Mike Tyson vs. Frans Botha

January 16, 1999
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
SET Pay-Per-View

[@ChadeGB]

You start to realise that after Mike made this comeback, other boxers had figured out what Tyson's weakness was, his temper. If you could annoy him, frustrate him, anger him, although dangerous, it would also put him off his game and Tyson would just start trying to take your head off with little technique or style. The difference between this Tyson and the Tyson we saw when Cus D'amato was his trainer is that Cus helped him control and channel that anger and aggression, Cus era Tyson was calm, respectful, thoughtful and controlled, the complete opposite of the later Tyson.

[@badboybarry69]

Well said mate. Very true.

[@Iswhatitisssss]

Everything changed when Rooney was sacked.

[@Josh77600]

Yes I agree. You can see the first signs already in the first Frank Bruno fight, the first fight without Kevin Rooney as his trainer. Tyson became a headhunter. Not moving a lot, less punching and jabbing, less combinations and not the stamina anymore to fight all rounds effectively. Very sad to see.

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

yes, Tyson was a brain washed person. Under D'amato and also later on... He did what he was told and trained for. what his mentor was telling him... D'amato knew that and knew his responsibility. others obviously didn't.

[@e.k7741]

No there's time in your life when you are in your prime but no matter how good you are we all get older an lose it eventually anyone facing tyson in his prime could not beat him an that's a fact.

[@etouzine1980]

Botha is underrated, he fought at the highest level of boxing and later on the highest level of kickboxing

[@BoxingDoctor]

Yes I agree

[@erichardware2969]

​@@BoxingDoctor⁸😊⁸⁸

[@cezabose]

Mike still remembered Cus and Ali's birthday. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@luxor-uc2xs]

This was no longer the Tyson we adored. He was a shadow of himself.

[@linuswang6572]

Commentator about Tyson: "That's a mark of a shot fighter; when he can't get off punches" (At the very same moment Tyson knocks Botha out.) "Oh! A beautiful right hand!"

[@samlong4895]

Tyson is a great fighter.

[@bigsky2211]

mike was never physically exhausted during the fight, but you can see that he is mentally exhausted almost burnt out from the things that happened in his life at that time, that's why he looks like he doesn't want to fight anymore but has to because he has bills to pay

[@arthursimo909]

100% brother

[@markbadillo5145]

i love mike tyson , he is great!....an inspiration to me!

[@burhanrujim2225]

Hp indah.

[@quim-ninja-6919]

You wanna rape a beauty queen too?

[@filippocalvenzi336]

Tyson trying to save Botha from the fall almost got me crying. So much love and respect shown after such a dirty fight. Amazing and inspiring .

[@michaelfayombo6370]

'This is not even half of Mike Tyson' says the commentator🤔🤔 seconds later, Mike knocked the soul out of his opponent 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

“He can’t get off punches, that’s the mark of a shot fighter”.. 1 second later…Tyson KO’s Botha!!

[@Greggles]

@Paul Blackman Are you implying this was rigged? This was a cold KO and I don't think he'd be trying to break fucking arms in a rigged fight, use your head

[@oogs9114]

@@Gregglesare you stupid? At one point did he imply it was rigged

[@kolrodrick]

Thank you for posting these amazing videos of Iron Mike.

[@luisaraujo8884]

Que 23r4r4

[@tomneidher]

Reasons why I like Tyson, is that he is the most honest fighter regardless of the martial arts branch. Tyson is like that, what you see is what you get!

[@aakashdeepguswami]

What a monster,what a chaos,what a contradiction,what a prodigy? Also,what a man,what a champ.a real person,a real man and a true, great inspiration across generations.god bless iron mike tyson.

[@azzamzamzam1822]

Amen amine

[@dankclover]

Crazy how the judges were talking shit about Mike towards the end but ended up taking a W regardless 😂

[@massi6528]

"Tyson showing no speed whatsoever. He's like in slowmotion. He..." BAM!!!

[@dual7779]

His speed was diminished compared to his short prime in 86-89 but the power was still there.

[@dface6447]

BOOOOOOM 🥊 there’s a classic!!! 6” TYSON special just supreme power

[@brianserious]

People always show hands the fake do throw don't throw etc your comment makes no sense, people don't fake fights on ppv, the consequences include fraud, gambling fixing, wire fraud, you'd get 20 years think before you flap your ignorant gums

[@richarddamien26]

Great video man, appreciate it. 👌🏻

[@robnhood1416]

The biggest "UGH" sound by Botha was when Tyson landed that final punch lol

[@jesusalejandrofloresrodrig3929]

The Champ Is Here. Tyson said!!!

