After Tyson was disqualified for biting both of Evander Holyfield’s ears on June 28, 1997, he was fined $3 million, and his boxing license was revoked. That ban would last a little over 15 months, before it was lifted on October 18, 1998. The opponent Don King chose for him next was Francois Botha, the […]

Evander Holyfield stopped Mike Tyson in the 11th round of their first bout on November 9, 1996, and the public cried for a rematch immediately afterwards. I went home on a high after Evander’s huge win, which helped me get through a difficult winter season to say the least. The original date for the rematch

After Tyson knocked out Bruce Seldon in one round on September 7, 1996 at the MGM in Las Vegas, a press conference was held after the fight. The November 9 card named ‘Finally’, would match Tyson and Evander Holyfield, who had two previous meeting cancelled for different reasons. After Holyfield’s May 10 sub-par performance against

After winning the WBC version of the heavyweight title in March of 1996, Mike Tyson was signed to face WBA champion Bruce Seldon, known as the ‘Atlantic City Express’, on September 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Seldon was a 6 ft. 1 1/4 inch muscular boxer, with a glass chin, who I

After his easy one round knockout of tomato can Peter McNeeley on August 19, 1995, Mike Tyson agreed to face Buster Mathis, Jr. on November 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Don King had scheduled it for the same day that Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield were to meet for the third time

Mike Tyson was sentenced to 3 to 6 years for rape on February 10, 1992. I was working my winter job as a security job at a local mall, and vividly recall listening to the day to day court reports in our security truck. What came to mind most was what Larry Holmes had predicted

After the controversial ending of their first fight, a rematch was agreed to for June 28, 1991 back at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Tyson acted bizarre in the pre-fight interviews, telling Ruddock “I want to make you my girlfriend with those big lips you have.” His act had gotten so old, and it seemed

Mike Tyson agreed to fight Donovan ‘Razor’ Ruddock on March 18, 1991 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, the first bout in his new contract with Showtime. Ruddock was a 6′ 3″ muscular Canadian, with a tremendous left hook, and proved to be Tyson’s biggest test in years. The pre-fight talks got nasty on Tyson’s

After losing his heavyweight title to Buster Douglas on February 11, 1990, Mike Tyson returned home beltless for the first time in 3 and a 1/2 years. His sister died as well, so he spent time trying to regroup, deal with her death, and forget about boxing for a while. As tough as he was

After his fifth round stoppage of Frank Bruno on February 25, 1989, Mike Tyson returned to the ring five months later on July 21st, to face Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams at Atlantic City Convention Hall. I took that Saturday night off from my part-time security job at a local mall, then drove to my sister’s