"Iron" Mike Tyson. The Fact Box

"Iron" Mike Tyson's Phenomenal Career Record After Retiring In 2005

date Lb opponent Lb wld last 6 location

2005-06-11 233 Kevin McBride 271 32-4-1

MCI Center, Washington, DC, USA L RTD 6 10

~ Time: 3:00 | Referee: Joe Cortez | Judge: Steve Rados 57-55 | Judge: Tammye Jenkins 57-55 | Judge: Paul Artisst 55-57 ~
Tyson Penalised 2 points in round 6 for intentional headbutting

2004-07-30 233 Danny Williams 265 31-3-0

Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, USA L KO 4 10

~ Time: 2:51 | Referee: Dennis Alfred | Judge: Dan McLellan | Judge: Johnny Monson | Judge: Steve Ryan ~
Tyson tore knee ligament in 1st round.

2003-02-22 225¾ Clifford Etienne 222¾ 24-1-1

The Pyramid, Memphis, TN, USA W KO 1 10

~ Time: 0:49 | Referee: Bill Clancy ~

2002-06-08 234 Lennox Lewis 249¼ 39-2-1

The Pyramid, Memphis, TN, USA L KO 8 12

~ Time: 2:25 | Referee: Eddie Cotton | Judge: Alfred Buqwana | Judge: Anek Hongtongkam | Judge: Bob Logist ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
IBO Heavyweight Title
Lewis vacated the IBF title after this fight

2001-10-13 239¾ Brian Nielsen 259¾ 62-1-0

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark W TKO 7 10

~ Time: 0:01 | Referee: Steve Smoger | Judge: Marty Denkin | Judge: Erkki Meronen | Judge: Daniel Van de Wiele ~

2000-10-20 222 Andrew Golota 240 36-4-0

The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI, USA NC NC 3 10

~ Referee: Frank Garza | Judge: Brad Wright | Judge: Bernard Teachout | Judge: Rosemary Grable ~
Golota down in 1st. Michigan Commission changes the result from a TKO after 2 for Tyson to an NC, due to Tyson testing positive for marijuana after the fight.

2000-06-24 225 Lou Savarese 241¼ 39-3-0

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland W TKO 1 10

~ Time: 0:38 | Referee: John Coyle ~

2000-01-29 223½ Julius Francis 244½ 21-7-0

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England W TKO 2 10

~ Time: 1:03 | Referee: Roy Francis ~
Francis down twice in the 1st and three times in the 2nd.

1999-10-23 223 Orlin Norris 218 50-5-0

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, USA NC NC 1 10

~ Time: 3:00 | Referee: Richard Steele ~

1999-01-16 223 Francois Botha 233¾ 39-1-0

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, USA W KO 5 10

~ Time: 2:59 | Referee: Richard Steele ~

1997-06-28 218 Evander Holyfield 218 33-3-0

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, USA L DQ 3 12

~ Referee: Mills Lane ~
WBA Heavyweight Title
Tyson disqualified for twice biting Holyfield's ears, claiming he was retaliating to headbutting by Holyfield.

1996-11-09 222 Evander Holyfield 215 32-3-0

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, USA L TKO 11 12

~ Referee: Mitch Halpern ~
WBA Heavyweight Title
Scoring at time of stoppage: 96-92, 100-93, 96-92 Holyfield.
Tyson down in 6th.
1996 Fight of the Year - Ring magazine
1996 Upset of the Year - Ring magazine

1996-09-07 219 Bruce Seldon 229 33-3-0

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 1 12

~ Time: 1:49 | Referee: Richard Steele ~
WBA Heavyweight Title
Seldon was knocked down twice. (Tyson stripped by WBC immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis, therefore the WBC title was not on the line.)

1996-03-16 220 Frank Bruno 247 40-4-0

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 3 12

~ Referee: Mills Lane ~
WBC Heavyweight Title

1995-12-16 219 Buster Mathis Jr. 224 20-0-0

CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA W KO 3 12

~ Time: 2:32 | Referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

1995-08-19 220 Peter McNeeley 224 36-1-0

MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W DQ 1 10

~ Referee: Mills Lane ~
McNeeley was down twice and his manager, Vinny Vecchione, entered the ring, forcing referee Mills Lane to disqualify him.