[@mohammedhanifhanif6]

Thanks to ur channel & KZbin

[@jonathanskillern7839]

What a fight Turbulent times for Iron Mike and he goes over to rescue Botha. The hungriest fighter, the most Dangerous, the Most kindest person you'll ever meet. Much love to both fighters But Iron Mike will always be a name Everyone will Remember Much love

[@yurijhones6796]

What a botha music entrance???

[@brianserious]

The kindest person you will ever meet lmao

[@ketchup5344]

I love the fact that everything Mike Tyson has ever done is worthy of attention. Check out hotboxin' his current podcast series-its worthy of attention!!!

[@ketchup5344]

@jason pringle dont worry-im smoking enough for both of us lol. Enjoy the big night!

[@big-l5771]

Cause people love a accident

[@user-yr7hx2bs2d]

Майк Тайсон мой Кумир я его уважаю люблю.Хочу встретится с ним но не могу деняг нет приехать в госьти к нему

[@user-yr7hx2bs2d]

хочу увидеть его в живую Аминь

[@EmekaEric]

You're absolutely on point. Mike Tyson is a legend and a super Star with millions of admirers all over the world. He's an Idol,Icon,a hero and a role model to millions around the globe. Besides, he still remain a mystery to so many people and that's why he's the one and only Kid dynamite, Iron Mike Tyson. Keep punching champ.

[@ayoublover1]

Tyson my hero.my legend Morocco loves you

[@menandwomenarefromearth]

I hate the way they are all subtly putting down Mike. The commentators, the ring interviewer, and even his coach. It was a 5th round insane KO after a while and it's like they are not happy for him.

[@zl3idaz]

Mike Tyson is a legend and you can say what you whant.

[@valentinhernandez8471]

Legend in KO’ing tomato cans

[@farsarubin7728]

Mike pointed at Bota and exactly knew what punch to trow to KO him

[@Kingslayer_au]

You gotta admit Botha went in with a great game plan against tyson, he hung back to miss the power punches, threw his own jabs and tied mike up so he couldnt get any rhythm going. But at the end of the day, even with all the ring rust and loss of most of his boxing technique all it took was one punch to the jaw to flatten botha.

[@mrnice6821]

Wauw for the umpteenth time old old school for the umpteenth time, and both sportsmen almost went crazy in the beginning and in the end Mike tijson hit his opponent Ko and helped me catch up. and with the sportsmen in the end respect

[@edwardouma1630]

Very nice victory for Mike Tyson

[@MrAbelzyt]

he trully is the legend of boxing

[@antifazisbonifaz6964]

Thanks for dowloading. Excelent memories. Insurmontable profesional commentators here

[@yurijhones6796]

What a botha music entrance??? Please!

[@oogs9114]

I know Mike well past his best here but this probably my favourite Tyson fight lol. He wasn’t doing very well and the Commentators were ripping into him and the timing of the KO considering what they were saying is just priceless

[@wilianrinaudo4389]

Grande botha! ♥️🇮🇹

[@user-rz4ye2yf5d]

まるで酒場の喧嘩・・・・殴り合い 殺伐とした緊迫感という点に関しては、タイソンのベストバウトの１つ

[@danielponce2322]

Como ago para escuchar esta pelea en castellano

[@iad77]

Emanuel Stewart at the end gets it absolutely right...

[@patrickdoyle9369]

The commentator is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. I have never known so much crap to be spoken by one individual in such a short space of time. And my point is well made when Tyson knocks out botha. Why is this, because the commentator is just saying Mike is a shot fighter and cannot get off more than two punches. Then as botha goes to sleep, the commentator is praising Mike.. The commentator is a hypocrite. As for the Ref, well he needs to be removed from all refereeing until he's been retrained. It is illegal to hold on as much as botha is doing in this fight. END OF

[@phineascampbell3103]

"...and tonight's winner is Doni, after a resounding battering of every single poor note she took on..."

[@frankthetank8216]

The best ever

[@gavinbrando8255]

My favourite knockout of all time

[@pavelonline3913]

What the full name of Doni - anthem singer?

[@jsmettle99]

Wow Tyson lost all the rounds except for the one punch in round 5.

