Another what-if match between boxers of different eras; one where both men match up well together on the DICE Boxing cards. Evander Holyfield (1984- ) went in as favourite with a better control rating, but all other ratings were very comparable between Holyfield and Jersey Joe Walcott (1930-1953)
Despite this similarity between them it was pretty much one-way traffic with Walcott only taking two rounds outright. Holyfield took control early and held on to it for long spells, dominating the opening two rounds. The third was scored 10-9 10-10 9-10 as Walcott woke up, matching his opponent bell-to-bell, and was unlucky to come out of the fourth 10-10 9-10 10-10 as he looked the better fighter.
Holyfield then reasserted his authority, taking three straight rounds outright, and it was in the seventh round that Jersey Joe first started to show signs of the beating he was enduring as a cut in his mouth needed treatment. Despite his forehead also being opened, Walcott tied Holyfield for the eighth. With the events that had preceded the ninth round showing Holyfield to be the clear favourite at this stage, Walcott went on to have the best control of the entire match throughout the ninth and tenth rounds before normality resumed in the final two rounds. Adding injury to insult Evander broke the nose and reopened the wound on the forehead of his opponent in the twelfth, the second round of the match where Walcott failed to land a punch.
Punches Landed/Attempted - Holyfield 55/117 (47.00%), Walcott 33/89 (37.00%)
Total Points (at the end of the last completed round) - Holyfield 212, Walcott 143
Judges Cards (at the end of the last completed round) - Holyfield 116-113, 118-111, 118-113 Walcott
Fouls - Holyfield 0, Walcott 0
Cuts Opened - Holyfield 3, Walcott 0
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