Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield I March 13, 1999 720p 60FPS HD TVKO Video Russian Commentary

Did my best to get the HBO audio over the Russian but couldn’t work it out at all. Apologies for that! Date: 1999-03-13 Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr Judge: Stanley Christodoulou 116-113 Judge: Eugenia Williams 113-115 Judge: Larry O’Connell 115-115 Promoter: Don King Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr. Unofficial AP scorecard: 117-111 Lewis World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title (5th defense by Lewis) World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (4th defense by Holyfield) International Boxing Federation Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Holyfield) Holyfield claimed that he was “anointed to win.“ He said, “I have confidence in the word of God. I’m not predicting, I’m telling you: I will knock him out in the third round.“ Holyfield’s purse was $20 million, and Lewis’ was $10 million. Holyfield was a slight betting favorite. A sellout crowd of 21,284 at Madison Square Garden produced a gate of $13.5 million. The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by TVKO,