Editing Evander Holyfield (section)

===Holyfield vs. Moorer II, Bean===
{{Main|Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II|Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean}}
Next came another rematch, this time against Michael Moorer, who had recovered the IBF's world title. Holyfield knocked Moorer to the canvas five times and referee Mitch Halpern stopped the fight between the eighth and ninth rounds under the advice of physician Flip Homansky. Holyfield once again unified his WBA belt with the IBF belt by avenging his defeat by Moorer.

In 1998 Holyfield had only one fight, making a [[mandatory challenger|mandatory defense]] against [[Vaughn Bean]], who was defeated by decision at the [[Georgia Dome]] in the champion's hometown. For the first time, Holyfield's performance called into question whether age was diminishing his ability to continue as a championship fighter.<ref>{{cite news | first=Mike| last=Wise | title=Bean Dents Holyfield's Armor | date=September 21, 1998 | url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E2D71330F932A1575AC0A96E958260| work =The New York Times| access-date = May 13, 2008}}</ref>