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     Here are the predictions of the media for tonight's World Boxing Association heavyweight championship between champion Evander Holyfield and challenger Mike Tyson at the MGM Grand Garden:
     Dave Anderson, New York Times
      -- Holyfield in 7.
     Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Ron Borges, Boston Globe
      -- Holyfield in 7.
     Bob Christ, New Orleans Times-Picayune
      -- Tyson in 3.
     Lowell Cohn, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Royce Feour, Review-Journal
      -- Tyson in 10.
     Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News
      -- Holyfield in 7.
     Norm Fraunheim, Arizona Republic
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Tom Friend, New York Times
      -- Holyfield by decision.
     Anthony Gargano, New York Post
      -- Tyson in 4.
     John Gilbert, Review-Journal
      -- Tyson in 4.
     William Gilday, Washington Post
      -- Tyson in 4.
     Al Goldstein, Baltimore Sun
      -- Tyson in 7.
     Ken Gorman, London Sunday Mirror
      -- Tyson in 6.
     Colin Hart, London Daily Sun
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Joe Hawk, Review-Journal
      -- Tyson in 9.
     Paul Hayward, London Daily Telegraph
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Michael Hirsley, Chicago Tribune
      -- Tyson in 6.
     Richard Hoffer, Sports Illustrated
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Barry Horn, Dallas Morning News
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Kevin Iole, Review-Journal
      -- Holyfield in 6.
     Jerry Izenberg, Newark Star-Ledger
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Matt Jacob, Review-Journal
      -- Draw.
     Michael Katz, New York Daily News
      -- Third-round technical draw.
     John Katsilometes, Review-Journal
      -- Tyson in 6.
     Tim Kawakami, Los Angeles Times
      -- Holyfield in 7.
     George Kimball, Boston Herald
      -- Holyfield in 10.
     Doug Krikorian, Long Beach Press-Telegram
      -- Holyfield in 5.
     James Lawton, London Express
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Jim Litke, The Associated Press
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Greg Logan, New York Newsday
      -- Tyson in 8.
     Thom Lovero, Washington Times
      -- Holyfield in 10.
     Michael Martinez, San Jose Mercury News
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Wallace Matthews, New York Post
      -- Holyfield in 6.
     Joe Maxse, Cleveland Plain Dealer
      -- Tyson in 6.
     Hugh McIlvanney, London Sunday Times
      -- Tyson in 5.
     Kevin Mitchell, London Observer
      -- Tyson in 5.
     Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times
      -- Tyson in 1.
     Mike O'Hara, Detroit News
      -- Holyfield in 7.
     Jeff Powell, London Daily Mail
      -- Tyson in 7.
     Shaun Powell, Newsday
      -- Tyson in 8.
     Bob Raissman, New York Daily News
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     John Rawling, BBC radio
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     David Remnick, New Yorker Magazine
      -- Tyson in 7.
     Mike Rosenthal, Los Angeles Daily News
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Tim Ryan, CBS
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Joe Sanchez, Denver Post
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Jon Saraceno, USA Today
      -- Tyson in 5.
     Robert Seltzer, El Paso Times
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Sri Sen, London Times
      -- Holyfield in 10.
     Jay Searcy, Philadelphia Inquirer
      -- Holyfield in 7.
     Hartmut Scherzer, Frankfurter Allgemeine
      -- Holyfield in 9.
     Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Ed Schuyler Jr., The Associated Press
      -- Holyfield by decision.
     David Smith, London Evening Standard
      -- Tyson in 6.
     Steve Sneddon, Reno Gazette-Journal
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Steve Springer, Los Angeles Times
      -- Tyson in 5.
     Charley Steiner, ESPN
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     Chris Thorne, Newark Star-Ledger
      -- Holyfield in 5.
     Jack Walsh, West Yorkshire (England) Telegraph & Agus
      -- Tyson in 3.
     Sumio Yamada, Boxing Magazine Japan
      -- Tyson by decision.
     Vic Ziegel, New York Daily News
      -- Holyfield in 8.
     
     Totals
     
Holyfield 39,
Tyson 23, 2 draws


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