Editing Mike Tyson (section)

===Return to the ring===
{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Henry Tillman|Mike Tyson vs. Alex Stewart}}
Despite the shocking loss, Tyson has said that losing to Douglas was the greatest moment of his career: "I needed that fight to make me a better person and fighter. I have a broader perspective of myself and boxing."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thefightcity.com/baddest-myth-planet-legacy-douglas-vs-tyson|title=Tyson's thoughts on loss to Douglas.|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020|work=Thefightcity|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923012155/https://www.thefightcity.com/baddest-myth-planet-legacy-douglas-vs-tyson/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the loss, Tyson recovered with first-round knockouts of [[Henry Tillman]]<ref>Berger, Phil (1990), "Tyson Wins in 1st Round", ''[[The New York Times]], Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 8, Page 7, Column 4'', June 17, 1990.</ref> and [[Alex Stewart (boxer)|Alex Stewart]]<ref>Berger, Phil (1990), "BOXING; Tyson Scores Round 1 Victory", ''[[The New York Times]], Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 8, Page 1, Column 5'', December 9, 1990.</ref> in his next two fights. Tyson's victory over Tillman, the 1984 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist, enabled Tyson to avenge his amateur losses at Tillman's hands. These bouts set up an elimination match for another shot at the undisputed world heavyweight championship, which [[Evander Holyfield]] had taken from Douglas in his first defense of the title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/buster-douglas-vs-evander-holyfield-it-was-the-last-great-heavyweight-title-fight-and-douglas-a6712526.html|title=Douglas vs Holyfield was the last great heavyweight title fight|date=October 28, 2015|work=The Independent|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828012138/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/buster-douglas-vs-evander-holyfield-it-was-the-last-great-heavyweight-title-fight-and-douglas-a6712526.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Tyson vs. Ruddock====
{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock}}
Tyson, who was the number one contender, faced number two contender [[Donovan Ruddock|Donovan "Razor" Ruddock]] on March 18, 1991, in Las Vegas. Ruddock was seen as the most dangerous heavyweight around and was thought of as one of the hardest punching heavyweights. Tyson and Ruddock went back and forth for most of the fight, until referee [[Richard Steele (referee)|Richard Steele]] controversially stopped the fight during the seventh round in favor of Tyson. This decision infuriated the fans in attendance, sparking a post-fight melee in the audience. The referee had to be escorted from the ring.<ref>Bellfield, Lee., [http://www.saddoboxing.com/939-boxing-history-mike-tyson-ruddock.html March 1991-Mike Tyson vs. Razor Ruddock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122014507/http://www.saddoboxing.com/939-boxing-history-mike-tyson-ruddock.html |date=November 22, 2008 }}, ''Saddoboxing.com'', March 13, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2007.</ref>

====Tyson vs. Ruddock II====
{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II}}
Tyson and Ruddock met again on June 28 that year, with Tyson knocking down Ruddock twice and winning a twelve-round unanimous decision 113–109, 114–108, and 114–108.<ref>Berger, Phil (1991), "Tyson Floors Ruddock Twice and Wins Rematch", ''[[The New York Times]], Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 1, Page 29, Column 5'', June 29, 1991.</ref> A fight between Tyson and Holyfield for the undisputed championship was scheduled for November 8, 1991, at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas, but Tyson pulled out after sustaining a rib cartilage injury during training.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/03/20/pasticciaccio-tyson.html|title=Pasticciaccio Tyson|newspaper=[[la Repubblica]]|date=March 20, 1991|page=43|language=it|access-date=April 8, 2017|archive-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409200150/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/03/20/pasticciaccio-tyson.html|url-status=live}}</ref>