On June 27, 1988, the 21-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson (34-0, 30 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Michael Spinks (31-0, 21 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Spinks was on a 31-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 12 days.
Mike Tyson made quick work of Michael Spinks, stopping Spinks via KO in the 1st. Tyson improves his record to 35-0 (31 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 31-1.
On September 7, 1996, a 30-year-old Mike Tyson (44-1, 38 KOs) got a shot at the WBA heavyweight title held by 29-year-old Bruce Seldon (33-3, 29 KOs).
Tyson came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Seldon was on a 9-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 19 days.
Mike Tyson made quick work of Bruce Seldon, stopping the champion via TKO in the 1st. Tyson improves his record to 45-1 (39 KOs), while Seldon adds a loss to his record at 33-4.
On January 22, 1988, the 21-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson (32-0, 28 KOs), faced a 38-year-old Larry Holmes (48-2, 34 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Holmes was on a -2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 9 months, and 3 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Larry Holmes via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 33-0 (29 KOs), while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 48-3.
On November 22, 1986, a 20-year-old Mike Tyson (27-0, 25 KOs) got a shot at the WBC heavyweight title held by 32-year-old Jamaican boxer Trevor Berbick (31-4-1, 23 KOs).
Tyson came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. Berbick was on a 9-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months.
Mike Tyson made very easy work of Trevor Berbick, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Tyson improves his record to 28-0 (26 KOs), while Berbick adds a loss to his record at 31-5-1.
On July 21, 1989, the 23-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson (36-0, 32 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Carl Williams (22-2, 17 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Williams was on a 5-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 11 days.
Mike Tyson made quick work of Carl Williams, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Tyson improves his record to 37-0 (33 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 22-3.
On March 16, 1996, Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno met again in a rematch.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months. Bruno was on a 4-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 14 days.
Mike Tyson made easy work of Frank Bruno in the rematch, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Tyson improves his record to 44-1 (38 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 40-5.
On March 21, 1988, the 21-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson (33-0, 29 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Tony Tubbs (24-1, 15 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 28 days. Tubbs was on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 21 days.
Mike Tyson made very easy work of Tony Tubbs, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Tyson improves his record to 34-0 (30 KOs), while Tubbs adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On February 25, 1989, the 22-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson (35-0, 31 KOs), faced a 27-year-old British boxer Frank Bruno (32-2, 31 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 29 days. Bruno was on a 4-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day.
Mike Tyson stopped Frank Bruno via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 36-0 (32 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 32-3.
On March 7, 1987, the 20-year-old WBC heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson (28-0, 26 KOs), and the 33-year-old WBA heavyweight champion James Smith (19-5, 14 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Smith was on a 4-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Mike Tyson defeated James Smith via unanimous decision and unifies the WBC and WBA heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 29-0, while Smith adds a loss to his record at 19-6.
On May 30, 1987, the 20-year-old WBA and WBC heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson (29-0, 26 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Pinklon Thomas (29-1-1, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tyson came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Thomas was on a 3-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Pinklon Thomas via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 30-0 (27 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.