Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride

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Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride
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DateJune 11, 2005
Venue MCI Center, Washington, D.C., US
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United States.svg Mike Tyson Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin McBride
Nickname "Iron" "The Clones Colossus"
Hometown Catskill, New York, US Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
Purse $5,500,000 $150,000
Pre-fight record 50–5 (2) (44 KO) 32–4–1 (27 KO)
Age 38 years, 11 months 32 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 233 lb (106 kg) 271 lb (123 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
No. 13 Ranked Heavyweight
Former undisputed heavyweight champion
Former Irish heavyweight champion
Result
McBride wins via 6th-round RTD

Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005. [1] 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.

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Background

After being knocked out in the fourth round of his previous fight against Danny Williams on July 30, 2004, Mike Tyson took a lengthy hiatus as he contemplated whether or not he would continue to fight. In April 2005, Tyson officially announced his return to boxing to take on little-known Irish journeyman Kevin McBride on June 11 in Washington, D.C. [2] Though the 38–year old Tyson was far removed from his prime, he nevertheless predicted an easy victory, vowing to "gut (McBride) like a fish" while also calling his opponent a "tomato can".

McBride, however, remained confident that he could upset Tyson and promised that he would "shock the world" by defeating Tyson [3] Prior to the fight, Tyson parted ways with trainer Freddie Roach, who had trained Tyson for his two previous fights against Clifford Etienne in 2003 and Williams in 2004, and replaced him with former super bantamweight champion Jeff Fenech. [4]

The fight

For much of the fight, Tyson labored against the bigger McBride, who used his distinct height advantage and a sharp left-jab to keep the aggressive Tyson at bay through the first two rounds. Tyson was able to land more punches in the third and fourth, but McBride would often clinch and lean on Tyson in an effort to wear Tyson out. By the fifth round, the strategy appeared to have worked as Tyson seemed tired and McBride was able to land several good punches during the round, though Tyson was still able to win the round on two of the judge's scorecards.

In the sixth round, a frustrated Tyson attempted to break McBride's left arm after the two were tied up in a clinch, for which Tyson was warned by referee Joe Cortez. Shortly after, Tyson suffered a two-point deduction after hitting McBride with an intentional head butt that opened a cut above McBride's eye. As the round came to a close, a shove by McBride caused Tyson to fall to the canvas, but it was ruled a slip rather than a knockdown. Tyson would have won the round, but the two-point deduction gave McBride a 9–8 win on the scorecards.

Though Tyson still led on two of the judges' scorecards, Tyson shockingly quit on his stool before the seventh round began, automatically giving McBride the victory by technical knockout. [5]

Aftermath

Speaking to Jim Gray after the bout Tyson said "I do not have the guts to be in this sport anymore. I don't want to disrespect the sport that I love. My heart is not into this anymore. I'm sorry for the fans who paid for this. I wish I could have done better."

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: [6]

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Main Event
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico TV Azteca
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Showtime

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References

  1. "Kevin McBride vs. Mike Tyson". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. Tyson to Return to Boxing Archived 2017-04-03 at the Wayback Machine , Gaffney Ledger, 2005-04-13, Retrieved on 2013-09-01
  3. I Will Gut McBride Like a Fish, Says Tyson, Rediff.com article, 2005-06-19, Retrieved on 2013-09-01
  4. And for Now, in Tyson's Corner, It's Jeff Fenech, Washington Post, 2005-06-06, Retrieved on 2013-09-01
  5. Tyson Announces Retirement After Quitting vs. McBride, USA Today, 2005-06-12, Retrieved on 2013-09-01
  6. "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Mike Tyson's bouts
11 June 2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Kevin Montiy
Kevin McBride's bouts
11 June 2005
Succeeded by
vs. Byron Polley