1991-06-28 216 Donovan (Razor) Ruddock 238 24-2-1

The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV, USA W UD 12 12

~ Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Chuck Giampa 113-109 | Judge: Art Lurie 114-108 | Judge: Dalby Shirley 114-108 ~
Ruddock down in 2nd and 4th. Tyson had one point deducted in the 4th, 9th, and 10th for fouls. Ruddock lost a point in the 8th for hitting after the bell.

1991-03-18 217 Donovan (Razor) Ruddock 228 24-1-1

The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 7 12

~ Time: 2:22 | Referee: Richard Steele | 59-53 | 59-53 | 59-53 ~
Ruddock was knocked down in the 2nd and 3rd.

1990-12-08 217¾ Alex Stewart 218 26-1-0

Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 1 10

~ Time: 2:27 | Referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

1990-06-16 217 Henry Tillman 215 20-4-0

Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA W KO 1 10

~ Referee: Richard Steele ~

1990-02-11 220½ James (Buster) Douglas 231½ 29-4-1

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan L KO 10 12

~ Referee: Octavio Meyran | Judge: Larry Rozadilla 82-88 | Judge: Ken Morita 87-86 | Judge: Masakazu Uchida 86-86 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
Douglas down in 8th.
1990 Upset of the Year - Ring magazine.

1989-07-21 219¼ Carl Williams 218 22-2-0

Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 1 12

~ Time: 1:33 | Referee: Randy Neumann | Judge: Richard F. Murry | Judge: Chuck Giampa | Judge: Rocky Castellani ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title

1989-02-25 218 Frank Bruno 228 32-2-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 5 12

~ Time: 2:55 | Referee: Richard Steele | Judge: Jerry Roth 40-35 | Judge: Omar Minton 40-34 | Judge: Rodolfo Maldonado 40-34 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
Bruno penalized one point in the 1st for holding and he was also dropped in the 1st.

1988-06-27 218¼ Michael Spinks 212¼ 31-0-0

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 1 12

~ Time: 1:31 | Referee: Frank Cappuccino | Judge: Eva Shain | Judge: John Stewart | Judge: Rocky Castellani ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
Spinks knocked down twice.

1988-03-21 216¼ Tony Tubbs 238¼ 24-1-0

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan W TKO 2 12

~ Time: 2:54 | Referee: Arthur Mercante | Judge: Larry Rozadilla 9-10 | Judge: Ken Morita 10-10 | Judge: Masakazu Uchida 10-9 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title

1988-01-22 215¾ Larry Holmes 225¾ 48-2-0

Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 4 12

~ Time: 2:55 | Referee: Joe Cortez | Judge: Charley Spina 29-28 | Judge: Nicasio L. Drake 30-27 | Judge: Rudy Ortega 29-28 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
Holmes down three times in 4th.

1987-10-16 216 Tyrell Biggs 228¾ 15-0-0

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 7 12

~ Time: 2:59 | Referee: Tony Orlando | Judge: Al Wilensky 60-54 | Judge: John Stewart 60-54 | Judge: Frank Brunette 60-52 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
Biggs down twice in the 7th.

1987-08-01 221 Tony Tucker 221 35-0-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W UD 12 12

~ Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Julio Roldan 118-113 | Judge: Phil Newman 119-111 | Judge: Bill Graham 117-112 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title

1987-05-30 218¾ Pinklon Thomas 217¾ 29-1-1

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 6 12

~ Time: 2:00 | Referee: Carlos Padilla | Judge: Dalby Shirley 49-46 | Judge: Gordon Volkman 50-44 | Judge: Harry Gibbs 49-46 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title

1987-03-07 219 James (Bonecrusher) Smith 233 19-5-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W UD 12 12

~ Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Lou Tabat 120-106 | Judge: Dalby Shirley 119-107 | Judge: Jose J. Guerra 119-107 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title

1986-11-22 221¼ Trevor Berbick 218½ 32-4-1

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 2 12

~ Time: 2:35 | Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Harry Gibbs 10-8 | Judge: Dave Moretti 10-9 | Judge: Rudy Ortega 10-9 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
Berbick knocked down twice in round 2. After trying to rise from the second knockdown he fell another two times.

