On This Day: August 19, 1995 — Iron Mike Came Back and the World Couldn’t Look Away
The date was August 19, 1995. Inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, 16,113 people were on their feet before the first punch was thrown. Millions more were watching on pay-per-view — phones ringing off hooks, pizzas going cold, nobody moving. Mike Tyson was walking to the ring. Four years in prison. Four…
