On July 26, 1986, a 25-year-old Marvis Frazier (16-1, 7 KOs) and a 20-year-old Mike Tyson (24-0, 22 KOs) met in the ring.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Tyson was on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 15 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Marvis Frazier via KO in the 1st round. Tyson improves his record to 25-0 (23 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 16-2.
On November 25, 1983, a 23-year-old Marvis Frazier (10-0, 6 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight The Ring title held by 34-year-old Larry Holmes (44-0, 31 KOs).
Frazier came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days. Holmes was on a 44-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 15 days.
Larry Holmes made quick work of Marvis Frazier, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Holmes improves his record to 45-0 (32 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 10-1.