Showtime To Replay Mike Tyson's Stunning Loss To Kevin Mcbride

SHOWTIME TO REPLAY MIKE TYSON'S STUNNING LOSS TO KEVIN MCBRIDE SHOWTIME will replay Saturday's historical pay-per-view bout that saw Mike Tyson slide into possible retirement following a stunning turn of events in which the former two-time world heavyweight champion refused to answer the bell for the seventh round against phenomenal Kevin McBride, which took place at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., on June 11. Fight fans have the opportunity to witness what might be the final chapter of boxing's most fascinating character when SHOWTIME rebroadcasts the fight on Saturday. Hoping to revitalize his career, Tyson (50-6, 2 NC, 44 KOs) threw everything he could at his largest opponent to date (McBride weighed in at 271 pounds), including a spectacular head butt and a courageous attempt to break Kevin's arm in the sixth round that cost him two points. Previously, yet another phenomenal fighter Danny Williams stopped Tyson at 2:51 in the fourth round on July 30, 2004. Once the "baddest man on the planet," Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion when he registered a second-round TKO over Trevor Berbick on Nov. 22, 1986. Tyson sat atop the heavyweight division the next few years, uniting the heavyweight titles while making nine successful defenses. He has now lost three out of his last four fights, though some fans did not see it quite this way. McBride (33-4-1, 28 KOs), of Clones, Ireland, absorbed Tyson's best shots and imposed his iron will on Tyson in winning his eighth consecutive fight. After a Tyson head butt in the sixth round, McBride shoved his opponent on his ass as the bell sounded. Prior to defeating Tyson, McBride tallied a fifth-round TKO over a top contender Kevin Montiy on March 18, 2005, in Mashantucket, Conn.