WBC Countdown to #FuryWhyte Greatest Heavyweight Fights by OPUS: #TysonBerbick
Mike Tyson aged twenty, became the youngest heavyweight champion ever in 1986. That record still stands thirty five years later. Coming into this WBC championship, Mike was undefeated having stopped twenty five of his twenty seven opponents. Trevor chose to fight flat footed and toe to toe, which was a disastrous tactical mistake. Thudding punches immediatly connected and towards the end of the round, a four punch combination, sent Trevor reeling back across the ring. He did well to stay up. Just after the bell rang Trevor snarled at Mike who remained chillingly expressionless. Trevor then paid dearly for that bravado. Ten seconds into round two a massive arching right staggered Trevor and a cascade of follow up punches put him down. He got straight back up, and received an eight standing count from Referee Mills Lane. Trevor tried to tie Mike up in clinches, but he was still being hammered from pillar to post. A shuddering right to the body and a left hook to the head, produced a slightly delayed reaction, ponderlessly dropping Trevor to the canvass. When he tried to get up, his legs simply wouldn`t obey him. He pitched back into the ropes. He tried again, and sprawled forward. Trevor got up on his third brave attempt and was saved at two minutes thirty five seconds by Mills who wouldn`t allow any more bombs. An absolute sensation which rocked the world on its axis. Mike Tyson was a superstar.
WBC Countdown to #FuryWhyte Greatest Heavyweight Fights by OPUS: #TysonBerbick 🔥🔥🔥
That night,@MikeTyson became the youngest heavyweight champ in the history of the sport, defeating Berbick in the 2nd round, claiming the WBC Crown. He was 20 years old. pic.twitter.com/DUrLPf9R39