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Mike Tyson vs Reggie Gross

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Mike Tyson and Reggie Gross met once (1986). Mike Tyson won in 1986 by ko.

SOURCE·Mike Tyson and Reggie Gross — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Mike TysonReggie Gross
71″ (180.3 cm)Reach78″ (198.1 cm)
70″ (177.8 cm)Height76″ (193 cm)
+1.41%Reach advantage+2.64%
50–7Record18–8
88%Finish rate78%
39Longest unbeaten run13
62Recorded bouts27
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentMike TysonReggie Gross
Donovan Ruddock W L
Frank Bruno W L
Henry Tillman W L
Jesse Ferguson W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Mike Tyson

1980199020002020win v Mark Young, 1985, kowin v Sammy Scaff, 1985, kowin v Conroy Nelson, 1985, kowin v Eddie Richardson, 1985, kowin v Sterling Benjamin, 1985, kowin v Robert Colay, 1985, kowin v Donnie Long, 1985, kowin v Michael Johnson, 1985, kowin v Lorenzo Canady, 1985, kowin v Larry Sims, 1985, kowin v John Alderson, 1985, kowin v Ricardo Spain, 1985, kowin v Don Halpin, 1985win v Trent Singleton, 1985, kowin v Hector Mercedes, 1985win v Trevor Berbick, 1986, kowin v Alfonso Ratliff, 1986, kowin v José Ribalta, 1986, kowin v Marvis Frazier, 1986, kowin v Lorenzo Boyd, 1986, kowin v William Hosea, 1986, kowin v Reggie Gross, 1986, kowin v Mitch Green, 1986, decisionwin v James Tillis, 1986win v Steve Zouski, 1986, kowin v Jesse Ferguson, 1986, kowin v Mike Jameson, 1986, kowin v David Jaco, 1986, koresult not stated v Anthony Davis, 1986win v Tyrell Biggs, 1987, kowin v Tony Tucker, 1987, decisionwin v Pinklon Thomas, 1987, kowin v James Smith, 1987, decisionresult not stated v James Tillis, 1987win v Michael Spinks, 1988, kowin v Tony Tubbs, 1988, kowin v Larry Holmes, 1988, kowin v Carl Williams, 1989, kowin v Frank Bruno, 1989, kowin v Alex Stewart, 1990, kowin v Henry Tillman, 1990, koloss v Buster Douglas, 1990, kowin v Donovan Ruddock, 1991, decisionwin v Buster Mathis Jr., 1995, kowin v Peter McNeeley, 1995loss v Evander Holyfield, 1996, kowin v Bruce Seldon, 1996, kowin v Frank Bruno, 1996, koloss v Evander Holyfield, 1997, dqresult not stated v Orlin Norris, 1999win v Francois Botha, 1999, konc v Andrew Golota, 2000win v Lou Savarese, 2000, kowin v Julius Francis, 2000, kowin v Brian Nielsen, 2001, koloss v Lennox Lewis, 2002, kowin v Clifford Etienne, 2003, koloss v Danny Williams, 2004, koloss v Kevin McBride, 2005, koresult not stated v Corey Sanders, 2006draw v Roy Jones Jr., 2020, drawloss v Jake Paul, 2024, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1985–2024
1990 2000 2010 2020 win vs Mark Young (1985)win vs Sammy Scaff (1985)win vs Conroy Nelson (1985)win vs Eddie Richardson (1985)win vs Sterling Benjamin (1985)win vs Robert Colay (1985)win vs Donnie Long (1985)win vs Michael Johnson (1985)win vs Lorenzo Canady (1985)win vs Larry Sims (1985)win vs John Alderson (1985)win vs Ricardo Spain (1985)win vs Don Halpin (1985)win vs Trent Singleton (1985)win vs Hector Mercedes (1985)win vs Trevor Berbick (1986)win vs Alfonso Ratliff (1986)win vs José Ribalta (1986)win vs Marvis Frazier (1986)win vs Lorenzo Boyd (1986)win vs William Hosea (1986)win vs Reggie Gross (1986)win vs Mitch Green (1986)win vs James Tillis (1986)win vs Steve Zouski (1986)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1986)win vs Mike Jameson (1986)win vs David Jaco (1986)? vs Anthony Davis (1986)win vs Tyrell Biggs (1987)win vs Tony Tucker (1987)win vs Pinklon Thomas (1987)win vs James Smith (1987)? vs James Tillis (1987)win vs Michael Spinks (1988)win vs Tony Tubbs (1988)win vs Larry Holmes (1988)win vs Carl Williams (1989)win vs Frank Bruno (1989)win vs Alex Stewart (1990)win vs Henry Tillman (1990)loss vs Buster Douglas (1990)win vs Donovan Ruddock (1991)win vs Buster Mathis Jr. (1995)win vs Peter McNeeley (1995)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1996)win vs Bruce Seldon (1996)win vs Frank Bruno (1996)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1997)? vs Orlin Norris (1999)win vs Francois Botha (1999)nc vs Andrew Golota (2000)win vs Lou Savarese (2000)win vs Julius Francis (2000)win vs Brian Nielsen (2001)loss vs Lennox Lewis (2002)win vs Clifford Etienne (2003)loss vs Danny Williams (2004)loss vs Kevin McBride (2005)? vs Corey Sanders (2006)draw vs Roy Jones Jr. (2020)loss vs Jake Paul (2024)
winlossdraw / NC1985–2024

Reggie Gross

1980win v Fred Brown, 1982, kowin v Ric Lainhart, 1982, kowin v Charles Price, 1982, decisionwin v Sonny Crooms, 1982, kowin v Michael Statton, 1982, decisionwin v John Green, 1982, kowin v Charles Roye, 1982, decisionwin v Blufort Spencer, 1982, kowin v Franklin Otts, 1983, kowin v Abdul Hakim, 1983, kowin v Larry Lane, 1983, decisionwin v Blufort Spencer, 1983, kowin v Charles Williams, 1983, koloss v Jesse Ferguson, 1984, kowin v James Reid, 1984, decisionloss v Jack Johnson, 1984, decisionloss v Anthony Witherspoon, 1984, kowin v Marcus Jackson, 1984, kowin v Hector Rodriguez, 1985, kowin v Jimmy Clark, 1985, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1986, koloss v Henry Tillman, 1986, decisionwin v Bert Cooper, 1986, koloss v Adilson Rodrigues, 1987, decisionloss v Frank Bruno, 1987, koloss v Donovan Ruddock, 1988, kowin v Harry Terrell, 1988, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1982–1988
win vs Fred Brown (1982)win vs Ric Lainhart (1982)win vs Charles Price (1982)win vs Sonny Crooms (1982)win vs Michael Statton (1982)win vs John Green (1982)win vs Charles Roye (1982)win vs Blufort Spencer (1982)win vs Franklin Otts (1983)win vs Abdul Hakim (1983)win vs Larry Lane (1983)win vs Blufort Spencer (1983)win vs Charles Williams (1983)loss vs Jesse Ferguson (1984)win vs James Reid (1984)loss vs Jack Johnson (1984)loss vs Anthony Witherspoon (1984)win vs Marcus Jackson (1984)win vs Hector Rodriguez (1985)win vs Jimmy Clark (1985)loss vs Mike Tyson (1986)loss vs Henry Tillman (1986)win vs Bert Cooper (1986)loss vs Adilson Rodrigues (1987)loss vs Frank Bruno (1987)loss vs Donovan Ruddock (1988)win vs Harry Terrell (1988)
winlossdraw / NC1982–1988

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