After suffering the first defeat of his career and losing the Heavyweight Championship to Riddick Bowe, Evander Holyfield contemplates retirement but decides to make another run at the title. His first step is a retread as he again faces Alex Stewart in a battle between top contenders. Unlike their first brawl, Holyfield controls Stewart throughout the rematch by first hurting him with an uppercut at the end of the opening round and rocking him with a right hand in the second. Suffering from another cut over his left eye, Stewart offers few real efforts to win the fight and is hurt by a right hand at the end of the eighth and another uppercut at the end of the eleventh. After twelve rounds, Holyfield wins a wide unanimous decision, positioning himself for a rematch with Bowe.

Only The Strong Survive: Evander Holyfield vs. Alex Stewart II

George Foreman takes a terrible beating but escapes with a win over hard-hitting Alex Stewart in a battle between knockout artists. In the second round, Foreman lands a right hand that puts Stewart down on all fours. Stewart beats the count but is dropped onto his backside in the corner by a one-two from Foreman. He somehow comes back to land hard shots in the fourth, including one as Foreman has his hands on his hips while talking to someone in the crowd. With Foreman's face busted up and swelling horribly, Stewart hammers away at him with haymakers against the ropes to end the seventh round. The former Heavyweight Champion comes back to put Stewart in big trouble in the eighth, staggering him with uppercuts. Foreman loses a point for repeated low blows in the twelfth and final round but still manages to earn a majority decision and keep his comeback alive.

Only The Strong Survive: Evander Holyfield vs. Alex Stewart II

George Foreman vs. Alex Stewart

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