Evander Holyfield vs. Pinklon Thomas, billed as The Countdown Continues..., was a professional boxing match contested on December 9, 1988.

[1] In his previous fight, Evander Holyfield had defeated James Tillis by referee technical decision in his heavyweight debut.

[2] Dokes appeared on the undercard, defeating Rocky Sekorski by unanimous decision to retain the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title.

For the second consecutive fight, Holyfield would earn a victory as a result of a corner stoppage, this time after round seven.

With Thomas having endured punishment for seven rounds, his trainer Angelo Dundee refused to let him go back for the eighth, giving Evander Holyfield the victory by referee technical decision.