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Ian Lord · 12-03-2004, 05:05 PM

Date: April 17th

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York

Riddick Bowe v Mike Tyson

The main event of the evening saw bitter rivals Riddick Bowe and Mike Tyson square of for the chance to fight for the vacant GBA World heavyweight title. There was bad blood between these two that had been brewing and finally exploded at last weeks press conference.

Tyson made his way to the ring first, in his traditional black trunks and boots. Then Bowe made his ring entrance to the strains of Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'. Bowe danced around the ring whilst the announcements were being made, getting dangerously close to Tysons corner and goading him. Tyson said something to Bowe and neither man looked happy. Finally, the match got under way.

Both men came out, looking to land the big punches. Tyson worked his way inside, landing telling punches to body and head. Bowe was trying to keep the smaller man of, but failing, and Tyson took the opening two rounds. Bowe won the third by keeping Tyson at a distance using his longer reach, where Tyson was inneffective. The fourth was even. The fifth round was a real humdinger, with both men landing big bombs, with Bowe's the more effective, and he took the round.Bowe also won the sixth by landing the more punishing punches. The pace slowed down in the seventh, as both men were obviously tired, with Tyson just edging it. Bowe took the eigth, Tyson the ninth. Going into the last round, it was too close to call, and both men were tired, but Tyson obviously had more in the tank, as in the last minute he started landing damaging blows at will. Bowe was staggering around, unable to defend himself, and referee Mills Lane decided he had seen enough and stopped the fight with two seconds left. After the fight Bowe was livid, saying he should have been allowed to hear the final bell, and that he would have won on points. He wouldn't have. It was close, but Tyson would have just edged.

"I want a rematch," Bowe hollered.

Tyson said later in his dressing room that he'd give Bowe a rematch, but he'll concentrate on his World title fight first.

In the co-feature, Evander Holyfield put on a dominant display, and stopped Pinklon Thomas in the eigth. The first round was even, but after that it was all Holyfield, except the fourth, which Thomas took by jabbing and moving. The end came in the eighth when Holyfield dropped Thomas with a strong barrage of punches. Thomas only just beat the count and Holyfield swarmed in, leaving referee Richard Steele no option but to halt the bout at the 2:18 mark.

Undercard Action.

Greg Page beat Michael 'Dynamite' Dokes by unanimous decision, with scores of 97-92 [twice], and 98-92. Page dropped Dokes in the eigth round and Dokes also finished the fight with his right eye swollen shut.

Tony 'TNT' Tucker won a split decision against Trevor Berbick with scores of 96-92, 95-92, and 95-93 for Berbick. The scoring was closer than most people in attendance thought, with Tucker droppingBerbick in the second, third, and ninth rounds and Berbick not doing much in the other rounds to warrant such a close score.

Tony 'TNT' Tubbs beat 'Big' John Tate with scores of 77-75 twice and 76-76. Apart from Tate staggering Tubbs in the third round, there were not many highlights.

In the opening bout, Larry Holmes came back from his KO defeat to Weaver with a vengeance. He swarmed all over Gerrie Coetzee, with the referee stopping the fight at the 2:46 mark. Holmes dropped Coetzee with a left hook. Coetzee regained his feet and Holmes dropped him again with a barrage of punches. Coetzee staggered groggily to his feet and Holmes waded in, forcing referee Jay Nady to stop the bout at 2:46 of the opening round.

12-03-2004, 05:05 PM	#19 (permalink)
Ian Lord All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coventry, England. Posts: 1,269	Date: April 17th Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York Riddick Bowe v Mike Tyson The main event of the evening saw bitter rivals Riddick Bowe and Mike Tyson square of for the chance to fight for the vacant GBA World heavyweight title. There was bad blood between these two that had been brewing and finally exploded at last weeks press conference. Tyson made his way to the ring first, in his traditional black trunks and boots. Then Bowe made his ring entrance to the strains of Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'. Bowe danced around the ring whilst the announcements were being made, getting dangerously close to Tysons corner and goading him. Tyson said something to Bowe and neither man looked happy. Finally, the match got under way. Both men came out, looking to land the big punches. Tyson worked his way inside, landing telling punches to body and head. Bowe was trying to keep the smaller man of, but failing, and Tyson took the opening two rounds. Bowe won the third by keeping Tyson at a distance using his longer reach, where Tyson was inneffective. The fourth was even. The fifth round was a real humdinger, with both men landing big bombs, with Bowe's the more effective, and he took the round.Bowe also won the sixth by landing the more punishing punches. The pace slowed down in the seventh, as both men were obviously tired, with Tyson just edging it. Bowe took the eigth, Tyson the ninth. Going into the last round, it was too close to call, and both men were tired, but Tyson obviously had more in the tank, as in the last minute he started landing damaging blows at will. Bowe was staggering around, unable to defend himself, and referee Mills Lane decided he had seen enough and stopped the fight with two seconds left. After the fight Bowe was livid, saying he should have been allowed to hear the final bell, and that he would have won on points. He wouldn't have. It was close, but Tyson would have just edged. "I want a rematch," Bowe hollered. Tyson said later in his dressing room that he'd give Bowe a rematch, but he'll concentrate on his World title fight first. In the co-feature, Evander Holyfield put on a dominant display, and stopped Pinklon Thomas in the eigth. The first round was even, but after that it was all Holyfield, except the fourth, which Thomas took by jabbing and moving. The end came in the eighth when Holyfield dropped Thomas with a strong barrage of punches. Thomas only just beat the count and Holyfield swarmed in, leaving referee Richard Steele no option but to halt the bout at the 2:18 mark. Undercard Action. Greg Page beat Michael 'Dynamite' Dokes by unanimous decision, with scores of 97-92 [twice], and 98-92. Page dropped Dokes in the eigth round and Dokes also finished the fight with his right eye swollen shut. Tony 'TNT' Tucker won a split decision against Trevor Berbick with scores of 96-92, 95-92, and 95-93 for Berbick. The scoring was closer than most people in attendance thought, with Tucker droppingBerbick in the second, third, and ninth rounds and Berbick not doing much in the other rounds to warrant such a close score. Tony 'TNT' Tubbs beat 'Big' John Tate with scores of 77-75 twice and 76-76. Apart from Tate staggering Tubbs in the third round, there were not many highlights. In the opening bout, Larry Holmes came back from his KO defeat to Weaver with a vengeance. He swarmed all over Gerrie Coetzee, with the referee stopping the fight at the 2:46 mark. Holmes dropped Coetzee with a left hook. Coetzee regained his feet and Holmes dropped him again with a barrage of punches. Coetzee staggered groggily to his feet and Holmes waded in, forcing referee Jay Nady to stop the bout at 2:46 of the opening round.