis the very first fight. Those referees were horrible. The judges were horrible. It was clear from almost the start of the fight Lennox Lewis won that fight Lennox Lewis worked over Evander Holyfield Lennox Lewis destroyed him.
Probably rigged in someway
The GREAT LENNOX LEWIS
Holyfield has no humility
He surprisingly actin really proud right?
You would think after all these years he would be opposite
EVANDER-HOLYFIELD HAS NEVER IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE BEEN ABLE TO TALK (PROPERLY)... I MEAN, " EVEN BEFORE HE STARTED TAKING HARD-PUNCHES TO THE HEAD THROUGH-OUT HIS CAREER... " LIKE SHEESH!!!🤦🏾😐
Exactly
Interview diddy
Evander is punch drunk as shit!
Loool!!!
I agree with Holyfield, Lewis is WAY bigger, and he is a big wimp. Satisfied with just jabbing his way through his career, but never taking a chance and going for the kill.
You didn’t see what he did to “let’s go champ”? You didn’t see what he did to Razor Ruddock? You didn’t see what he did to Andrew Golota? Tommy Morrison, when he was considered to be the hardest puncher? Lewis had 32 KOs. Only 7 decisions. lol. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@BigMac785
Hahahaha ikr muhfca said "big wimp" 🤣
More like the big PREDATOR!!!
Too bust a eardrum is crazy LETS START DEA(J Mane voice) on 55Crip(Crip Mac voice) and Piiiiiru(Wack 💯 voice)
Ikr that sound painful azf lol
Lennox Clearly Won The 1st Fight But The 2nd Fight Is The One That Should've Been A Draw
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I agree
Nah, Holyfield didn't win more than 5 rounds. And that's even very generous for him.
It was a better fight but Lewis won both fights fairly easily
Lewis vs Holyfield was a clash of the titans 🥊
If only happened earlier...
@@flipflop4396 there was a question on the feed about Holyfield vs Frazier. I answered Frazier would win through the judges’ decision. But I think it would likely go all rounds.
@@ianblake815 i believe Holyfield would win, because as many greats stated Holyfield had one of biggest IQs in boxing, dude was very adaptable..plus he has better chin than Frazier, so id bet on Holyfield.
CTE very much evident throughout this interview
I hate that ridiculous saying that you’ve got a knock the champ out to beat the champ. If you beat him by a point you still beat him that’s ridiculous.
I totally agree
He said you should be seen to at least. Have you seen his fight against Bowe?
If you want to be the man, you have to beat the man. That's how it works.
You lost both fights
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He got hit too many times in the head, brother can’t get his words out.
Na that's how he speaks he always speaks like this.
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The sad thing is if there was a boxing commission somewhere in the world that would meet his price, he would probably still wanna get in the ring and fight somebody, as long as they were not considered a contender for any belt.
@@barrywilliamsjr5390He fought two years ago and got knocked out in the first round.
Delusional. LL beat him easily in the first fight and won the 2nd fight. Not sure why Holyfield disrespects Lewis.
Just listening to him talk u can tell them wars he been in in his career caused damage that’s why I don’t even be to hard on Floyd mayweather bc I get it
I’m a huge Evander Holyfield fan and I have the utmost respect for him as one of the top 10 greatest heavyweight champions of all time and he’s well above Mike Tyson on my list but he just said he knows he beat Lennox Lewis in the second fight and that’s absolutely without a doubt false in my opinion. Lewis won that fight and it wasn’t debatable.
Lewis won both fights and kicked Tyson ass
@@christheemperor7265 ….. You will not get a disagreement from me
@@christheemperor7265He sure did Lewis one of the all time greats
Fake t.k were are you 👀💀😅
Vlad most heavy weight titles are won on decision. Evander be real man he dominated both fights and the first one more so. Lennox is just a bad match up for Evander and top 3 Heavyweight all time. Not undefeated but avenged every loss which might be saying more....
I thought Lewis won the first bout 7-5 but lost the second by the same score. Considering how much trouble he had with a faded Holyfield, I can't imagine Lennox would have fared well against a prime Holyfield. Lewis is in the Top 10 of all time but considering he only beat one great fighter in their prime (Vitaly) and missed fighting most of the elite fighters when he was both a contender/titilist in the 90s and as a unified champ in the 00s, I can't imagine how anyone could place him in the top 3. He likely wasn't even the best heavyweight of the 00s considering Wladimir had a far more successful run as unified champion than Lewis did.
@@stephenterranova8455apples for apples Lewis is a top 10 maybe top 5 HW EVER
Lewis was my favorite of them all
My man THE PREDATOR!!!!
Well you know! 😂
That's good 👍
He says he knows he beat Lewis in the 2nd fight, problem is I have an interview of Hoyfield in another interview saying he knew deep down he could never beat Lewis, it was more about not giving up. I find that sad because it tells me he really is suffering.
I don't think he won, but it was much more competitive. Also I think Holyfield had the better moments in the rematch, did more damage. However Lewis workrate was much more consistent where Holyfield fought in spurts
@BrownBomber92181 without a doubt Holyfield beats Lewis in his prime. He was old when he fought Lewis.
@@joeb2588 A good big guy always beats a good little guy
@@thehomefront1905 not always. McCall knocked out Lewis and Rahman put him on queer street.
@@thehomefront1905 tell that to tyson. I'm not a tyson fan but he was a small guy.
Evander Holyfield has cognitively diminished to the point where he’s slurring. It’s unfortunate that such a great man has become an incurable victim of his own sports. But that has become a motif in the history of boxing
100% worth it for all the bread he made from it
Brain issues eventually happen to everyone if they llve long enough and alot of people have NOTHING when they get old an they brain starts to lose its power so might as well have the money too
Knowing what i know now about life an the world id make that trade in a heartbeat