Holyfield Testifies

Sat., April 17, 1999

Lennox Lewis landed a lot more punches, but Evander Holyfield says that’s deceiving.

A punch tally of the fight for the undisputed heavyweight title bout March 13 that ended in a controversial draw credited Lewis with landing 364 of 613 punches to 130 of 385 for Holyfield.

A rematch is expected Nov. 6 or 13 at site to be determined.

“In pro boxing, it’s not how many punches you throw, it’s effective punches, punches that hurt,” Holyfield said at a hearing before the New York State Senate Committee on Investigations, chaired by State Sen. Roy Goodman.

Holyfield called many of the punches Lewis landed “taps.”

Lewis said in a taped interview with Goodman that the punch statistics were proof of his victory.

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