On November 8, 1997, Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer met again in a rematch.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Moorer was on a 4-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 10 days.
Michael Moorer refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Evander Holyfield is crowned the new IBF heavyweight world champion. Holyfield improves his record to 35-3 (25 KOs), while Moorer adds a loss to his record at 39-2.
On November 9, 1996, a 34-year-old Evander Holyfield (32-3, 23 KOs) got a shot at the WBA heavyweight title held by 30-year-old Mike Tyson (45-1, 39 KOs).
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days. Tyson was on a 8-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Evander Holyfield stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA heavyweight champion. Holyfield improves his record to 33-3 (24 KOs), while Tyson adds a loss to his record at 45-2.
On October 25, 1990, a 28-year-old Evander Holyfield (24-0, 20 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 30-year-old Buster Douglas (30-4-1, 20 KOs).
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days. Douglas was on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 14 days.
Evander Holyfield made easy work of Buster Douglas, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Holyfield improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs), while Douglas adds a loss to his record at 30-5-1.
On November 6, 1993, Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe met again in a rematch.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Bowe was on a 34-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Evander Holyfield defeated Riddick Bowe via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBA and IBF titles. Holyfield improves his record to 30-1, while Bowe adds a loss to his record at 34-1.
On April 9, 1988, the 25-year-old WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion, Evander Holyfield (17-0, 13 KOs), and the 28-year-old WBC cruiserweight champion Carlos de León (44-4, 29 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. León was on a 5-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 18 days.
Evander Holyfield stopped Carlos de León via TKO in the 8th round and unified the WBA, IBF, and WBC cruiserweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 18-0 (14 KOs), while León adds a loss to his record at 44-5.
On December 5, 1987, Evander Holyfield and Dwight Muhammad Qawi met again in a rematch.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Qawi was on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Evander Holyfield stopped Dwight Muhammad Qawi via KO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 17-0 (13 KOs), while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 28-5-1.
On April 19, 1991, the 28-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Evander Holyfield (25-0, 21 KOs), faced a 42-year-old George Foreman (69-2, 65 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Foreman was on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 25 days.
Evander Holyfield defeated George Foreman via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 26-0, while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 69-3.
On May 15, 1987, the 24-year-old WBA cruiserweight champion, Evander Holyfield (14-0, 10 KOs), and IBF cruiserweight champion Ricky Parkey met in a title-unification fight.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
Evander Holyfield made easy work of Ricky Parkey, stopping Parkey via TKO in the 3rd. Holyfield improves his record to 15-0 (11 KOs)
On November 23, 1991, the 29-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Evander Holyfield (26-0, 21 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Bert Cooper (26-7, 23 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days. Cooper was on a 4-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 5 days.
Evander Holyfield stopped Bert Cooper via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 27-0 (22 KOs), while Cooper adds a loss to his record at 26-8.
On February 14, 1987, the 24-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Evander Holyfield (13-0, 9 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Henry Tillman (14-1, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days. Tillman was on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 19 days.
Evander Holyfield stopped Henry Tillman via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Holyfield improves his record to 14-0 (10 KOs), while Tillman adds a loss to his record at 14-2.