On this day: Mike Tyson was caught by a massive uppercut.
In his sensational career, the American proved himself to be one of the scariest boxers to have ever set foot inside the squared circle.
Tyson destroyed Larry Holmes to avenge Muhammad Ali, and ruthlessly finished Michael Spinks inside the opening round.
However, while the phenom carried power, he was susceptible to getting hurt himself, with a heavy-handed fighter catching him with a blistering shot.
Mike Tyson admitted Tony Tucker hurt him
On August 1, 1987, Mike Tyson became the undisputed heavyweight world champion, by defeating Tony Tucker inside the Las Vegas Hilton in Paradise, Nevada, USA.
While ‘Iron Mike’ eventually found his groove, winning via unanimous decision, he had to overcome serious adversity when a bomb detonated on his chin in the opening round and nearly took him off his feet.
In his post-fight interview, Tyson explained: “He was a very hard puncher.
“I made a bad mistake, I came up right in the middle after I went down instead of going to the side. He threw a punch, I was careless and got hit.”
Mike Tyson suffered a brutal injury before getting ruthlessly knocked out
Tyson successfully overcame the hurdle in his way and emerged from the Tucker fight unscathed.
However, that wasn’t always the case.
On one occasion, the warrior was rendered devastated when a fight didn’t go his way.
In a dramatic turn of events, Tyson suffered an injury and then got knocked out.
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