McBride vs Tyson

Who won McBride vs Tyson?

Kevin McBride beat Mike Tyson by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, June 11th, 2005, at MCI Center, District of Columbia.

The scorecards were announced as 57-55, 57-55, 57-55 in favor of winner Kevin McBride.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

McBride vs Tyson stats

Back in June 2005, Kevin McBride stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mike Tyson made his way to the ring with a record of 50 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 44 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tyson had a slight advantage in power over McBride, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to McBride's 84%.

Kevin McBride was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

McBride had a height advantage of 8 inches over Tyson. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Kevin McBride and Mike Tyson fought out of an orthodox stance.

McBride was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1992, 7 years and 9 months later than Tyson, whose first professional fight was in 1985. He had fought 223 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Tyson's 223.

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Tyson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McBride vs Tyson?

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