On March 11, 1989, Michael Dokes (37-1-2, 23 KOs) and Evander Holyfield (20-0, 16 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Pinklon Thomas, 3 months and 2 days ago. Michael Dokes is on a 11-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Rocky Sekorski, 3 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Michael Dokes really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield stopped Michael Dokes via TKO in the 10th round. Holyfield improves his record to 21-0 (17 KOs), while Dokes adds a loss to his record at 37-2-2.