Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman

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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.

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Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing match
heavyweight title fight
ageEvanderHolyfield 28
ageGeorgeForeman 42
billing The Battle of the Ages
broadcaster TVKO
broadcastNetwork HBO Sports
surface form: HBO pay-per-view
challenger George Foreman
champion Evander Holyfield
city Atlantic City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1991-04-19
distance 12 rounds
era early 1990s heavyweight boxing era
fighter1 Evander Holyfield
fighter2 George Foreman
followedBy Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper
foremanStatus former world heavyweight champion making comeback
holyfieldStatus undefeated heavyweight champion at the time
isComebackFightFor George Foreman
isGenerationalShowdown true
isTitleDefenseFor Evander Holyfield
location Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
loser George Foreman
method unanimous decision
notableAspect featured large age gap between champion and challenger
highly publicized heavyweight title fight
precededBy Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman self-linksurface differs
surface form: Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas
promoter Main Events
purseEvanderHolyfield 20000000 USD
purseGeorgeForeman 12500000 USD
result Evander Holyfield defeated George Foreman by unanimous decision
roundsCompleted 12
roundsScheduled 12
sanctioningBody International Boxing Federation
surface form: IBF

World Boxing Association
surface form: WBA

WBC
sport boxing
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
titleOnTheLine IBF heavyweight title
WBA heavyweight title
WBC heavyweight title
undisputed world heavyweight championship
weightClass heavyweight
winner Evander Holyfield
year 1991

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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman precededBy Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas
Don King promoted Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman