On December 9, 1988, Evander Holyfield (19-0, 15 KOs) and Pinklon Thomas (29-2-1, 24 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round RTD victory over James Tillis, 4 months and 23 days ago. Pinklon Thomas is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO loss to Mike Tyson, 1 year, 6 months, and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Pinklon Thomas really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield stopped Pinklon Thomas via RTD in the 7th round. Holyfield improves his record to 20-0 (16 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 29-3-1.