Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson - Revision history

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	<fight>10905</fight>		<fight>10905</fight>
			*'''[[WBA]] World Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Seldon)
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]
	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Seldon)
	*[[:File:Tyson-Seldon 51587046.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo 3]]
	*[[:File:Tyson-Seldon poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			[[File:Tyson-Seldon poster.jpg\|right\|250px]]
	*The fight was originally scheduled for July 13, but it was postponed because Tyson was suffering from bronchitis.		*The fight was originally scheduled for July 13, but it was postponed because Tyson was suffering from bronchitis.
	*Tyson's purse was $15 million, and Seldon's was $5 million.		*Tyson's purse was $15 million, and Seldon's was $5 million.
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	*The ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' reported the following on September 25, 1996:		*The ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' reported the following on September 25, 1996:
	:Mike Tyson relinquished the [[World Boxing Council]]'s heavyweight championship yesterday. The WBC declared the heavyweight title vacant and said it would hold a public purse bid for a title fight between [[Lennox Lewis]] of Britain and [[Oliver McCall]] of the United States. A New Jersey court ruled earlier this year that Tyson had to fight Lewis before facing World Boxing Association champion Bruce Seldon. But Tyson's promoter, Don King, paid Lewis $4 million to step aside. Tyson stopped Seldon in the first round to win the WBA title. The Lewis and Tyson camps could not agree to a deal for a bout between their two fighters. Tyson, therefore, was stripped of his title by the WBC, adhering to the court ruling. "We are disappointed and surprised that Tyson decided to give up the title instead of fighting Lennox," said [[Dino Duva]], Lewis' promoter. Tyson is scheduled to put his new WBA title on the line against former undisputed champion [[Evander Holyfield]] on Nov. 9 in Las Vegas.		:Mike Tyson relinquished the [[World Boxing Council]]'s heavyweight championship yesterday. The WBC declared the heavyweight title vacant and said it would hold a public purse bid for a title fight between [[Lennox Lewis]] of Britain and [[Oliver McCall]] of the United States. A New Jersey court ruled earlier this year that Tyson had to fight Lewis before facing World Boxing Association champion Bruce Seldon. But Tyson's promoter, Don King, paid Lewis $4 million to step aside. Tyson stopped Seldon in the first round to win the WBA title. The Lewis and Tyson camps could not agree to a deal for a bout between their two fighters. Tyson, therefore, was stripped of his title by the WBC, adhering to the court ruling. "We are disappointed and surprised that Tyson decided to give up the title instead of fighting Lennox," said [[Dino Duva]], Lewis' promoter. Tyson is scheduled to put his new WBA title on the line against former undisputed champion [[Evander Holyfield]] on Nov. 9 in Las Vegas.
	*Rap artist and actor Tupac Shakur was shot four times as he was leaving the Tyson-Seldon fight. Shakur and his entourage were on their way to a nightclub when a Cadillac pulled up alongside the BMW in which he was riding and started shooting. The incident occurred at about 11:15 p.m. Shakur succumbed to his injuries on September 13.		*Rap artist and actor Tupac Shakur was shot four times as he was leaving the Tyson-Seldon fight. Shakur and his entourage were on their way to a nightclub when a Cadillac pulled up alongside the BMW in which he was riding and started shooting. The incident occurred at about 11:15 p.m. Shakur succumbed to his injuries on September 13.
			*[[:File:1996-09-07 - Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon (Program).jpeg\|Program Cover]], [[:File:Tyson-Seldon 51587046.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo 3]].

	==Post-Fight Quotes==		== Post-Fight Quotes ==
	*Mike Tyson: "I punch harder now than I did when I was younger."		*Mike Tyson: "I punch harder now than I did when I was younger."
	*Bruce Seldon: "You know how hurt I am right now? I came to fight, I came to win. I did not realize how hard he hits or how fast he is. He is a destroyer, and I am witness to that. The shot rattled my eyes, and I couldn't see straight. I did not train 12 weeks to come here and take a dive. I am already a millionaire. It's not about money. I'm sorry. I tried my best. He is a great fighter. He is a bad man."		*Bruce Seldon: "You know how hurt I am right now? I came to fight, I came to win. I did not realize how hard he hits or how fast he is. He is a destroyer, and I am witness to that. The shot rattled my eyes, and I couldn't see straight. I did not train 12 weeks to come here and take a dive. I am already a millionaire. It's not about money. I'm sorry. I tried my best. He is a great fighter. He is a bad man."

