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Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005. Although Tyson appeared to be ahead on points on the judges' scorecards through six rounds, he failed to answer the bell for the 7th round and was ruled defeated by technical knockout .
- Mike Tyson
- Iron
- Catskill, New York, US
- 50-5-0-2 (44 KO)
- The Genesis
- Mcbride's Professional Path
- The Fight
- The Aftermath
Like many other boxers who grew up in the '80s, McBride idolized Mike Tyson. "Iron Mike" became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history when he finished Trevor Berbick in two rounds in 1986, and he ruled the heavyweight division with impunity until he was shocked by Buster Douglas in early 1990. Tyson wasn't just a prizefighter -- he wa...
McBride was not a highly touted prospect, and his pro career got off to a rather inauspicious start in 1992 as he fought to a draw with Gary Charlton, who'd had a record of 1-6 coming in. Then McBride racked up 19 victories before losing to Louis Monaco. Perhaps even more surprising than his 1997 loss to Monaco, who was 4-6-2 at the time, McBride w...
As McBride marched into the ring in front of a crowd of 20,000, the sound of two men playing bagpipes was drowned out by the loud jeering from the fans who had come to see Tyson -- not his opponent. It was certainly an intimidating scene for the friendly McBride. "What the hell did I get myself into?" he thought as he made his way to the ring. At t...
The victory over Tyson wasn't exactly life-changing or career-altering. "It didn't change [anything]," McBride said. "I just wanted to maybe fight for a world title; it never materialized. "I was never in the shape that I should've been in," he said. "For the Tyson fight I trained, I was sober for eight, nine weeks. [Winning] was like a dream come ...
Apr 23, 2021 · Shockingly failing to answer the bell in the seventh round, Tyson quit on his stool, further pronouncing Kevin McBride as the winner via technical knockout. #onthisday Kevin McBride vs...
Jun 11, 2016 · The Irish heavyweight upset the odds and the legend by beating Tyson in his final fight. The article recalls the background, the fight and the aftermath of the historic bout that marked the end of Tyson's career.
McBride's career-defining performance was a victory over Mike Tyson, former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Tyson quit the fight at the end of Round 6 by informing the referee that he would not be able to continue to round seven in the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The aged Tyson explained in a post fight interview that his heart wasn't ...
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