Evander Holyfield Scores A Timber KO: GIF Spotlight

In May of 1986, one-time prospect Terry Mims, well-worn survivor and then journeyman, making ends meet, did his best to stay upright and upset Evander Holyfield. Evander was burning through the ranks to get a title shot against Dwight Muhammad Qawi while still very short on professional experience. Holyfield was 10-0, while Mims was 13-12, according to Boxrec. During the fight, he was announced as 18-11, winning 15 by knockout. Nobody has to be right, but somebody has to be wrong. Holyfield put Mims down with a humdinger of an uppercut while Mims was trying to press ahead and had just landed one of his own to far less effect. Holyfield also goes down at the same time, because an invisible Emanuel Steward is tackling him.

Holyfield KO5 Terry Mims. I believe Mims was hit squarely on the nose by the uppercut and he was bleeding on the canvas from it when he was trying to get back up. Holyfield would get Qawi in his very next match and fight something tantamount to the cruiserweight version of Ali/Frazier with him. He would win the fight also. Mims would go on to lose most of his fights after this, but he would still get the most high profile name under his win column in Leon Spinks, despite that.

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