Prometheus 6

Williams hits new high as he delivers knockout blow to Iron Mike's career
Kevin Mitchell in Louisville sees British 'no-hoper' confound the critics
Sunday August 1, 2004
The Observer

The bad weather rolled through Louisville most of Friday, then a thunderclap to remember erupted shortly before midnight, the last of Danny Williams's 16 unanswered blows on the ageing chin of Mike Tyson.

Down he went, draped and dead-eyed among the ropes, near the end of the fourth round and down he stayed, to the amazement of a near-full Freedom Hall and viewers in 90 countries, most of whom were surely left to conclude that, after 19 years and a thousand heartaches, this was the last we have seen of Iron Mike in a boxing ring.