Editing Mike Tyson (section)

====Tyson vs. Lewis====
{{Main|Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson}}
Tyson once again had the opportunity to fight for a heavyweight championship in 2002. [[Lennox Lewis]] held the WBC, IBF, [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] and [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] titles at the time. As promising fighters, Tyson and Lewis had sparred at a training camp in a meeting arranged by Cus D'Amato in 1984.<ref>Rafael, Dan., [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2002-06-03-tyson-lewis.htm Lewis vs. Tyson: The prequel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206135649/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2002-06-03-tyson-lewis.htm |date=December 6, 2011 }}, ''[[USA Today]]'', June 3, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2007.</ref> Tyson sought to fight Lewis in Nevada for a more lucrative box-office venue, but the Nevada Boxing Commission refused him a license to box as he was facing possible [[sexual assault]] charges at the time.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/mike-tyson-rap-sheet-1.308253 Mike Tyson rap sheet], ''[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]].ca'', January 12, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.</ref>

Two years prior to the bout, Tyson had made several inflammatory remarks to Lewis in an interview following the Savarese fight. The remarks included the statement "I want your heart, I want to eat your children."<ref>York, Anthony., [http://archive.salon.com/news/sports/bounds/2000/06/28/bounds2/ "I want to eat your children, ...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513053629/http://archive.salon.com/news/sports/bounds/2000/06/28/bounds2/ |date=May 13, 2008 }}, ''[[Salon.com]]'', June 28, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2007.</ref> On January 22, 2002, the two boxers and their entourages were involved in a brawl at a New York [[News conference|press conference]] to publicize the planned event.<ref>AP, [http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0122/1315536.html Tyson media circus takes center stage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915174724/http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0122/1315536.html |date=September 15, 2012 }}, ''[[ESPN]].com'', January 22, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2007.</ref> A few weeks later, the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to grant Tyson a license for the fight, and the promoters had to make alternative arrangements. After multiple states balked at granting Tyson a license, the fight eventually occurred on June 8 at the [[Pyramid Arena]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. Lewis dominated the fight and knocked out Tyson with a right hand in the eighth round. Tyson was respectful after the fight and praised Lewis on his victory.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/specials/lewis_v_tyson_fight/2032422.stm Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930111120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/specials/lewis_v_tyson_fight/2032422.stm |date=September 30, 2008 }}, ''[[BBC]] Sport'', June 9, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2007.</ref> This fight was the highest-grossing event in [[pay-per-view]] history at that time, generating $106.9&nbsp;million from 1.95&nbsp;million buys in the US.<ref name="Dahlberg" /><ref name="Umstead-2007" />

[[File:BoxingHallOfFame 7 MikeTysonPosingAtTheBoxingHallOfFame.jpg|thumb|Tyson at the Boxing Hall of Fame, 2013]]
In another Memphis fight on February 22, 2003, Tyson beat fringe contender [[Clifford Etienne]] 49 seconds into round one. The pre-fight was marred by rumors of Tyson's lack of fitness. Some said that he took time out from training to party in Las Vegas and get [[Mike Tyson's face tattoo|a new facial tattoo]].<ref>[http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2003/0222/1513016.html Etienne's night ends 49 seconds into first round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915174731/http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2003/0222/1513016.html |date=September 15, 2012 }}, ''AP via [[ESPN.com]]'', February 22, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2007.</ref> This eventually proved to be Tyson's final professional victory in the ring.

In August 2003, after years of financial struggles, Tyson finally filed for bankruptcy.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3120237.stm Tyson files for bankruptcy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220064754/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3120237.stm |date=December 20, 2010 }}, ''[[BBC]] Sport'', August 3, 2002. Retrieved March 15, 2007.</ref><ref>''In re Michael G. Tyson'', Chapter 11 petition, August 1, 2003, case no. 03-41900-alg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboxinghype.com/mike-tyson-rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags|title=Mike Tyson, Rags to Riches and Back to Rags|publisher=The Boxing Hype|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803092006/http://theboxinghype.com/mike-tyson-rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags/|archive-date=August 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Tyson earned over $30&nbsp;million for several of his fights and $300&nbsp;million during his career.  At the time, the media reported that he had approximately $23&nbsp;million in debt.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=August 5, 2003|title=Tyson's Bankruptcy Is a Lesson In Ways to Squander a Fortune|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/05/sports/tyson-s-bankruptcy-is-a-lesson-in-ways-to-squander-a-fortune.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121230853/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/05/sports/tyson-s-bankruptcy-is-a-lesson-in-ways-to-squander-a-fortune.html|archive-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref>

On August 13, 2003, Tyson entered the ring for a face-to-face confrontation against [[K-1]] fighter [[Bob Sapp]] immediately after Sapp's win against [[Kimo Leopoldo]] in Las Vegas. K-1 signed Tyson to a contract with the hopes of making a fight happen between the two, but Tyson's felony history made it impossible for him to obtain a visa to enter Japan, where the fight would have been most profitable. Alternative locations were discussed, but the fight ultimately did not take place.<ref>[http://www.tysontalk.com/article48.html K-1 Reports Official Mike Tyson Fight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118123147/http://www.tysontalk.com/article48.html |date=November 18, 2011 }}. Tysontalk.com (April 15, 2004). Retrieved on November 25, 2011.</ref>

On July 30, 2004, Tyson had a match against British boxer [[Danny Williams (boxer)|Danny Williams]] in another comeback fight, and this time, staged in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]. Tyson dominated the opening two rounds. The third round was even, with Williams getting in some clean blows and also a few illegal ones, for which he was penalized. In the fourth round, Williams took control of the fight landing a succession of accurate and powerful punches that knocked Tyson down. He failed to beat the count and was thus defeated by KO. After the fight, Tyson's manager claimed that Tyson had torn a [[ligament]] in his knee in the first round. This was Tyson's fifth career defeat.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3935121.stm Williams shocks Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126211649/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3935121.stm |date=January 26, 2010 }}, ''[[BBC]] Sports'', July 31, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2007.</ref> He underwent surgery for the ligament four days after the fight. His manager, [[Shelly Finkel]], claimed that Tyson was unable to throw significant right-hand punches since he had a knee injury.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3942971.stm Tyson camp blames injury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420135023/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3942971.stm |date=April 20, 2009 }}, ''[[BBC]] Sports'', July 31, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2007.</ref>