1986-09-06 221½ Alfonso Ratliff 201 21-3-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 2 10

1986-08-17 213 Jose Ribalta 211½ 23-3-1

Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 10 10

~ Referee: Rudy Battle ~
Ribalta down in 2nd, 8th, and 10th.

1986-07-26 217 Marvis Frazier 210½ 16-1-0

Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY, USA W KO 1 10

~ Time: 0:30 | Referee: Joe Cortez ~

1986-07-11 219 Lorenzo Boyd 198 14-5-0

Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake, NY, USA W KO 2 10

~ Time: 1:43 ~

1986-06-28 217 William Hosea 215 11-4-0

Rensselaer P.I., Troy, NY, USA W KO 1 10

~ Time: 2:03 | Referee: Harry Papacharalambaugh ~

1986-06-13 217 Reggie Gross 218 17-4-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA W TKO 1 0

1986-05-20 215¼ Mitch (Blood) Green 225 16-1-1

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA W UD 10 10

~ Referee: Luis Rivera | 8-2 | 9-1 | 9-1 ~

1986-05-03 215 James (Quick) Tillis 207¾ 31-8-0

Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY, USA W UD 10 10

~ Referee: Joe Cortez | Judge: Bernie Friedkin 6-4 | Judge: Al Reid 6-4 | Judge: Tony Moret 8-2 ~
Tillis down in 4th.

1986-03-10 220½ Steve Zouski 210 25-9-0

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA W KO 3 10

~ Time: 2:39 | Referee: Arthur Mercante ~

1986-02-16 217 Jesse Ferguson 211¾ 14-1-0

Rensselaer P.I., Troy, NY, USA W TKO 6 10

~ Referee: Luis Rivera ~
Ferguson, while down in 5th, was disqualified for excessive holding. However the official result given by the New York State Athletic Commission is a TKO.

1986-01-24 215 Mike Jameson 236 14-9-0

Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 5 8

~ Time: 0:46 | Referee: Joe Cortez ~
Jameson down in 4th and th

1986-01-11 217 David Jaco 210 19-5-0

Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY, USA W TKO 1 10

~ Time: 2:16 ~
Jaco was down three times, triggering the three knockdown rule

1985-12-27 216 Mark Young 207 8-6-0

Latham Coliseum, Latham, NY, USA W TKO 1 0

1985-12-06 215 Sammy Scaff 250 13-6-0

Felt Forum, New York, NY, USA W TKO 1 10

~ Time: 1:19 | Referee: Fred Ucci ~

1985-11-22 221 Conroy Nelson 216 15-7-2

Latham Coliseum, Latham, NY, USA W TKO 2 0

1985-11-13 219 Eddie Richardson 212 11-2-0

Houston, TX, USA W KO 1 0

1985-11-01 221 Sterling Benjamin 3-6-1

Latham Coliseum, Latham, NY, USA W TKO 1 0

1985-10-25 217 Robert Colay 224¼ 8-5-1

Atlantis Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 1 8

~ Time: 0:37 | Referee: Ted Pick ~

1985-10-09 215¾ Donnie Long 215¾ 15-3-0

Trump Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 1 6

~ Time: 1:28 | Referee: Frank Cappuccino ~
Long down three times

1985-09-05 219½ Michael Johnson 196 11-5-0

Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 1 6

~ Time: 0:39 | Referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

1985-08-15 213½ Lorenzo Canady 203½ 3-0-0

Resorts International, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 1 0

~ Time: 1:05 | Referee: Joe Cortez ~

1985-07-19 217¼ Larry Sims 217 3-16-3

Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA W KO 3 6

~ Time: 2:04 | Referee: Joe Cortez ~

1985-07-11 215¾ John Alderson 226½ 3-0-0

Trump Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 2 6

~ Referee: Frank Cappuccino ~
Alderson down twice in second, could not come out for 3rd

1985-06-20 217 Ricardo Spain 184½ 1-0-0

Resorts International, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 1 6

~ Time: 0:39 | Referee: Joe O'Neil ~

1985-05-23 212 Don Halpin 212 8-17-0

Albany, NY, USA W KO 4 0

1985-04-10 214¼ Trent Singleton 198½ 0-2-0

Albany, NY, USA W TKO 1 0

1985-03-06 214 Hector Mercedes 199¾ 0-1-0

Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY, USA W TKO 1 4

~ Time: 1:47 | Referee: Luis Rivera ~