Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting) - Revision history

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	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
	*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].		*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].
	*The contract for this fight was signed ~~no earlier than July 2 but no later than~~ September 8.		*The contract for this fight was signed around September 8.
	*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.		*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.
	*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.		*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.

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	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
	*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].		*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].
	*The contract for this fight was signed no earlier than ~~June 24~~ but no later than September 8.		*The contract for this fight was signed no earlier than July 2 but no later than September 8.
	*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.		*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.
	*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.		*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.

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	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
	*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].		*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].
	*The contract for this fight was signed o earlier than June 4 but no later than September 8.		*The contract for this fight was signed no earlier than June 24 but no later than September 8.
	*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.		*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.
	*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.		*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.

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	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
	*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].		*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].
	*The contract for this fight was signed no later than September 8.		*The contract for this fight was signed o earlier than June 4 but no later than September 8.
	*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.		*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.
	*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.		*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.

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	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
	*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].		*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].
			*The contract for this fight was signed no later than September 8.
	*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.		*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.
	*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.		*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.

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 *Tyson and Holyfield were originally scheduled to fight on June 18, 1990, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tyson, the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, was guaranteed more than $22 million, and Holyfield, the undisputed No. 1 heavyweight contender, was guaranteed more than $11 million. However, those plans went down the drain when Tyson lost the title to [[James (Buster) Douglas]], a 42-1 underdog, by a [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|10th-round knockout]] on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. Eight months later, on October 25, Douglas lost the title to Holyfield by a [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield|third-round knockout]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)
	*[[:File:Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield . Fasan.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Holyfield-Tyson I 2732778k.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Holyfield-Tyson I 72498293.jpg\|Photo 4]]		*[[:File:Tyson-Holyfield I poster 1.jpg\|Fight Poster]], [[:File:Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield . Fasan.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Holyfield-Tyson I 2732778k.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Holyfield-Tyson I 72498293.jpg\|Photo 4]]
	*[[:File:Tyson-Holyfield I poster 1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
	*'''See Also:''' [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See Also:''' [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)]]
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	*Tyson and Holyfield were originally scheduled to fight on June 18, 1990, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tyson, the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, was guaranteed more than $22 million, and Holyfield, the undisputed No. 1 heavyweight contender, was guaranteed more than $11 million. However, those plans went down the drain when Tyson lost the title to [[James (Buster) Douglas]], a 42-1 underdog, by a [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|10th-round knockout]] on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. Eight months later, on October 25, Douglas lost the title to Holyfield by a [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield\|third-round knockout]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.		*Tyson and Holyfield were originally scheduled to fight on June 18, 1990, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tyson, the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, was guaranteed more than $22 million, and Holyfield, the undisputed No. 1 heavyweight contender, was guaranteed more than $11 million. However, those plans went down the drain when Tyson lost the title to [[James (Buster) Douglas]], a 42-1 underdog, by a [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|10th-round knockout]] on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. Eight months later, on October 25, Douglas lost the title to Holyfield by a [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield\|third-round knockout]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.
	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.

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	:Tyson was always a threat, of course, and in the fifth round he unleashed a right to Holyfield's body and an uppercut to his chin, reminding everyone of his power. But Tyson was plainly befuddled, strangely ineffective. The two fighters would clash, tie up and get broken apart by the referee, and there Holyfield would be, still standing in front of Tyson.		:Tyson was always a threat, of course, and in the fifth round he unleashed a right to Holyfield's body and an uppercut to his chin, reminding everyone of his power. But Tyson was plainly befuddled, strangely ineffective. The two fighters would clash, tie up and get broken apart by the referee, and there Holyfield would be, still standing in front of Tyson.

