Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield I November 11, 1996 720p 60FPS HD Russian Commentary

The syncs aren't very good at all for this fight in my opinion. I didn't even expect it to be able to go up so I didn't bother with the sync issue much as it isnt terrible, just not great. Mike Tyson 222 lbs lost to Evander Holyfield 215 lbs by TKO at 0:37 in round 11 of 12 Date: 1996-11-09 Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Referee: Mitch Halpern Judge: Dalby Shirley 92-96 Judge: Jerry Roth 92-96 Judge: Frederico Vollmer 93-100 Promoter: Don King Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr. World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Tyson) Fight Poster, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4 See Also: Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting) Notes 1996-11-09 - Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (Poster).jpg 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 10th-round knockout on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. Eight months later, on October 25, Douglas lost the title to Holyfield by a 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. Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He regained the WBC heavyweight title with a third-round TKO of Frank Bruno on March 16, 1996, and he regained the WBA heavyweight title with a 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 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. The fight was televised live on pay-per-view by Showtime. It generated 1.59 million buys and produced over $79 million. The Ring named Tyson vs. Holyfield Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year for 1996. Holyfield was named 1996 Fighter of the Year by The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.