Last year was unlike any that we have experienced in our lifetimes – living through a pandemic, surviving murder hornets, no March Madness, NHL in the summer and even Mike Tyson moving around a boxing ring once again.
The Baddest Man on the Planet was seen hitting pads in early May with Kings MMA head coach Rafael Cordeiro, exciting many fight fans who remembered Tyson’s glory days of the 1980s and ’90s. Iron Mike furthered that excitement with his return to the great sport against Roy Jones Jr. in late November in an exhibition that ended in a draw.
Now Tyson is set to have a rematch with former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis in September. You can read all about the Tyson vs Lewis bout on my fight preview page.
Online sportsbook [Sportsbook not available for your region] has released Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis odds with Iron Mike coming in as a -160 favorite and Lewis a +120 underdog. This means you would have to wager $160 to profit $100 with a Tyson win while a $100 bet on a Lewis win would profit you $120.
| Fighter | Current Odds |
|---|---|
| Mike Tyson | -160 |
| Lennox Lewis | +120 |
Odds as of April 30 at [Sportsbook not available for your region]
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Looking at the Tyson vs Lewis odds, our sports betting calculator tells us that Tyson’s odds of -160 represent an implied win probability of 61.54 percent while Lewis’s +120 odds have an implied win probability of 45.45 percent.
Tyson vs Lewis Odds
It was June 2002 when Lewis earned The Ring magazine knockout of the year by stopping Tyson in the eighth round to become the last undisputed heavyweight champion.
“The Lion” had said he’d be willing to step back in the ring for the first time since 2003 if the public was interested. Surely, seeing the revenue that Tyson/Jones brought to the table lured Lewis into putting the 12-ounce gloves on again.
Although Lewis won in devastating fashion in the first meeting, he hasn’t been in a competitive boxing match in 18 years, likely explaining why he is listed as the underdog. Meanwhile, Iron Mike was in the ring last November and looked pretty good so it’s understandable to see him as the favorite.
Mike Tyson Betting Odds History
A quick scan of Mike Tyson’s betting history and you will see that the lone time he was an underdog since he beat Larry Holmes came in his 2002 bout with Lennox Lewis. Surprisingly, he did open as a slight -105 underdog for his bout with Roy Jones Jr., though the betting community wasted no time buying him up to a -225 favorite, which is slightly shorter than his next-longest odds (-200) for his infamous second fight with Evander Holyfield.
If you’re too young to appreciate Mike Tyson, don’t feel bad – he hasn’t boxed professionally since 2005. The stories you may have heard of him are true, though. He brings with him a record of 50-6 with 44 of those wins coming by knockout, five by decision and one by disqualification.
Among his six losses, five were knockouts and the sixth is of course the biting incident disqualification. He also had two no contests.
Mike Tyson Method Of Victory History
| Outcome | Knockout | Decision | Disqualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 44 | 5 | 1 |
| Loss | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Tyson didn’t get paid by the hour when he was in the ring. He was paid for the event and that showed in how little time he required to put his opponents away. As seen above, only five of his 56 pro fights went the distance, with two of those being non-title fights of 10 rounds as opposed to 12. Furthermore, only 16 of his fights reached the fifth round and he had 23 first-round knockouts!
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Mike Tyson Round Betting History
| Rounds | Number of Times | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | 37 | 34-1 (2 no contests) |
| 4-6 | 10 | 8-2 |
| 7-9 | 3 | 2-1 |
| 10-12 | 8 | 7-1 |
Mike Tyson Odds & Results History
| Result | Opponent | Odds | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Roy Jones Jr. (Exhibition) | -225 | Draw | 8 | 3:00 |
| Loss | Kevin McBride | -800 | RTD | 6 | 3:00 |
| Loss | Danny Williams | -1400 | KO | 4 | 2:51 |
| Win | Clifford Etienne | -900 | KO | 1 | 0:49 |
| Loss | Lennox Lewis | +175 | KO | 8 | 2:25 |
| Win | Brian Nielsen | N/A | RTD | 6 | 3:00 |
| NC | Andrew Golota | -375 | RTD | 3 | 3:00 |
| Win | Lou Savarese | N/A | TKO | 1 | 0:38 |
| Win | Julius Francis | -1600 | TKO | 2 | 1:03 |
| NC | Orlin Norris | -1200 | DQ | 1 | 3:00 |
| Win | Francois Botha | N/A | KO | 5 | 2:59 |
| Loss | Evander Holyfield | -200 | DQ | 3 | 3:00 |
| Loss | Evander Holyfield | -1800 | TKO | 11 | 0:37 |
| Win | Bruce Seldon | -2200 | TKO | 1 | 1:49 |
| Win | Frank Bruno | -400 | TKO | 3 | 0:50 |
| Win | Buster Mathis Jr. | -2500 | KO | 3 | 2:32 |
| Win | Peter McNeeley | -2200 | DQ | 1 | 1:29 |
| Win | Donovan Ruddock | -400 | UD | 12 | 3:00 |
| Win | Donovan Ruddock | -500 | TKO | 7 | 2:22 |
| Win | Alex Stewart | -950 | TKO | 1 | 2:27 |
| Win | Henry Tillman | -2500 | KO | 1 | 2:47 |
| Loss | Buster Douglas | -4300 | KO | 10 | 1:22 |
| Win | Carl Williams | -2000 | TKO | 1 | 1:33 |
| Win | Frank Bruno | -750 | TKO | 5 | 2:55 |
| Win | Michael Spinks | -400 | KO | 1 | 1:31 |
| Win | Tony Tubbs | -1400 | TKO | 2 | 2:54 |
| Win | Larry Holmes | -800 | KO | 4 | 2:55 |
Is Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield 3 On The Horizon?
I will admit that when Tyson’s fight with Jones was announced, I was skeptical and worried about a 54-year-old man returning to the ring for the first time in 15 years after he previously said on Joe Rogan’s podcast that he didn’t want to box again. That said, he looked fairly good in that exhibition fight and although he didn’t go at 100 percent, he was in shape, he still had power and he kept his mind about him to not knock out Jones as he probably could have.
When it comes to Holyfield, he is four years Tyson’s senior and hasn’t competed since 2011. The rivalry between these two men is well known but since the last time they boxed, the two have buried the hatchet and Holyfield even appeared on Tyson’s podcast Hot Boxing. “The Real Deal” has expressed his interest in the trilogy with Tyson and has been active on social media in his preparation for a potential return to the boxing ring.
True power comes from within. What we seek, we already have. #TEAMHOLYFIELD pic.twitter.com/PngD6M6vUb
— Evander Holyfield (@holyfield) November 30, 2020
Tyson himself has said he wants to box again and Holyfield wants Tyson. I think it’s a no-brainer that these two will hook up again.