	==Articles==		== Articles ==
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/08/sports/a-half-hearted-tyson-punch-is-enough-to-knock-out-seldon.html "A Half-Hearted Tyson Punch Is Enough to Knock Out Seldon" By Tom Friend, ''New York Times'', September 8, 1996]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/08/sports/a-half-hearted-tyson-punch-is-enough-to-knock-out-seldon.html "A Half-Hearted Tyson Punch Is Enough to Knock Out Seldon" By Tom Friend, ''New York Times'', September 8, 1996]
	*[http://articles.philly.com/1996-09-08/sports/25633953_1_bruce-seldon-cus-d-amato-hand-grenade "Tyson Wins, Swift And Sure; Seldon Puts Up Little Fight" By Bill Lyons, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 8, 1996]		*[http://articles.philly.com/1996-09-08/sports/25633953_1_bruce-seldon-cus-d-amato-hand-grenade "Tyson Wins, Swift And Sure; Seldon Puts Up Little Fight" By Bill Lyons, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 8, 1996]
	*[http://articles.philly.com/1996-09-25/sports/25633347_1_tyson-camps-world-boxing-association-champion-bruce-seldon "Wbc Seeks Purse Bids For Vacant Tyson Title" ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 25, 1996]		*[http://articles.philly.com/1996-09-25/sports/25633347_1_tyson-camps-world-boxing-association-champion-bruce-seldon "Wbc Seeks Purse Bids For Vacant Tyson Title" ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 25, 1996]

