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Holyfield and proceeded to push him into the ropes. However, Holyfield sidestepped Bean and sent him crashing into the ropes. With Bean now off balance Holyfield delivered a right uppercut that knocked Bean to the canvas. Bean got back up at the count of 7 and withstood a late rally by Holyfield to survive the round. After two more close rounds, the decision went to the judge's scorecards. All three judges had Holyfield the clear winner with two scores of 117–110 and one score of 116–111.
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Bean came into the fight with a 32–1 record but nearly all of his wins were against low quality fighters with losing records. The combined records of the fighters Bean had faced was an abysmal 152–294–14 and only four of the fighters he had faced had a winning record by the time of his fight with
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Unexpected Shakin' And Bakin' Challenger Lost, But The Bout Left
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Negotiations Fail for a Bout
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