On September 7, 1996, Mike Tyson (44-1, 38 KOs) gets a shot at the heavyweight WBA title held by Bruce Seldon (33-3, 29 KOs).
Bruce Seldon is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Joe Hipp, 1 year and 19 days ago. Mike Tyson is on a 7-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Frank Bruno, 5 months and 22 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mike Tyson at 99-1 winning odds. Bruce Seldon really doesn't have much to present against Tyson.
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.