Boxsoup at 06:02, 24 April 2016

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	<fight>10905</fight>		<fight>10905</fight>
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Seldon)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]
	*~~'''Promoter:'''~~ [[~~Don King~~]] ~~Productions~~		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #1]]		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Seldon)
	*[[:File:~~Bruce~~ Seldon ~~vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan~~.jpg\|~~Photo #2~~]]		*[[:File:Tyson-Seldon 51587046.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo 3]]
			*[[:File:Tyson-Seldon poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Seldon was ~~knocked down twice~~. ~~Some felt that~~ Seldon ~~took~~ a ~~dive in this~~ fight. ~~Replays show~~ that a ~~punch did not~~ even ~~land when he~~ went down ~~in what was credited as~~ the first knockdown. ~~After~~ Seldon was ~~knocked down~~ a ~~second time,~~ from a ~~grazing punch~~, the ~~referee waved~~ off the ~~fight as Seldon appeared~~ to ~~be disoriented~~.		*The fight was originally scheduled for July 13, but it was postponed because Tyson was suffering from bronchitis.
	*Tyson ~~was stripped by~~ the [[~~WBC~~]] ~~immediately after stepping into~~ the ~~ring~~ for ~~this~~ fight ~~for not fighting mandatory challenger~~ [[Lennox Lewis]]; therefore the [[~~WBC~~]] title ~~was not~~ on the line.		*Tyson's purse was $15 million, and Seldon's was $5 million.
	*Rap artist Tupac Shakur~~, who attended this event,~~ was shot ~~just hours after~~ the fight, and ~~died six days later~~.		*Seldon was a 22-1 underdog.
			*The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by [[Showtime]]. It generated one million buys.
			*Paid attendance at the [[MGM Grand]] was 9,511. The gate was $6,305,900.
			*The ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' reported the following on September 8, 1996:
			:The Atlantic City Express was derailed almost as soon as it left the station. Bruce Seldon, who is nicknamed for a train, caught two punches of dubious power from Mike Tyson last night and, almost without any resistance, timidly surrendered his World Boxing Association championship in a bout that had a less-than-sellout crowd in the MGM Grand Garden booing its displeasure and chanting: "Fix . . . fix . . . " Seldon joined a lengthy list of Tyson victims who have never made it out of the first round and were paralyzed by fear even as they climbed into the ring. Seldon went down twice, and both times appeared to do so more from fright than from being hit with Tyson's customary concussive force. Replays of the first knockdown showed a right hand passing over Seldon's head, barely grazing it, but Seldon flopped convincingly to the canvas. He arose as referee Richard Steele reached the count of six. Tyson, at Steele's signal, came out of the neutral corner and walked in. Seldon never left the corner until Tyson was on top of him. Tyson threw a left hand that Seldon was moving away from. This punch at least was more than a glancing blow, but most of its power seemed to have evaporated by the time it landed. Certainly it wasn't a vintage Tyson bomb. Nonetheless, Seldon fell heavily again, pawing at Tyson with one hand as he was going. When Seldon got up, his legs shimmied. Steele apparently believed Seldon and dutifully called it off. Exactly 1 minute, 49 seconds had elapsed. It was Tyson's 45th win against the lone loss to [[James (Buster) Douglas\|Buster Douglas]], and his 39th knockout, and certainly one of the easiest. Tyson now owns two-thirds of the heavyweight championship he had unified before he went away to prison. "Cus," he said, referring to the late [[Cus D'Amato]], who rescued him from prison the first time and turned him to boxing, "that's two down and one to go."
			*The ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' reported the following on September 25, 1996:
			:Mike Tyson relinquished the [[World Boxing Council]]'s heavyweight championship yesterday. The WBC declared the heavyweight title vacant and said it would hold a public purse bid for a title fight between [[Lennox Lewis]] of Britain and [[Oliver McCall]] of the United States. A New Jersey court ruled earlier this year that Tyson had to fight Lewis before facing World Boxing Association champion Bruce Seldon. But Tyson's promoter, Don King, paid Lewis $4 million to step aside. Tyson stopped Seldon in the first round to win the WBA title. The Lewis and Tyson camps could not agree to a deal for a bout between their two fighters. Tyson, therefore, was stripped of his title by the WBC, adhering to the court ruling. "We are disappointed and surprised that Tyson decided to give up the title instead of fighting Lennox," said [[Dino Duva]], Lewis' promoter. Tyson is scheduled to put his new WBA title on the line against former undisputed champion [[Evander Holyfield]] on Nov. 9 in Las Vegas.
			*Rap artist and actor Tupac Shakur was shot four times as he was leaving the Tyson-Seldon fight. Shakur and his entourage were on their way to a nightclub when a Cadillac pulled up alongside the BMW in which he was riding and started shooting. The incident occurred at about 11:15 p.m. Shakur succumbed to his injuries on September 13.

			==Post-Fight Quotes==
			*Mike Tyson: "I punch harder now than I did when I was younger."
			*Bruce Seldon: "You know how hurt I am right now? I came to fight, I came to win. I did not realize how hard he hits or how fast he is. He is a destroyer, and I am witness to that. The shot rattled my eyes, and I couldn't see straight. I did not train 12 weeks to come here and take a dive. I am already a millionaire. It's not about money. I'm sorry. I tried my best. He is a great fighter. He is a bad man."

			==Articles==
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/08/sports/a-half-hearted-tyson-punch-is-enough-to-knock-out-seldon.html "A Half-Hearted Tyson Punch Is Enough to Knock Out Seldon" By Tom Friend, ''New York Times'', September 8, 1996]
			*[http://articles.philly.com/1996-09-08/sports/25633953_1_bruce-seldon-cus-d-amato-hand-grenade "Tyson Wins, Swift And Sure; Seldon Puts Up Little Fight" By Bill Lyons, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 8, 1996]
			*[http://articles.philly.com/1996-09-25/sports/25633347_1_tyson-camps-world-boxing-association-champion-bruce-seldon "Wbc Seeks Purse Bids For Vacant Tyson Title" ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 25, 1996]

