Per the agreement, bowe was now obligated to face lewis in his first defense of his newly won titles, but negotiations for the fight broke down after the two sides.Lewis was a slight betting favorite.
A sellout crowd of 21,284 at madison square garden produced a gate of $13.5 million.Holyfield was a slight betting favorite.In an undisputed world title fight, lennox lewis (the lion) and evander holyfield (the real deal) put their heavyweight belts on the line.
Lewis brings the wbc belt.Smith reported the following in the november 14, 1999, edition of the new york times:
The british fighter produced a dominant performance that was overshadowed by the controversial judges scorecards.Lewis entered the ring bebopping to reggae.For their first fight, holyfield took home $20 million to lewis' $10 million.
After the scandalous judges' verdict in the first fight between evander and lennox, the entire boxing world was buzzing and debating.But that victory was earned in new york exactly.
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