	:Later Tyson would say he remembered nothing from the third round on. Not the sixth round, when Holyfield opened a small cut above Tyson's left eye with an unintentional head butt and then decked him with a left hand as 16,325 people chanted Holyfield's name. Tyson was definitely in trouble. In the seventh he kept looking to Halpern, complaining about head-butting. And later in that round he rushed Holyfield face-first and inadvertently smashed his left eye into Holyfield's shaved head. Tyson gasped in pain, stood straight up and appealed to the ref again.		:Later Tyson would say he remembered nothing from the third round on. Not the sixth round, when Holyfield opened a small cut above Tyson's left eye with an unintentional head butt and then decked him with a left hand to the shoulder as 16,325 people chanted Holyfield's name. Tyson was definitely in trouble. In the seventh he kept looking to Halpern, complaining about head-butting. And later in that round he rushed Holyfield face-first and inadvertently smashed his left eye into Holyfield's shaved head. Tyson gasped in pain, stood straight up and appealed to the ref again.

	:A sense that Holyfield really could win swept the crowd, and chants of "Let's go, Mike!" were squashed by choruses of "Holy-field!" Tyson tried trading punches with Holyfield in the 10th, but that turned ugly for him when Holyfield hit him with a powerful combination, followed shortly by a right to the head and, with eight unanswered punches, backed him into the ropes. In all, Holyfield hit Tyson 23 times in the 10th. It had been a long time since anyone had seen Tyson saved by the bell.		:A sense that Holyfield really could win swept the crowd, and chants of "Let's go, Mike!" were squashed by choruses of "Holy-field!" Tyson tried trading punches with Holyfield in the 10th, but that turned ugly for him when Holyfield hit him with a powerful combination, followed shortly by a right to the head and, with eight unanswered punches, backed him into the ropes. In all, Holyfield hit Tyson 23 times in the 10th. It had been a long time since anyone had seen Tyson saved by the bell.

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	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]

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			*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]]
			*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Tyson)
			*[[:File:Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield . Fasan.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Holyfield-Tyson I 2732778k.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Holyfield-Tyson I 72498293.jpg\|Photo 4]]
			*[[:File:Tyson-Holyfield I poster 1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
	*'''See Also:''' [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)]]		*'''See Also:''' [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)]]