[@denwilson7278]

No

[@geirjohansen7375]

@@VenatorVeritatis Tyson only beats bums.

[@James-th7wb]

Botha had a good gameplan and got caught with a shot, undoing all his good work.

[@theinformationbomber7102]

@@geirjohansen7375 nonsense you know nothing

[@theinformationbomber7102]

@@geirjohansen7375 so did ali

[@PYTHAGORAS101]

Boxing is a technical sport ,it is not fighting . The media and the boxers have forgotten this.

[@jonathanskillern7839]

Shelly finkel as an advisor Look at Wilder and how he turned out Shelly the Leach

[@sharanyabolakhe4481]

If you look closely he had been setting Botha up from round 3. But Botha is a savage for carrying mike like that.

[@soccreyes4647]

What's the song in Botha's entrance?

[@Iswhatitisssss]

RIP X.

[@milanbelovukovic8252]

White Buffalo got what he deserved!!! One short right in chin, yes! Serbian box and Tyson's fan.

[@azzamzamzam1822]

"Great Iron Mike Tyson"

[@patrickdoyle9369]

The commentator is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. I have never known so much crap to be spoken by one individual in such a short space of time. And my point is well made when Tyson knocks out botha. Why is this, because the commentator is just saying Mike is a shot fighter and cannot get off more than two punches. Then as botha goes to sleep, the commentator is praising Mike.. The commentator is a hypocrite. As for the Ref, well he needs to be removed from all refereeing until he's been retrained. It is illegal to hold on as much as botha is doing in this fight. END OF.

[@holyholy4070]

My Beloved Mike Tyson....He is not Man But Machine...

[@TalhaMert-ml3xy]

Great Mike 😉👊

[@JimmyJump89]

hey guys what is bothas entrance song anyone ???

[@babyshamble100]

The song called winning it all from the band the outfield

[@JimmyJump89]

@@babyshamble100 my man bro. 1 L

[@babyshamble100]

@@JimmyJump89 thanks man I hear this song now every day 😋✌️

[@ianmcmanus5088]

Sounds a bit like van halen think this song off mighty ducks

[@alessandrotritapee6595]

Tyson se fosse stato in forma sempre sarebbe stato imbattuto all'infinito

[@antonsevastian7013]

💖

[@eddyj3862]

But ...... Money, Money, money!!!!

[@jackthelad-ou6zu]

tyson luky

[@denwilson7278]

No

[@Aristotelezz]

Great show! But Panama Lewis is banned from boxing for life, for a good reason, and should not have been given here a platform.

[@aminrahman6906]

the cheating scumbag

[@andyhornhornhorn]

Piece of shit

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

49:05 Tyson tried almost to break Botha's arm. not nice.

[@markmcalonan5565]

Tyson,,,,,Pure Animal

[@markussivertsenhagen8339]

Was tyson close break his arm

[@logistiktelevisionghana6719]

If you wanna understand this fight then go and listen to Kwami Eugene - Confusion 🤣🤣🔥🇬🇭

[@big-l5771]

No matter what mike did in or out the ring it was a soap opera. One is for sure he's the "People's Champ " cause people identify with him

[@phineascampbell3103]

Yeah, I definitely do, I try to bite everyone I fight, too! Once it starts I'm out to munch...

[@quim-ninja-6919]

I don’t identify with an unhinged rapist.

[@kevthegoat8774]

The majority of people certainly don't identify with Tyson, Tyson used to rob old ladies amongst other things.

[@hardestout8900]

The man on the pads with Botha by 19:07 min.is that Stitch the now Cutman😂

[@iad77]

Advice in the corner Rd 3.... combinations.... More than one shot like we did in training.... Tyson not following advice from his trainer again...

[@openarms2519]

Respect to both. Mike was nice here. Very sportman like guy. Who i dont like was holyfield very dirty with their 1st fight.

[@MathewBall]

Steve Albert was one of the greatest boxing sportscasters of all time hope he enjoys his retirement.

[@jesusalejandrofloresrodrig3929]

Botha dominated the whole figth but, Tyson almost kill him with one pounch. Botha diid not know who was Tyson.

[@patrickdoyle9369]

The commentator is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. I have never known so much crap to be spoken by one individual in such a short space of time. And my point is well made when Tyson knocks out botha. Why is this, because the commentator is just saying Mike is a shot fighter and cannot get off more than two punches. Then as botha goes to sleep, the commentator is praising Mike.. The commentator is a hypocrite. As for the Ref, well he needs to be removed from all refereeing until he's been retrained. It is illegal to hold on as much as botha is doing in this fight. END OF

[@odiousbliss5715]

@@patrickdoyle9369 botha was beating tyson.

