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The fight was a split draw and the three former WBC Champion judges scored the fight as follows: Chad Dawson (76–76 draw), Christy Martin (79–73 for Tyson), and Vinny Pazienza (76–80 for Jones). [26]
The Tyson fight was the only loss of his professional career. Tyson also spoke of retiring, hinting that "this may be my last fight." [4] The win over Spinks has been described as the pinnacle of Tyson's boxing career. [6] It was also his last fight under longtime trainer Kevin Rooney, who was dismissed by Tyson in December. [54]
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, with a post-retirement fight in 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
Tyson's last professional fight came on May 11, 2005. Tyson was defeated by Kevin McBride via sixth-round TKO. Since then, Tyson has participated only in exhibitions, with his most recent being an ...
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson was a professional boxing match between YouTuber and professional boxer Jake Paul and former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson.The bout took place on November 15, 2024, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and was streamed globally on Netflix, with 65 million people watching the event concurrently.
Tyson did not wish to continue the fight and was TKO'd before the start of round 7 at Capital Explosions at MCI Center in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2005. Tyson vs. Paul: The Comeback March 7.
After Tyson won decisively, a fight was signed for November 18, 1991. An injury and Tyson's subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 indefinitely shelved the fight, as Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison. [3] Holyfield, meanwhile, went on to reign as undisputed champion until losing to Riddick Bowe in November 1992.
Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley, billed as He's Back, was a professional boxing match contested on August 19, 1995. [1] The match marked the return of Mike Tyson to professional boxing after over four years away due to his 1991 arrest and subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 which led to Tyson serving three years in prison.