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Tyson and Holyfield were originally scheduled to ~~fght~~ on June 18, 1990 ~~at the~~ Atlantic City ~~Convention Center~~. ~~Holyfield~~, the ~~#1 contender~~, was guaranteed more than $11 million and ~~Tyson~~, the ~~Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion~~, was guaranteed more than $22 million. ~~Those~~ plans went down the drain when Tyson lost the title to [[James (Buster) Douglas]], a 42-1 underdog, on February 11, 1990. Eight months later, Douglas lost the title to Holyfield.		*Tyson and Holyfield were originally scheduled to fight on June 18, 1990, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tyson, the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, was guaranteed more than $22 million, and Holyfield, the undisputed No. 1 heavyweight contender, was guaranteed more than $11 million. However, those plans went down the drain when Tyson lost the title to [[James (Buster) Douglas]], a 42-1 underdog, by a [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|10th-round knockout]] on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. Eight months later, on October 25, Douglas lost the title to Holyfield by a [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield\|third-round knockout]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.
	*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991 at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. ~~Tyson~~ was guaranteed $15 million and ~~Holyfield~~ was guaranteed $30 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis. Although some felt that the fight should be canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10~~, 1992~~, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.		*The second time Tyson and Holyfield were scheduled to fight was November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. It was to be Holyfield's second title defense. Holyfield was guaranteed $30 million, and Tyson was guaranteed $15 million. On September 9, Tyson was indicted on charges of raping a beauty-pageant contestant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although some felt that the fight should have been canceled, it was still set to happen. Then, on October 19, it was announced that Tyson had injured his ribs, and the fight would have to be postponed. With Tyson's trial set to begin on January 27, 1992, no new date was scheduled for the fight. On February 10, Tyson was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
	*Tyson was released from prison in 1995 ~~and~~ regained the [[WBC]] and [[~~WBA~~]] ~~titles in~~ 1996. He relinquished the WBC title to fight ~~Bruce Seldon (then WBA titlist)~~ instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].		*Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the [[WBC]] heavyweight title with a [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)\|third-round TKO]] of [[Frank Bruno]] on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson\|first-round TKO]] of [[Bruce Seldon]] on September 7, 1996. Tyson relinquished the WBC title to fight Holyfield instead of the mandatory challenger, [[Lennox Lewis]].
	*~~Holyfield had lost two of his previous four fights and was considered washed up by many experts.~~ Tyson ~~opened as a 25-1 favorite, but the odds went down to 6-1 by fight time.~~		*Tyson was guaranteed $30 million, and Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million.
	*Holyfield was guaranteed $12 million and ~~Tyson~~ was guaranteed $30 million.		*A crowd of 16,103 at the [[MGM Grand]] produced a gate of $14,150,700.
	*A crowd of 16,103 produced a gate of $14,150,700.		*The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by [[Showtime]]. It generated 1.59 million buys and produced over $79 million.
	*The fight generated 1.59 million ~~pay-per-view~~ buys and produced over $79 million.		*[[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring]] named Tyson vs. Holyfield [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] and [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year\|Upset of the Year]] for 1996.
	*Tyson ~~suffered a cut from an unintentional headbutt in~~ the ~~sixth round~~. ~~Later~~ in the ~~round~~, Holyfield ~~dropped~~ Tyson ~~with~~ a ~~left hook~~. ~~Holyfield~~ hurt Tyson ~~late in~~ the ~~tenth~~. ~~Tyson was still wobbly~~ at the ~~beginning of~~ the ~~eleventh~~, and Holyfield ~~got right~~ on him, ~~battering him until~~ the ~~referee stopped~~ the ~~fight~~.		*Holyfield was named 1996 Fighter of the Year by [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'']] and the [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year\|Boxing Writers Association of America]].
	*~~The bout was named~~ [[~~The Ring Magazine~~]] [[~~Ring Magazine Fight~~ of the ~~Year\|Fight~~ of the ~~Year]]~~ and ~~[[Ring Magazine Upset~~ of the ~~Year\|Upset~~ of the ~~Year]]~~ for ~~1996~~.		*Bob Cloud reported the following in the November 11, 1996, edition of the ''Las Vegas Sun'':
			:Evander Holyfield, who opened as high as a 25-1 underdog, stopped Tyson on a TKO at 2:23 of the 11th round Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. In raining a 12-punch onslaught on a dazed and hurt Tyson, Holyfield not only claimed the heavyweight title for the third time, but also sent thousands of happy betters to sports book windows clutching winning tickets.

			:Rob Terry, race and sports book director at Boulder Station, said no Las Vegas book he knows of managed to escape a beating. To understand how much money it takes to bet a fight down from 25-1 to 5-1 is to understand the beating the books received.

			:"It was devastating," Terry said. "When you consider the fight opened at 25-1 and closed at 5-1, then you know there was a lot of movement. There was a huge amount of Holyfield money."

			:"Everybody I've talked to was basically pasted," added Jay Kornegay of the Imperial Palace. "That's a typical Tyson fight because people have to lay such big odds on him. In such one-sided action we always need the big favorite."

			:Terry said sports books had little choice but to offer the large odds on Tyson, especially considering how easily he had dispatched his four previous opponents while Holyfield struggled in recent fights. Tyson came in off a first-round knockout of Bruce Seldon, while Holyfield was unimpressive against [[Bobby Czyz]].

			:"It was based on what was seen over the previous four fights," he said. "But it was still pretty steep considering the types of fights he (Tyson) had. The line was put up based on fights against nobodies.

