Mike Tyson will compete in a sanctioned fight for the first time since June 2005 when he faces Jake Paul in a eight-round heavyweight bout Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET). The last time Tyson, 58, fought in a official bout, he suffered a sixth-round TKO to Kevin McBride. He didn’t fight again until Nov. 28, 2020, when he met Roy Jones Jr. in a eight-round exhibition.
During his first reign as heavyweight champion, which started Nov. 22, 1986, with a win over Trevor Berbick to capture the WBC title, Tyson was one of the most dominant boxers in recent history. For the next three-plus years, Tyson amassed a record of 10-0 with nine KOs, unified all the title belts and became undisputed champion. He landed 16.3 of 34.5 punches per round (47.2%, nearly 15% higher than the heavyweight division average).
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