Do you still remember Kevin McBride? For fans of boxing world, you must be remembering the 2005 match. At that time, Mike Tyson is defeated. The match that took place at the MCI Center, Washington DC, USA, on June 11, 2005.
It was the third defeat in the last four matches of the concrete neck Mike Tyson. That fight was also the most remembered in life of Kevin McBride as that’s the best achievement of the boxer from Ireland. Inevitably the victory of boxer nicknamed “The Clones Colossus” over Mike Tyson made his name soar.
Kevin McBride was born in County Monaghan, 5 May 1973. During his career, McBride did 46 fights with a record 35 wins (29 of them KO), drawn 1, and lost 10.
The game that has been remembered all his life until now was the last game of former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson. He defeated former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson with a TKO in the 6th round.
It was widely reported that Mike Tyson, now 53, would make a comeback, drawing attention to the world of fist fights, even though it was just an exhibition match.
Moreover, many people that Mc Bride (49 years) fight again with him. “Of course I like it, I don’t want to be quiet, I want to watch him (Tyson) fight again,” McBride said.
However, now the two boxers both experiencing “bankruptcy”.
The life of Mike Tyson who used to fill with money, is now reported to have his finance dropped sharply. But when compared to McBride, Tyson is arguably better. Reportedly, McBride’s life began to change drastically since he hung his boxing glove in 2011.
McBride claimed he now works cutting wood and clearing snow in a wood cutting company. According to Daily Mail, he felt grateful for all that. The important thing is not unemployed and be still.
“The important thing is there is busyness,” he said. People will remember the words of “The Clones Colossus”. “When I beat him (Tyson), it seemed like all of Ireland hit him.”
Mike Tyson’ s Career
His career in boxing had faltered due to various criminal acts carried out by the man born in New York, June 30, 1966. Tyson’s crime even began to appear since he was a child. Tthe iron bars had been inhabited back and forth. Tyson was specially placed in the school of bad boys.
Cus D’Amato, the famous boxing trainer, then pulled the bad boy from school. Amato saw the talent and potential of a boxer in Tyson. Not stopping in childhood, the brutality of Mike Tyson happened even in adulthood. He was sent to prison several times for criminal acts committed.
During his stay behind bars, Mike Tyson studied Islam. After being released in 1995, Tyson converted to Islam under the name Malik Abdul Aziz.
One of Iron Mike’s mischief and ferocity that still reverberates today is when he bit Evander Holyfield’s ear. Holyfield lost a bit of his ear. As a result of his delinquency in the match in 1997, Tyson was fined 3 million US dollars, disqualified and lost his boxing license.
Beyond the legendary incident, Kevin McBride also experienced Mike Tyson’s madness. “He actually wanted to bite my ears too, but he had trouble because of his short body. Finally he bit my nipples, It’s really crazy!” said McBride.
Of course Mike Tyson’s comeback desire, received a lot of world attention. At the present, he is 53 years. Even if it’s just for an exhibition match, who are the potential opponents?
Will The Concrete Neck fight again against Kevin McBride?