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	== ~~Comments~~ ==		== Notes ==
	*Seldon was knocked down twice. Some felt that Seldon took a dive in this fight. Replays show that a punch did not even land when he went down in what was credited as the first knockdown. After Seldon was knocked down a second time, from a grazing punch, the referee waved off the fight as Seldon appeared to be disoriented.		*Seldon was knocked down twice. Some felt that Seldon took a dive in this fight. Replays show that a punch did not even land when he went down in what was credited as the first knockdown. After Seldon was knocked down a second time, from a grazing punch, the referee waved off the fight as Seldon appeared to be disoriented.
	*Tyson was stripped by the [[WBC]] immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger [[Lennox Lewis]]; therefore the [[WBC]] title was not on the line.		*Tyson was stripped by the [[WBC]] immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger [[Lennox Lewis]]; therefore the [[WBC]] title was not on the line.
	*Rap artist Tupac Shakur, who attended this event, was shot just hours after the fight, and died six days later.		*Rap artist Tupac Shakur, who attended this event, was shot just hours after the fight, and died six days later.

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	'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Seldon)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Seldon)
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #1]]		*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #1]]

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	'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Seldon)		'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Seldon)
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #1]]
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #2]]

	== Comments ==		== Comments ==

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	'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd ~~defending~~ of Seldon)		'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Seldon)
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ~~(Don King~~ Productions)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]]
			*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #3]]








	== Comments ==		== Comments ==
	*Seldon was knocked down twice. Some felt that Seldon took a dive in this fight. Replays show that a punch did not even land when he went down in what was credited as the first knockdown. After Seldon was knocked down a second time, from a grazing punch, the referee waved off the fight as Seldon appeared to be disoriented.~~<br>~~		*Seldon was knocked down twice. Some felt that Seldon took a dive in this fight. Replays show that a punch did not even land when he went down in what was credited as the first knockdown. After Seldon was knocked down a second time, from a grazing punch, the referee waved off the fight as Seldon appeared to be disoriented.
	*Tyson was stripped by the [[WBC]] immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger [[Lennox Lewis]]; therefore the [[WBC]] title was not on the line.~~<br>~~		*Tyson was stripped by the [[WBC]] immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger [[Lennox Lewis]]; therefore the [[WBC]] title was not on the line.
	*Rap artist Tupac Shakur, who attended this event, was shot just hours after the fight, and died six days later.		*Rap artist Tupac Shakur, who attended this event, was shot just hours after the fight, and died six days later.

Fasan at 23:26, 3 March 2011

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	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #3]]

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-*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defending of Seldon)
+'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defending of Seldon)
 *'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
-*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg|Photo #2]]
+*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg|Photo #2]], [[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg|Photo #3]]
 == Comments ==
-Seldon was knocked down twice.<br>
+*Seldon was knocked down twice. Some felt that Seldon took a dive in this fight. Replays show that a punch did not even land when he went down in what was credited as the first knockdown. After Seldon was knocked down a second time, from a grazing punch, the referee waved off the fight as Seldon appeared to be disoriented.<br>
-Many feel Seldon took a dive in this fight. Replays show that a punch did not even land when Seldon went down in what was credited as the first knockdown. After Seldon was knocked down a second time from a grazing punch the ref waved off the fight as Seldon appeared to be disoriented.<br>
+*Tyson was stripped by the [[WBC]] immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger [[Lennox Lewis]]; therefore the [[WBC]] title was not on the line.<br>
-Tyson was stripped by the [[WBC]] immediately after stepping into the ring for this fight for not fighting mandatory challenger [[Lennox Lewis]], therefore the [[WBC]] title was not on the line.<br>
+*Rap artist Tupac Shakur, who attended this event, was shot just hours after the fight, and died six days later.

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	'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defending of Seldon)~~<br>~~		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defending of Seldon)
	*'''Commission:''' Nevada Athletic Commission		*'''Commission:''' Nevada Athletic Commission
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
	*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg\|Photo #2]]
	[[File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|280px\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan.jpg\|280px\|thumb\|left]]

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 '''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defending of Seldon)<br>
-[[:File:Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson . Fasan 1 ..jpg|Photo #2]]
+*'''Commission:''' Nevada Athletic Commission
 == Comments ==