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Stewart, meanwhile, started out his career by winning each of his first twenty-four fights by knockout and had not been taken beyond four rounds in any of them until he faced off against Holyfield in November of 1989. There, Stewart suffered his first career defeat as the ringside physician
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917:Mike Tyson: The Knockout
418:(which was televised by
228:No. 3 Ranked Heavyweight
207:No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
176:218 lb (99 kg)
405:called the action with
367:, who Tyson would face
338:Donovan "Razor" Ruddock
792:Holyfield vs. Tyson II
281:James "Buster" Douglas
279:On February 11, 1990,
982:Iron Mike Productions
837:Tyson vs. D. Williams
737:Tyson vs. C. Williams
285:Tyson's tenth defense
173: lb (99 kg)
910:Mike Tyson Mysteries
762:Tyson vs. Ruddock II
213:heavyweight champion
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605:vs. Donovan Ruddock
245:wins via 1st-round
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941:In popular culture
812:Tyson vs. Savarese
777:Bruno vs. Tyson II
767:Tyson vs. McNeeley
416:Buster Mathis, Jr.
358:Julio Cesar Chavez
118:Brooklyn, New York
113:Catskill, New York
16:Boxing competition
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742:Tyson vs. Douglas
692:Berbick vs. Tyson
687:Tyson vs. Frazier
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1016:; trainer:
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1006:Cus D'Amato
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373:Simon Brown
192:Recognition
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888:Television
668:Mike Tyson
594:Mike Tyson
570:2024-04-10
505:N.Y. Times
480:boxrec.com
462:References
393:HBO Sports
296:first was
275:Background
258:Mike Tyson
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482:. BoxRec
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412:Showtime
401:series.
187:Orthodox
184:Orthodox
109:Hometown
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879:(2008)
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861:Films
243:Tyson
181:Style
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