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Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Donald
Donald enters looking happy and confident to the sounds of 50 Cent's
Many Men. Holyfield looks almost angry as he comes to the ring. Gone is the soft gospel music. He enters to something upbeat and a little more aggressive.
Round 1
Donald comes out jabbing. Holyfield is looking to counter. Evander jabs to the body and lands a right hand 25 seconds into the fight. Donald continues looking to box from the outside. Donald lands a counter right and Evander slips to the canvas - no knockdown. Two minutes to go. Donald lands the first combination at 1:10 - three punches. Holyfield responds with a jab. Holyfield lands a right hand, left hook at 1:40. Donald paws with the jab. Holyfield left jab with a minute to go. Holyfield lands a right hand. Donald responds with a left hook upstairs and a right hand to the body. Donald lands three jabs and a right hand in the final 15 seconds.
Donald 10-9.
Round 2
Holyfield comes out jabbing again. Donald throws a three-punch combination twice in succession 20 seconds later. Nothing lands. They exchange jabs. Donald finds his range with the jab after 40 seconds. He lands three. 1:30 left. Not much action so far. Donald lands a grazing right hand after a jab. He catches Holyfield coming in with a left uppercut. Both men land jabs with just over a minute to go. Donald lands another jab. The fighters tie up with 40 seconds left. Donald lands a left-right combo on the top of Evander's head. Holyfield isn't doing anything at this point. 10 seconds left. Nothing.
Donald 10-9
Round 3
Holyfield lands a good leaping left hook to start the round. Donald backs up. Donald looks to exchange with a big left hook of his own. Holyfield takes it and makes him pay with a right hand. Donald seems a bit stunned - best punch of the fight. Donald looks to box. He jabs. Donald lands another right, left, right combination at the 1:20 mark. Holyfield is trying to time Donald. It's obvious. And he's getting closer. Donald resumes jabbing. Holyfield iands a lead right and left hook at the 2-minute mark. The fighters lung in and Holyfield lands to the body with a right. Donald jabs; Holyfield right to the body. Donald lands a good right hand with 20 seconds left. Nothing in the last 20.
Holyfield 10-9
Round 4
Donald lands a good, stiff jab to start the round. He's got Holyfield in the corner, but he doesn't do anything. They're back in teh center of the ring. Holyfield lands a lead left hook that backs up Donald. They tie up. 2 minutes left. Donald is much busier. He's got Evander on the ropes at the 1:20 mark. He's throwing left-right combination on three successive occasions. They're not landing flush, but they're scoring. They clinch with a minute to go. Holyfield looks lethargic in this round. Sloppy boxing with nobody doing damage for the next 30 seconds. Holyfield lands a good right hand lead to the gut. Donald throws two jabs followed by a left hook to end the round.
Donald 10-9
Round 5
Donald comes out with three jabs and a right hand. Another jab. Holyfield hasn't thrown a punch. Donald has him on the ropes - three punches. Holyfield works out. He throws his first punch 35 seconds into the round. Donald continues pressing with jabbing. Donald lands a good right ahnd followed by a jab at the 1:10. Donald continues firing first - this time with a jab and a right hand. Holyfield lands a good lead right hand at the 2-minute mark. Donald lands a lead right in response. Left hook to the body for Holyfield. 30 seconds left. Holyfield lands a lead left hook. Holyfield lands a counter right. 10 seconds left. Donald misses with some jabs.
Donald 10-9
Round 6
Donald lands another left-right combo to start the round. Donald is clearly the aggressor. Another left-right. Another one. Another one. Holyfield catches most of them, but the judges will score those shots. 2 minutes left. Holyfield is doing nothing. Donald looks to be tiring a bit because he stops punching. Holyfield lands a right to the body. Donald lands another left-right upstairs. They exchange jabs with a minute to go. Donald follows up with a right hand, left hook. Donald lands a jab. 20 seconds left. Donald lands a 3-punch combo with 10 seconds left - he's finishing up his left-right with a left hook.
Donald 10-9
Round 7
Father Time has finally caught up with Holyfield because he's not doing anything. Wait. Holyfield lands a right 50 seconds into the round. He lands another. Donald responds with three successive right hand, left hook combinations. Holyfield is back to doing nothing. Mid-point of the round. No action. Holyfield jumps in with a left hook. Donald blocks it. Donald jabs; Holyfield counters with an overhand right. 55 seconds left. Donald lands a left to the body. Holyfield jumps in with a jab to the body and clinches. Donald lands a left uppercut. Donald lands a double left jab and a right hand. He does it again. Holyfield responds with a left hook with 5 seconds remaining.
Donald 10-9 typo - mistakenly typed for Holyfield originally
Round 8
Donald comes out jabbing again. Donald lands successive right hands 40 seconds into the round. He's got Holyfield cornered and is unloading. Holyfield leaps in with a left hook to back Donald off temporarily. They're back to the center. Donald lands another good right that stops Holyfield in his tracks. This round is bad. Donald can't miss with the right hand. 1 minute left. Donald comes in with another right. Holyfield lands a left hook. Donald backs up and continues landing from the outside. Donald lands two left-right combos then a double jab. He jabs twice more. Holyfield jabs twice with 17 seconds left. Big round for Donald. Donald 10-9
Round 9
The fight is like a broken record happening over and over. Donald starts out with a left-right. Donald has him against the ropes and is having target practice. Holyfield hasn't thrown a punch through 40 seconds and Donald has landed at least 10. Left-right again. Again. Donald jabs three times. Holyfield throws his second punch at 1:10 - a right to the body. Left-right by Donald. Holyfield lands a left-right at the 1:40 mark. Donald rocks Holyfield with a left hook in response. He follows up with 6 more punches. Holyfield seems fine, but he will not throw punches. I'd estimate that Donald has thrown 45 punches to Holyfield's 6. Donald has him in the corner with 30 seconds left. He lands what seems like 7 shots. Holyfield works out and rips a right hand to end the round - it's a right hand that seemed to rock Donald. But it's not enough to win the round. Dominant round for Donald. Donald 10-9
Round 10
Holyfield comes out and hurts Donald with a right hand over the top. Donald is hurt. 2:15 left. Donald looks scared. Holyfield lands a jab. Donald misses with an uppercut. Donald goes back to his left-right, but it misses. Holyfield bounces on his toes. But he's stopped punching. They exchange jabs at the mid-round point. Holyfield looks tired now. Donald lands a double jab followed by a right hand. Donald lands his first left-right combination of the round. Donald is in control now. Another left-right. Another one. Double jab. Holyfield hasn't thrown a serious punch in over a minute. Holyfield ends the round with a right hand to the body. Holyfield walks to his corner exhausted - it is very obvious.
Round 11
Donald goes back to what's built him a HUGE lead - the jab, right cross combination. He throws four of them in the first minute. Holyfield misses with a wild right hand a minute into the round. Donald makes him pay with a left hook, right hand. Donald follows up with a good right hand that hurts Holyfield at the 1:25 mark. Donald is jabbing at will. This is target practice for Larry Donald. 30 seconds left. Holyfield misses with a terrible, looping right hand. Donald jabs twice in return. Donald jabs again; Holyfield lands a right to the body as the round ends. Holyfield did absolutely nothing in this round. 10-8 Donald
