Evander Holyfield vs Michael Moorer I April 22, 1994 720p 60FPS HD ESPN Replay

Notes Holyfield was a 2 to 1 favorite. [1] This was Holyfield’s first bout with Don Turner as his trainer, who also served as his cutman. Holyfield dismissed his longtime cutman, Ace Marotta, rather than pay him $25,000 to be in his corner. [2] Holyfield dropped Moorer with a left hook late in the second round, a round which Moorer was winning decisively. Judge Jerry Roth scored the round 10-10. If he had scored the round 10-9 for Holyfield, his score would have been 114-114 and Holyfield would have retained the title with a majority draw. Holyfield’s manager, Shelly Finkel, filed a protest with the commission over the second round scoring. [3] Moorer opened a cut over Holyfield’s left eye in round five. Moorer landed 262 of 558 punches (47%) and Holyfield landed 159 of 529 (30%). Ed Schuyler Jr. of the Associated Press scored the fight 118-111 for Moorer. HBO unofficial judge Harold Lederman scored the fight 114-113 for Holyfield. Holyfield was hospitalized after the fight. He was suffering from dehydration