Kiyovtura
07-31-2004, 12:59 AM
Danny Williams caused one of the biggest upsets in boxing history with a fourth-round knockout of Mike Tyson in their heavyweight fight in Kentucky.
The Englishman had looked in trouble early on against the powerful American, taking a couple of heavy punches.
But Williams weathered the storm and when he started to attack Tyson the former world champion had no answer.
He was knocked down towards the end of the fourth round for what could signal the end of his career.
But it looked very different at the start of the fight as the 38-year-old Tyson tore into his unfancied opponent.
Williams opened in determined fashion but it soon became one-way traffic with the Londoner clearly shaken after a crunching four-punch combination from Tyson.
Nobody gave me a chance but I went in there with heart and determination and I got the victory
Danny Williams
The 31-year-old Briton did brilliantly to hold on under more pressure with Tyson almost entirely reliant on crashing left-hand uppercuts.
Williams went on the attack early in the second and landed a superb left which briefly stopped Tyson in his tracks.
He was deducted two points by referee Alfred, first for a clash which left Tyson cut and then for a low blow.
But Williams pushed forward again and landed three clean right hands to Tyson's temple.
Tyson tried to step things up at the start of the fourth with swinging hooks from both hands but it was getting untidy as both men tired.
But Williams dug deep and landed 16 unanswered blows to send Tyson crumbling against the ropes towards the fifth defeat of his tempestuous career.
Nobody gave me a chance but I went in there with heart and determination and I got the victory . UMID
cheers.
The Englishman had looked in trouble early on against the powerful American, taking a couple of heavy punches.
But Williams weathered the storm and when he started to attack Tyson the former world champion had no answer.
He was knocked down towards the end of the fourth round for what could signal the end of his career.
But it looked very different at the start of the fight as the 38-year-old Tyson tore into his unfancied opponent.
Williams opened in determined fashion but it soon became one-way traffic with the Londoner clearly shaken after a crunching four-punch combination from Tyson.
Nobody gave me a chance but I went in there with heart and determination and I got the victory
Danny Williams
The 31-year-old Briton did brilliantly to hold on under more pressure with Tyson almost entirely reliant on crashing left-hand uppercuts.
Williams went on the attack early in the second and landed a superb left which briefly stopped Tyson in his tracks.
He was deducted two points by referee Alfred, first for a clash which left Tyson cut and then for a low blow.
But Williams pushed forward again and landed three clean right hands to Tyson's temple.
Tyson tried to step things up at the start of the fourth with swinging hooks from both hands but it was getting untidy as both men tired.
But Williams dug deep and landed 16 unanswered blows to send Tyson crumbling against the ropes towards the fifth defeat of his tempestuous career.
Nobody gave me a chance but I went in there with heart and determination and I got the victory . UMID
cheers.