On This Day: Mike Tyson and Razor Ruddock engage in wild, exciting and foul-filled rematch

Mike Tyson

MIKE TYSON w pts 12 RAZOR RUDDOCK
June 28, 1991; Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
โ€œHEโ€™S not a sore loser,โ€ said Razor Ruddockโ€™s promoter Murad Muhammad about his fighterโ€™s absence from the post-fight press conference, โ€œheโ€™s just sore.โ€ In a wild encounter with Mike Tyson, Ruddock gave it everything heโ€™d got three months after their first bout which saw the Canadian controversially stopped in seven. Going into the return there were rumours that Tyson hadnโ€™t taken the bout seriously and his critics used this 12-rounder as evidence that โ€œIronโ€ Mike was in decline. That was true but, watching this bout now, Tysonโ€™s last outing before he was jailed for three years, provides evidence of a tremendous fighter.

DID YOU KNOW? Tyson had originally been slated to take on perennial contender Renaldo Snipes on June 8, 1991 before Ruddockโ€™s demands for a return were granted.

WATCH OUT FOR: The knockdowns in rounds two and three and the points deducted in the fourth, ninth and 10th (Ruddock also lost a point) showcase the best and worst of Tyson.

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