Nielsen vs Tyson

Who won Nielsen vs Tyson?

Mike Tyson beat Brian Nielsen by on Saturday, October 13th, 2001, at Parken, Copenhagen.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Mike Tyson.

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

Nielsen vs Tyson stats

Back in October 2001, Brian Nielsen stepped into the ring with a record of 62 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mike Tyson made his way to the ring with a record of 48 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 42 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tyson had an advantage in power over Nielsen, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Nielsen's 69%.

Brian Nielsen was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 5 inches over Tyson. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Brian Nielsen and Mike Tyson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nielsen was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 1992, 7 years and 5 months later than Tyson, whose first professional fight was in 1985. He had fought 185 more professional rounds, totaling 408 compared to Tyson's 223.

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