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Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) [2] is an American former professional boxer and professional kickboxer who competed between 1989 and 2008 in boxing, and from 2013 to 2016 in kickboxing . He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship in 1992, and won the super heavyweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics .
Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II, billed as The Rematch, was a professional boxing match contested on June 28, 1991. [1] It was the second time the two fighters fought that year, as their first bout in March was mired in controversy. The fight took place at the same venue the first one had, The Mirage in Paradise, Nevada, USA.
Félix Trinidad vs. Winky Wright; Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha; Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne; Mike Tyson vs. Julius Francis; Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota; Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield; Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride; Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley; Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock; Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II; Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks
Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001 and in 2015. He is known for his two fights against Mike Tyson in 1991, a fight against Lennox Lewis in 1992, and a fight with Tommy Morrison in 1995.
Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe was a professional boxing match that took place on November 13, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] The fight was contested for the undisputed world heavyweight championship, which consisted of the WBA, WBC, and IBF championships.
After Tyson won decisively, a fight was signed for November 18, 1991. An injury and Tyson's subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 indefinitely shelved the fight, as Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison. [3] Holyfield, meanwhile, went on to reign as undisputed champion until losing to Riddick Bowe in November 1992.
Thomas returned in 1990 to outpoint Curtis Isaac over 10 rounds, before being outpointed himself by the erratic and unpredictable Mike "The Bounty" Hunter. A few months later he fought Riddick Bowe and pulled out after 8 rounds. Bowe would go on to defeat Holyfield and become undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Golota was able to withstand Tyson's early assault and effectively used his left jab and height advantage for the next two minutes to remain in the fight. During the final 30 seconds, Tyson became more aggressive and threw two big right crosses at Golota, one of which connected. Golota was forced to clinch Tyson in an effort to slow him down.