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Wacthing this on ESPN Classic, one of my all time favorite fights. This fight alone (without the evidence of Lewis, Holyfield, etc fighting Mike) proves to methat Mike does not belong in the elite group of heavyweight champs. Completely out-boxed, and love the announcing which has Buster as "here tofight" the first 5 rounds or so until even he starts to give James some respect on just how well he is fighting. The disaster in the corner of Mike (tapwater on the left eye which was swelled shut?), the confidence of Douglas, and the end of the era of Tyson. I miss boxing, I always tape Ali, Foreman,Robinson, Frazier, etc fights when on TV. MMA seems to be the "in" thing right now, but boxing when it was big, was one of the best and mostimportant sports in this country. Sad that corruption, cheating and money took it all away. Anyway, ESPN 2 has been showing some classic fights, good to DVRand rewatch