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===Comeback=== {{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley|Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr.|Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II|Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson}} Tyson was convicted of the rape charge on February 10, 1992, and was released in 1995. After being paroled from prison, Tyson easily won his comeback bouts against [[Peter McNeeley]] and [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] Tyson's first comeback fight was marketed as "He's back!"<ref name="Mike Tyson: Facing a Giant"/> and grossed more than US$96 million worldwide, including a United States record $63 million for [[pay-per-view|PPV]] television. The viewing of the fight was purchased by 1.52 million homes, setting both PPV viewership and revenue records.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1439F932A3575AC0A963958260 Sports People: Boxing; Record Numbers for Fight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411080703/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1439F932A3575AC0A963958260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, AP via [[New York Times]], September 1, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2007.</ref> The 89-second fight elicited criticism that Tyson's management lined up "[[tomato can]]s" to ensure easy victories for his return.<ref>Sandomir, Richard (1995), "TV Sports; Who Must Tyson Face Next? A Finer Brand of Tomato Can", ''[[The New York Times]], Sports Desk, Late Edition – Final, Section B, Page 8, Column 1'', August 22, 1995.</ref> ''[[TV Guide]]'' included the Tyson–McNeeley fight in their list of the 50 Greatest TV Sports Moments of All Time in 1998.<ref>"50 Greatest TV Sports Moments of All Time", ''[[TV Guide]]'', July 11, 1998</ref>
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