Lewis-Holyfield I: The Fight That Put Boxing Down (And Almost Out)

By: Sean Crose
People were mad for a long time. A very long time.
If it's true that history is simply a matter of perspective, then perhaps my perspective on the notorious Holyfield-Lewis I fight, which went down twenty years ago today, is as good as any. A 27 year old, I had been a lifetime fan of boxing and loyal a fan of heavyweight king Evander Holyfield for some time. Indeed, my teenage self proclaimed long before Tyson went to jail that Holyfield would have his number when the two inevita