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Holyfield is unimpressive
LAS VEGAS. June 20: Evander Holyfield retained his undisputed world heavy we -Ight champion-
Holyfield, 29. clearly won the fight but was unable to land many damaging punches on the wily 42-year-old Holmes, who spent much of the bout laying on the ropes and fighting defensively. ;
Holyfield, now 28-0, suffered a deep gash under his right eyebrow in the sixth round when Holmes caught him with an elbow against the , ropca- The blppd trickled down the champion's cheek for several rounds but did not appear to bother him. although Holmes spent much of the rest of the fight aiming for the cut.
Holyfield called the cut "My first battle wound."
The crowd of about 15.000 people in the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace was clearly behind the sentimental favourite Holmes, chanting, "Larry, Larry. Larry' several times in the fight.
But they also chanted "boring, boring, boring," tn the 11th round when Holyfield refused to be lured into the ropes and pointed to the canvas toward the middle of the ring, beckoning Holmes to come out and fight there.
Neither fighter was shaken up very much in the fight..
ship with a 12-round unanimous decision over former champion Larry Holmes on Friday but did not add much lustre to his crown, reports Reuter.
in the 12th round Holmes appeared to be loading up his right hand, looking for a knockout, which he knew he needed to become the oldest man to win the heavyweight title he had held for seven years from 1979 to 1985.
"I knew it wasn't gong to be easy," said Holyfield, a 4-1 favourite at fight time. "He proved he was a crafty fighter
and has great defence."
"1 hit him with a lot of good body shots. I was not looking to take him out with one punch." Holyfield said. "1 fought a smart fight and didn't push myself to the point where I got reckless and careless."
that he could take a good punch, as Holmes was able to land a few rights to the head.
But each UmcJioimcs conr nected. Holyfield came right back with combinations to the head. Holyfield's punches, however, did not have much effect on the former champion.
Holmes electrified the crowd in the second round after backing up Holyfield with a right and a left, which he followed with an uppercut and four punches in a row. The round ended with the crowd chanting for Holmes.
Throughout the fight Holmes showed he still had very good reflexes by picking off Holyfield's punches.
But Holyfield was the busier fighter, landing more punches than Holmes and spending most of the night moving in on his opponent.
Holyfield was asked if he was disappointed not to have
knocked out Holmes, who spent much of the fight trying to lure Holyfield in on him against the ropes — a tactic Holmes had used successfully against Ray Mercer earlier this year to cam this title shot.
"No, I don't think so. I fought a hard fight," Holyfield said. "It's hard to knock out a defensive fighter."
Holyfield, who received about 18 million dollar for the fight, said Holmes' right hand didn't bother him much.
"I saw it coming and 1 was able to turn on them."
Lou Duva. Holyfield's co-trainer. said: The only thing 1 was concerned about was the cut, keeping the cut under control, which we did."
"It's the first time he's ever been cut and he stood up like a champ.”
Holmes, who received about 7 million dollar said : “1 thought 1 could win it. But you can't take nothing from the guy. He's a tough fighter and no matter what people say about him, he's a good champion."
Holmes, who weighed 233 pounds (105.6 kg) to Holyfield's 210 pounds (95.2 kg), said the champion "Didn't follow my plans. He fought a good fight, a smart fight and he's stronger than I thought he would be."
"He didn't tire like I figured," said a relaxed looking Holmes, who was unmarked after the fight.
Holyfield's manager, Dan Duva, said he hoped to sign Riddick Gowe as the next challenger.
Holyfield, who last defended his title against 42-year-old George Foreman, said this week he wanted to fight younger men.
The young fighters "better be ready when they get in the ring to fight Evander Holyfield," warned Holmes, whose record is now 54-4.
Asked whether he would retire. Holmes would only .say : "I gave it may best and now I'm going to go home, get on my boat and go fishing.