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.
This should be a confident win for Mike Tyson at 99-1 winning odds. Francois Botha really doesn't have much to present against Tyson.
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.