			:"The public got the better of it in this one for sure. Pure and simple, the sports books took a bath."
			*Richard Hoffer reported the following in the [[:File:SI8521.jpg\|November 18, 1996, issue]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':
			:Tyson and Holyfield met in the center of the ring at the opening bell and engaged in the kind of furious combat that no heavyweight fight fan had seen in years. They swung wildly and then collapsed into clinches, shoved each other away and finally resumed battle as the cycle began again. It was breathtaking, especially when it became clear that Holyfield would not be flattened by Tyson's straight-ahead fusillades. Suddenly Holyfield, the built-up cruiserweight, seemed formidable at 215 pounds, his 77 1/2-inch reach putting him out of range of Tyson's 71 inches.

			:In the second round Holyfield, who is not known as a big puncher, hit Tyson with a left hand that seemed to stagger him. At the end of the round Tyson paused on his way to his corner and looked at Holyfield as if puzzled. In fact he was, as he admitted later, "blacked out." The fight went eight more rounds, until referee Mitch Halpern stopped it less than a minute into the 11th, but afterward Tyson could recall none of them. For everyone else the bout was unforgettable. Holyfield's constant pressure was a welcome sight after the weak-kneed efforts of Tyson's previous opponents, but the challenger was providing something more than action. By crowding in, he was taking away Tyson's hook, which is more effective from outside, and generally he was keeping Tyson too occupied to put together more than two punches.

			:Tyson was always a threat, of course, and in the fifth round he unleashed a right to Holyfield's body and an uppercut to his chin, reminding everyone of his power. But Tyson was plainly befuddled, strangely ineffective. The two fighters would clash, tie up and get broken apart by the referee, and there Holyfield would be, still standing in front of Tyson.

			:Later Tyson would say he remembered nothing from the third round on. Not the sixth round, when Holyfield opened a small cut above Tyson's left eye with an unintentional head butt and then decked him with a left hand as 16,325 people chanted Holyfield's name. Tyson was definitely in trouble. In the seventh he kept looking to Halpern, complaining about head-butting. And later in that round he rushed Holyfield face-first and inadvertently smashed his left eye into Holyfield's shaved head. Tyson gasped in pain, stood straight up and appealed to the ref again.

			:A sense that Holyfield really could win swept the crowd, and chants of "Let's go, Mike!" were squashed by choruses of "Holy-field!" Tyson tried trading punches with Holyfield in the 10th, but that turned ugly for him when Holyfield hit him with a powerful combination, followed shortly by a right to the head and, with eight unanswered punches, backed him into the ropes. In all, Holyfield hit Tyson 23 times in the 10th. It had been a long time since anyone had seen Tyson saved by the bell.

			:The fight was effectively over, but it went 37 seconds into the 11th round, when a big right to Tyson's head slammed him into the ropes again and Halpern embraced him in protection. "I don't remember that round," Tyson would say. "I got caught in something strange."

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/19/sports/boxing-fight-s-off-tyson-suffers-an-injury-to-rib-cage.html ~~The~~ New York Times - October 19, 1991]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/19/sports/boxing-fight-s-off-tyson-suffers-an-injury-to-rib-cage.html "Fight's Off: Tyson Suffers An Injury to Rib Cage" By Phil Berger, ''New York Times'', October 19, 1991]
	*[http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1009054~~/1/~~index.htm~~ Sports Illustrated - November 18, 1996]		*[http://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/nov/11/holyfield-win-has-sports-books-crying-blues/ "Holyfield win has sports books crying blues" By Bob Cloud, ''Las Vegas Sun'', November 11, 1996]
	*[~~http~~://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~mAYDypNEd8E~~ YouTube ~~- Holyfield vs. Tyson I video~~]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1996/11/18/219048/real-deal-in-a-momentous-upset-evander-holyfield-gave-mike-tyson-a-true-whopping "REAL DEAL IN A MOMENTOUS UPSET, EVANDER HOLYFIELD GAVE MIKE TYSON A TRUE WHOPPING" By Richard Hoffer, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 18, 1996]
			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc0tSqhmNAw Full Fight on YouTube]