[@Jeroensgambling]

That one punch straight onto the jaw just disrupted his complete vocal cord. It's incredible how much power went in that one single punch by Mike.

[@HugoRamirez-fw5ny]

Yall heard the comentators, holding for no reason is a FOUL wonder why mayweather never got points taken off

[@cookeatliverepeat8815]

Imagine Tyson knocking out that guy who betrayed Schulz for his rightful World Championship reign.

[@jean-baptistegicquel-walle2585]

François, not Frans...

[@petrmusil5388]

Mike boss 👍👌

[@vivekrongali8586]

"Tyson just showing no speed whatsoever. Looks like he is in slow motion" Bro stfu.

[@robertgold2378]

I love how Botha psyched himself up oh hybris. Eventually Tyson will find him open. That's the mark of a shot fighter Booom! Botha was lucky that he felt the power at the end of the fight.

[@bonganimuzi7576]

BOTHA GAVE TYSON HARD TIME

[@samotr7713]

hard time? 😂😂😂

[@burhanrujim2225]

Hp hebat.

[@user-sz5me3rm9p]

Menuda estaca al toro

[@nancymiranda8008]

People still talk about the rape of that girl, I want to know, WHAT SHE WAS DOING, VISITING TYSON AT 3 o'clock in the morning???? I still believe he was set up by " somebody " I don't think I would be allowed to say WHO I believe it's was.

[@nuridinadams9219]

Mike was set up, luckily he survived it and came back stronger. Where is the woman today, after spending all that she got from Mike, she ends up in the slum where she is meant to be. God works in a mysterious way.

[@bootsy7846]

Commentators: 1:06:00 "Botha as a terrific chin, we've seen that". "Tysons showing no speed what so ever!" "Looks like he's in slow motion". "He can't get off two punches". "That is a mark of a shot fighter when he can't get punches" ....1 second later..... Tyson throws two punches, left, right...bam..bam! Botha knocked clean out! Commentators!!!!!!🤔

[@dface6447]

1 6” knockout TYSON special 😁😂👍

[@odiousbliss5715]

They were right. Tyson was getting a beating. A lucky punch.

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

@@odiousbliss5715 A lucky punch??? What did Tyson accidentally throw that right hand? Stfu lol!!

[@05edb]

@@odiousbliss5715 or.. tyson was setting him up through previous rounds... dont forget he thinks like a murderer..

[@giovannipedoto9291]

Mike tyson è un animale da combattimento. Giovanni pedoto di dosso in provincia di Ferrara.

[@markellis1634]

Didn't know Bezingha fought Tyson 😂

[@Augustes1]

money now!

[@filippocalvenzi336]

at 50:03 you can clearly see myke armbaring the due's left harm. thats what he is complaining about. commentators are drunk

[@aminrahman6906]

no body punches from tyson

[@orangeporridge1553]

46:13

[@salimelbachire2230]

دونالد ترامب .دائما حاضر في الرياضات القتالية

[@eddyj3862]

Tyon tried to break his arm for fucks sake!!!

[@user-hr8dm4iy4g]

The shadow of Tyson KOd Botha ...

[@UthinkUchoose]

@37:04 D.Trump

[@user-bs8fy9nn6h]

It's so obvious that Mikes an addict normal people will never understand

[@Psx87]

51:47

[@phineascampbell3103]

"very gentelmanly and cavalier throughout..." Lol I love American attempts at talking! I think he means chivalrous, right? As opposed to cavalier!

[@stevieR-lw4iy]

Rocka bye baby

[@grey7935]

His still good but his stamina is not like the old mike tyson

[@eddyj3862]

I love Mike Tyson so much and he was my hero when i was boxing. But he should have been banned for life for what he did to Evander.

[@Steven-js5kj]

37:03 Donald trump, and did anyone else notice Tyson beat Botha the same way Lewis beat Tyson

[@katudakorya2000]

M・タイソンを追い詰めた男

[@letypesuspect7113]

1:06:27 beautyfull

[@ldo7477]

I didn't expect that! considering the tension between the 2 at the beginning ... It's beautiful !

[@ovieonojeghuo8347]

Botha was a mushroom 🍄 boxer End Off.