****!!!!TECH NOTES!!!!**** I REMOVED THE ESPN REPLAY COMMENTARY AND REPLACED IT WITH THE HBO REPLAY COMMENTARY. REMOVED GAUDY BORDERS AND REPLACED THEM WITH SOLID BLACK ONES. The fight between the 28-year-old Holyfield and 42-year-old Foreman was billed as “Battle of the Ages.“ The WBA, WBC and IBF had ruled that the winner of the October 1990 World Heavyweight Championship fight between Holyfield and James (Buster) Douglas had to fight Mike Tyson, the undisputed No. 1 contender. The WBA and IBF backed off the decree shortly after Holyfield knocked out Douglas to win the championship, but the WBC did not and threatened to strip Holyfield if he didn't make his first title defense against Tyson. Holyfield sued the sanctioning body, and a judge ruled that the WBC could not strip him of its title. The fight was co-promoted by Dan Duva's Main Events and Bob Arum's Top Rank. The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino was the live site promoter. Donald Trump paid $11 million for the fight. He paid Arum and Duva $1 million w
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