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1962–,
American boxer, b. Atmore, Ala.
Favored to win the 1984 Olympic
heavyweight title, but victim of a
controversial disqualification, he
turned professional and became
cruiserweight world champion in
1988. In 1990 he defeated Buster
Douglas to win the world heavyweight
title. Losing it to Riddick Bowe in
1993, he beat Bowe in 1993, only to
lose the title to Michael Moorer in
1994. After retiring briefly, he
defeated Mike Tyson in 1995 to
regain the title, then kept it
following a notorious 1997 rematch
in which Tyson was disqualified for
biting off part of Holyfield's ear.
He fought Lennox Lewis to a draw in
a controversial decision in 1999,
then lost a rematch later the same
year. After Lewis lost his World
Boxing Association (WBA) title in a
court decision, Holyfield regained
(2000) that title in a fight with
contender John Ruiz. The next year,
however, Ruiz defeated him in a
rematch and retained the title in a
controversial draw.
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