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Showtime To Replay Mike Tyson's
Stunning Loss
NEW YORK (June 13, 2005) - SHOWTIME will
replay Saturday's historical pay-per-view bout that saw Mike Tyson slide
into possible retirement following a stunning turn of events in which
the former two-time world heavyweight champion refused to answer the
bell for the seventh round against Kevin McBride that took place at the
MCI Center in Washington, D.C., on June 11. Fight fans have the
opportunity to witness perhaps the final chapter of boxing's most
fascinating character when SHOWTIME rebroadcasts the fight on Saturday,
June 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Hoping to revitalize his career, Tyson (50-6, 2 NC, 44 KOs) threw
everything he could at his largest opponent to date (McBride weighed in
at 271 pounds), including an intentional head butt in the sixth round
that cost him two points. Tyson had an excellent fourth round, storming
from the corner and opening up with a powerful right and body shots,
followed by a left hook and another body shot. However, McBride managed
to weather the storm.
Previously, Danny Williams stopped Tyson at 2:51 in the fourth round on
July 30, 2004. Once the "baddest man on the planet," Tyson became the
youngest heavyweight champion when he registered a second-round TKO over
Trevor Berbick on Nov. 22, 1986. Tyson sat atop the heavyweight division
the next few years, uniting the heavyweight titles while making nine
successful defenses. He has now lost three out of his last four fights.
McBride (33-4-1, 28 KOs), of Clones, Ireland, absorbed Tyson's best
shots and imposed his will on Tyson in winning his eighth consecutive
fight. After a Tyson head butt in the sixth round, McBride shoved his
opponent into the ropes as the bell sounded. Prior to defeating Tyson,
McBride tallied a fifth-round TKO over Kevin Montiy on March 18, 2005,
in Mashantucket, Conn.
SHOWTIME Pay Per View's Steve Albert and Al Bernstein called the action
from ringside with Jim Gray serving as roving reporter. The executive
producer of the SHOWTIME PAY PER VIEW telecast was Jay Larkin, with
David Dinkins Jr. producing and Bob Dunphy directing.
