Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas | 1 |
| Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman canonical | 1 |
| Holyfield vs. Foreman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T462093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman Context triple: [Don King, promoted, Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman]
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A.
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
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B.
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer best known as the long-reigning WBC and IBF heavyweight champion who successfully defended his title 20 times between 1978 and 1985.
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C.
Rumble in the Jungle
Rumble in the Jungle was the historic 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Zaire between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, renowned for Ali’s “rope-a-dope” strategy and dramatic knockout victory.
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D.
Don King
Don King is an American boxing promoter famous for organizing some of the sport’s biggest championship fights and for his flamboyant, controversial public persona.
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E.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman Target entity description: Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
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A.
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
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B.
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer best known as the long-reigning WBC and IBF heavyweight champion who successfully defended his title 20 times between 1978 and 1985.
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C.
Rumble in the Jungle
Rumble in the Jungle was the historic 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Zaire between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, renowned for Ali’s “rope-a-dope” strategy and dramatic knockout victory.
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D.
Don King
Don King is an American boxing promoter famous for organizing some of the sport’s biggest championship fights and for his flamboyant, controversial public persona.
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E.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing match
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heavyweight title fight ⓘ |
| ageEvanderHolyfield | 28 ⓘ |
| ageGeorgeForeman | 42 ⓘ |
| billing | The Battle of the Ages ⓘ |
| broadcaster | TVKO ⓘ |
| broadcastNetwork |
HBO Sports
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surface form:
HBO pay-per-view
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| challenger | George Foreman ⓘ |
| champion | Evander Holyfield ⓘ |
| city | Atlantic City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1991-04-19 ⓘ |
| distance | 12 rounds ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s heavyweight boxing era ⓘ |
| fighter1 | Evander Holyfield ⓘ |
| fighter2 | George Foreman ⓘ |
| followedBy | Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper ⓘ |
| foremanStatus | former world heavyweight champion making comeback ⓘ |
| holyfieldStatus | undefeated heavyweight champion at the time ⓘ |
| isComebackFightFor | George Foreman ⓘ |
| isGenerationalShowdown | true ⓘ |
| isTitleDefenseFor | Evander Holyfield ⓘ |
| location | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA ⓘ |
| loser | George Foreman ⓘ |
| method | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
featured large age gap between champion and challenger
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highly publicized heavyweight title fight ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas
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| promoter | Main Events ⓘ |
| purseEvanderHolyfield | 20000000 USD ⓘ |
| purseGeorgeForeman | 12500000 USD ⓘ |
| result | Evander Holyfield defeated George Foreman by unanimous decision ⓘ |
| roundsCompleted | 12 ⓘ |
| roundsScheduled | 12 ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody |
International Boxing Federation
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surface form:
IBF
World Boxing Association ⓘ
surface form:
WBA
WBC ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| titleOnTheLine |
IBF heavyweight title
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WBA heavyweight title ⓘ WBC heavyweight title ⓘ undisputed world heavyweight championship ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| winner | Evander Holyfield ⓘ |
| year | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman Description of subject: Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
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precededBy
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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Evander Holyfield vs. Buster Douglas
this entity surface form:
Holyfield vs. Foreman