[4] Despite his long layoff, Tyson was forthright about his chances of collecting a victory over Botha by way of knockout.

[5] Botha also was confident that he could defeat Tyson, claiming that he would earn the victory by way of "seventh round knockout".

Both Tyson and Botha's corners, along with MGM Grand security rushed into the ring and were finally able to separate the two men.

The melee caused the beginning of round two to be briefly delayed as Steele issued warnings to both men about fouling.

In round 4, Botha even taunted Tyson by dropping his arms and challenging him to land a punch.

Botha would not have as good a showing as he did against Tyson, being knocked out in the second round by Lewis Confirmed bouts:[7]