The day Tyson avenged Muhammad Ali’s defeat

Muhammad Ali was being butchered in the ring while a 14-year-old boy named Mike Tyson watched in horror as his hero was humiliated by blows on live television. Hours later, little Tyson talked to Ali on the phone and swore to him through tears that he would take revenge on his behalf. These could be just be the innocent words of a child unable to accept his idol’s defeat, but 6 years later, boxing would give the Brooklyn boy the chance to keep his word...

Seconds before the fight, Muhammad Ali, who was present in the audience, approached the ring to ask: "Please do it, Mike. Knock him out for me