On January 16, 1999, Mike Tyson (45-3, 39 KOs) and Francois Botha (39-1, 24 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Mike Tyson is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a undefined loss to Evander Holyfield, 1 year, 6 months, and 19 days ago. Francois Botha is on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over David Cherry, 6 months and 21 days ago.
The winning odds are at 84.8-15.2 in favor of Francois Botha. Mike Tyson is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Botha should win this fight.
Mike Tyson stopped Francois Botha via KO in the 5th round. Tyson improves his record to 46-3 (40 KOs), while Botha adds a loss to his record at 39-2.