Mike Tyson’s first-round knockout of Carl (the...
Mike Tyson’s first-round knockout of Carl (the Truth) Williams should be declared no contest and a rematch should be held because the bout was stopped prematurely, according to Williams’ manager.
Ira Leibowitz requested the ruling in a letter to boxing’s three main sanctioning bodies and the New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner, which had jurisdiction over the fight at Atlantic City July 21.
In another letter last week, Leibowitz asked Tyson’s promoter, Don King, to give Williams a rematch against the heavyweight champion.
Leibowitz claimed that Williams went down not from a legal punch, but from a head butt.
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